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Anyone else's refrigerator make loud popping noises every so often?

Not from the ice maker...
Yup. It happens when your "frost free" refrigerator goes through its automatic defrost cycle every 18 hours or so. Small heaters around the door opening gently heat the areas of the interior of the refrigerator and melt away any frost that has formed. After 15 to 20 minutes of that, they shut off and the cooling system restarts and all is well, only to repeat in another 18 hours, or so.

When the heaters come on it usually causes the plastic parts around it to expand a bit and where two pieces of plastic touch they can make popping sounds.
@SStarfish HA! "cool"...hee hee...titter titter
iamnikki · 31-35, F
@SWisGoingWoke I wish all that would happen while I'm at work
@iamnikki Well, it can! You just have to work at the right time! TaDA!

Thank you! I'll be here all week! Don't forget to tip your waitperson...
reflectingmonkey · 51-55, M
it my no1 criteria to both buy or throw out a fridge. I will not tolerate a noisy fridge in my home. i really hate noise.
Peaches · F
YES...then I'll get 2 or 3 knocking sounds?! 😐
iamnikki · 31-35, F
@Peaches it's so loud it startled me sometimes. Seems to do it more at night
Peaches · F
@iamnikki I'm afraid we're gonna have to get new ones...⁉️😨
ABCDEF7 · M
It can be sound of refrigerant gas/oil. This can happen if you try to move the refrigerator. You can try one thing, power off your refrigerator completely for 4 hours. This will settle down the gas/oil and probably it will start without sounds or with less sounds. Remember to consume the food before as it may get spoilt. Better to gave the gate open to completely bring the gas in tubes to normal for two hours.
Our freezer does that idk why
FurryFace · 61-69, M
nope i got water slow dripping between the washroom and kitchen wall

 
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