Frigidaire French Door Refrigerator - Loud Noise - Quick Fix 👀

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  • Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
  • Try this before you start replacing parts. This is an easy fix for the ice maker in the Frigidaire 26.8 cu. ft. French Door Refrigerator in Stainless Steel. It can be a lot of work to defrost a refrigerator. So I am just going to defrost the ice maker. It can take a month to defrost but it takes almost zero effort to fix this ice cube maker.
    If you don't want to take all the food out to fully defrost your refrigerator than just take out the ice tray. Even with the doors closed and the refrigerator still on this will eventually defrost the ice maker.
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Комментарии • 76

  • @EllenSmith-iw7cl
    @EllenSmith-iw7cl Год назад +7

    That was extremely helpful, pulled the ice bin held my heat gun on middle setting (could use a hair dryer) pushed button and in 3 minutes presto!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Год назад +1

      That's Awesome! They say a heat gun is better than a hair dryer. You have a little more control with a heat gun. But yeah if you get to it quick enough it's not that tough of a fix.

  • @Blayze1017
    @Blayze1017 Месяц назад +1

    Mine sounds like a jack hammer

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Месяц назад

      You might need to defrost it if there is a lot of ice in there.

    • @Blayze1017
      @Blayze1017 Месяц назад +1

      @@ThatHobby I defrosted the ice buildup behind the ice maker. Was Good for about 10 hrs then started back again

    • @Blayze1017
      @Blayze1017 Месяц назад +1

      Any suggestions?

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Месяц назад

      @@Blayze1017 You could try to defrost the whole refrigerator but if that doesn't work there is a heating element behind the ice maker that could have gone bad. I had mine replaced when it was still under warranty.

    • @Blayze1017
      @Blayze1017 Месяц назад +1

      @@ThatHobby ok i sure do preciate it.

  • @stephaniejohnson3612
    @stephaniejohnson3612 7 месяцев назад +4

    OMG! This totally worked. I only had to keep the ice tray out for 5 hrs and it worked. My fridge was making the moaning noise for a few weeks but last night it started making a flapping noise when the door was closed. My refrigerator is now quite as a mouse. Thank you!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  7 месяцев назад +1

      Glad it helped!

  • @johnozarchuk2128
    @johnozarchuk2128 Год назад +4

    Got a brand new unit yesterday and it’s doing this already. Annoying

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Год назад +2

      If you have a warranty they can send a tech out to check the thermostat. There is a heating element in there that should turn on to keep the ice from building up. I had mine repaired when it was still under warranty. They put a new heating element in it. The tech said the thermostats and the heating element go bad all the time. After he fixed it every thing was fine until the warranty ran out. Then it started acting up again.

    • @glennwallace9203
      @glennwallace9203 Год назад

      ours was 3 weeks old.

  • @gilbertmartinez856
    @gilbertmartinez856 Месяц назад +1

    So….just take the ice tray out? No need to unplug or leave door open?

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Месяц назад +1

      Yes that's right you don't have to unplug it or even leave the door open. This is a easy way to defrost the ice behind the fan motor. It can be a real chore to take everything out of your fridge and defrost it. So this is quick fix. But some people say they defrost their fridge every year or even every 6 months. So if you have the time a full defrost and a good cleaning would be a great way to go.

    • @gilbertmartinez856
      @gilbertmartinez856 Месяц назад +1

      Thank you for your help and reply!!!!

  • @mowomedia4801
    @mowomedia4801 5 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks! I can stop banging on the fridge to make the noise go away.

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  5 месяцев назад

      This will start the defrosting process too. If you bang on it that could break up some of the ice on the back of the refrigerator and that could help a little but it really just needs to be defrosted.

  • @denislabine5846
    @denislabine5846 Год назад +3

    I unplugged the fridge and left the doors opened and the next day… no ice

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Год назад

      I need to do that too. I keep saying next time I need groceries I will take what's left in the fridge out and defrost the hole thing.

  • @gaberlv
    @gaberlv 6 месяцев назад +2

    It’s 4:20 am. Thank you for your video! I thought a helicopter was landing on my house 🙄😂 Thanks again!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  6 месяцев назад

      That's great! I am glad you got it to work. That fan can get pretty loud when it has all that ice built up on it.

  • @Reddex0427
    @Reddex0427 Месяц назад +1

    Dude, THANK YOU. I was pulling my hair out with that annoying buzzing noise. Saw your video, and checked behind the ice tray and there was a huge ice block on the ice maker module. Used my heat gun to quickly defrost and it went away instantly.

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Месяц назад

      That's awesome! Yeah a good defrost will do the trick.

  • @CoryKetchup
    @CoryKetchup Год назад +4

    I was watching hockey and literally heard this problem happen. Found your video pretty quickly. 4-5 hours of that ice tray out. Also I turned the freezer setting down to the lowest. But thank you so much, you alleviated the panic right away and that alone was huge.

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Год назад

      Glad it helped

    • @anthonyvoutier
      @anthonyvoutier 4 месяца назад

      Oddly enough I was just watching hockey and noticed my fridge started doing the same thing 😂

  • @vannydakong3012
    @vannydakong3012 8 месяцев назад +1

    I did this and it worked! However, now it isn’t making ice cubes do you know why that might be?

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  8 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah it probably has a lot of ice built up behind the ice maker. The water line is probably frozen.

  • @deenaramos8191
    @deenaramos8191 7 месяцев назад +2

    This exact video, I need

  • @nikolaispence4370
    @nikolaispence4370 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks this worked great!!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  2 месяца назад

      You're welcome! When the heating elements stop working properly a good defrosting will help to get it back on track.

  • @scooodlescorn4070
    @scooodlescorn4070 2 месяца назад +1

    Good stuff! Thank you.

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  2 месяца назад

      You bet! Your welcome

  • @tpm2637
    @tpm2637 Год назад +1

    What sound is it making? I woke up tonight with mine making a knocking noise

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Год назад

      The first sound I get is from the blades hitting ice build up in the back of the ice maker. The fan makes a airplane sound. Once it defrosts a little that sound goes away. The knocking noise kind of sounds like ice is dropping. I get that sound sometimes too. The other day I opened the bottom freezer and some ice chunks fell out. So I am thinking some ice chunks are falling down into the freezer from the fan causing a knocking or dropping sound.

  • @melissam.8995
    @melissam.8995 Год назад +1

    Worked perfect!! Thank you!!

  • @rosita5256
    @rosita5256 Год назад +1

    Gracias por su video, en 1 hora o menos se dejo de escuchar el ruido 🙏🙌, gracias por ayudar a otros con su experiencia 😊

  • @kaylanew1522
    @kaylanew1522 Год назад +1

    Do I shut ice maker off??

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Год назад +1

      I didn't shut it off. I don't have a shut off on mine. But if you can shut it off that would be better. I just took out my ice tray and let the ice maker defrost. Then I put it back in once it started making ice again.

  • @HustleSilas
    @HustleSilas 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you very much! Our Freezer was making a loud noise!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  8 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah that fan noise can be kind of loud.

    • @HustleSilas
      @HustleSilas 8 месяцев назад +1

      Yes all we had to to is remove the ice tray lol!@@ThatHobby

    • @kurrves
      @kurrves Месяц назад

      I just started hearing the noise.And I removed the ice tray but it still buzzing really loud

  • @KiaPresley
    @KiaPresley Год назад +1

    Do I leave the lever down for it continue making ice?

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Год назад +2

      I don't have a lever on mine. I just took out the ice tray to help the ice on the fan defrost. Once the noise stops and it starts making ice again I put the ice tray back in.

    • @mississippioutlaw71
      @mississippioutlaw71 Год назад

      No it will look almost all the way down...

  • @charlescavanagh597
    @charlescavanagh597 Год назад +1

    A month?! Nuts 😊

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Год назад

      Yeah that was pretty bad. But after that it worked fine for about 6 months and then I had to defrost it again. I think it can get a lot of ice built up in there and if that happens it will take a while to defrost.

  • @lisagrace8909
    @lisagrace8909 2 года назад +1

    Thank you very much 👍

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  2 года назад

      You are very welcome. This has worked for me a few times. I still want to empty the fridge out and give it a full defrost. But that can be a bit of a chore. So this is a good compromise.

  • @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom
    @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom Год назад +1

    Mine is making that noise but I don’t have any water hooked up to it. What do you think is the problem?😢

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Год назад +2

      The freezer can still form ice around the fan. Even without the water on. So it probably just needs a little defrost to clear out ice build up.

    • @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom
      @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom Год назад +1

      @@ThatHobby oh okay thank you

    • @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom
      @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom Год назад +1

      @@ThatHobby sorry to be a bother, but to defrost it all I need to do is remove the ice tray?

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Год назад +1

      @@Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom Yeah that is the quickest way to defrost it. Just take out the ice tray to defrost the ice maker. You don't have to leave the refrigerator door open or anything like that. Just taking out the ice maker tray should be good enough. Also make sure you don't have a lot of bulky items stacked up next to the ice maker.

    • @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom
      @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom Год назад +1

      @@ThatHobby thank you for your wisdom. Good bless you and your family.

  • @benb5893
    @benb5893 Год назад +1

    I can't thank you enough sir! This sound is so annoying, thanks to you is gone! 👏

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Год назад

      You're welcome!

    • @louisletourneau3429
      @louisletourneau3429 Месяц назад +1

      ​@@ThatHobby but do the sound come back periodically ?

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Месяц назад

      @@louisletourneau3429 Yes this is just a quick defrost. It will freeze up again. But if you have time to plan out a full defrost that will last longer.

    • @louisletourneau3429
      @louisletourneau3429 Месяц назад

      ​@ThatHobby the sound we have is more like a valve that periodically open to fill water . But it's too frequent to be that ....

  • @ViDZ-el9km
    @ViDZ-el9km 2 года назад +1

    Dope!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  2 года назад +1

      Thanks this tip may seem pretty simple but it really helps. I have done this a few times now and it works ever time.

  • @ChristopherColdness
    @ChristopherColdness Год назад +1

    worked almost immediately

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Год назад

      That's great! That noise can be a real pain. Our TV is in the family room right next to the kitchen and when the fridge starts acting up it can really wreck whatever I am watching.

    • @ChristopherColdness
      @ChristopherColdness Год назад +1

      @@ThatHobby it’s definitely the fan blades hitting the ice. i didn’t take the panel off to remove the ice build up this time. the defrost worked, but i think i should remove the panel next time to make sure all the ice is gone.

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  Год назад

      @@ChristopherColdness Yeah I have done this a few times to defrost it but taking the panel of to get the ice out may be a little more work but it will be worth it in the end. Defrosting can take a while.

    • @louisletourneau3429
      @louisletourneau3429 Месяц назад

      ​@ThatHobby when it defrost , is there a lot of water in the ice cube compartment after ?

  • @TheCrawlspaceCraftsman
    @TheCrawlspaceCraftsman 2 года назад +2

    Good Tip!!! Thanks of sharing!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  2 года назад

      Thanks for watching! Some people say you should defrost your fridge every 6 months but that seems like a lot of work. So I just do this every once in a while when it starts acting up.