Fridge Freezer is making a wierd noise some advice please?

Question

I have a 5 yr old Samsung Fridge Freezer, this morning it started to make a sound as if it were a saucepan with a lid boiling or gurgling (best way I can describe the noise). Does anyone have any idea what may be wrong with it, if it would be expensive to repair (I live in the UK), and should I turn it off over-night? Many thanks.

Answer 1

Could be a defrost heater melting frost,ice or water,then again, it could be a fan motor.

I honestly wouldn't worry about it unless you had a cooling problem.

I bet it's fine.

Good luck.

Answer 2

I had a similar thing happen this summer.  I called a repairman and it ended up the evaporator fan motor was failing.  I live outside Chicago and the repair bill was $117.45 US  which included a $40.00 call-out fee.

I didn't turn it off because it was so hot here and I didn't want to risk spoiling the contents of the frig.  Call a repair service, quickly.

Answer 3

That is likely your defrost heater. It sounds exactly like drops of water hitting a hot frypan. I have heard that description many times.

If you didn't unplug it then it should have started to work in about 30 minutes (it shuts off when defrosting and since it is quiet that is why you can hear the sizzling). Or it could be the water gurgling down the drain. In warm and or humid weather you produce more moisture.

Sometimes with some models you can see the heater glowing too. I have had customers think it is burning up but it is normal.

And you can get refrigerant noises too. That can sound like gurgling or water running. That will vary with room temperature.

Have you cleaned your coils this year?  That affects the refrigerant sounds.

It is fine. Good Luck.

Answer 4

erm some freezers when theyre  just starting a cycle or  just finished make a surging noise, but it  stops are a while.its  the refrigerant in the pipes.

As theyeget older you may also hear cracking noises which may be  caused by expansion and contraction of parts or an ice  build up  breaking plastic parts in the cabinet.

If its making a hissing noise and appears to run constantly it could be a split pipe and leaking- but then after a while the freezer will begin to  defrost and  the food will be spoilt.

anyway as long as the temperature is correct inthe freezer  around -19 then it probably just a noise that  you may not have noticed before. I have a hotpoint and it makes those noises like a surging like water and bubbles . nothing to worry about.

if your concerned then you can check  by putting a thermometer in the freezer( can buy at wilkinsons) so you can keep an eye on the temperature. When its running the condensing coil (black radiator plate) should feel warm ( condenser  is either on the back, in the back  or  at the bottom behind an access panel). Or   feel the pipes onthe compression (mind the eletrics) when its running  there should be a significant temp diffrence  between the inlet and outlet. the inlet should be cool/ warm and the outlet should be hotter.

If your freezer isnt a frost free then you should defrost it  at leas tonce a year to remove  ice build up- as heavy ice build up isnt good for fridge freezers and freezers

bearing failing in the motor!!. it would be noisy from the compressor.

fan failing  would be noisy fan- buzzing, sqealing, or stopped working so the  unit  would either  continune to run as it couldnt cool or  some food would  be spoilt as  the cooling wouldnt be transfered correctly.

Answer 5

Before anything else move it out from the wall and vacuum out all the dust.  Then spray a little oil on the motor bearings for the fan if you can.

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Answer 6

Sounds like a bearing going in the motor. Or you have Ice build up on the coils and the unit is not going into Defrost.  If you unplug it, it may not come back on.