Thanks for listees responses to my question regarding my fridge noise. Some, however, indicate that this cooling fan noise is normal, some say I should replace the fan. Can anyone tell me the following: when a fridge is new does this fan make any noise? Is there any clear difference between a fan that is making a normal amount of noise and one that is excessive? I want to avoid pulling the fridge out and replacing the fan, only to find out that the new one makes a similar noise. Thank, Michael >My refrigerator is making a loud electric buzz, almost sounds like a >grinding. The sound comes from the upper back of the unit. The noise only >occurs when it is hot outside. So, thankfully, it is quiet at night. It >does not matter whether the fridge is running off propane, battery or electric. > >Has any one else come across this problem ... and a solution? > >Thanks, Michael It's actually supposed to do that --- what you're hearing is a cooling fan that is triggered by a thermocouple when it gets too hot at the back of the fridge. The first time mine went on it scared the ^%$& out of me. It is both loud and rather ineffective. Other listees have augmented this fan (or replaced it altogether) with quieter and more efficient units --- something I plan to do the *next* time I have to pull the fridge out. That particular fan was not VW's finest engineering hour......... Cheers, Doug Alcock '84 Westy "BlueBelle" Toronto, Canada Michael Sheridan, Sheridan Pictures Filmmaking and Photography 56 Parkton Road #2, Jamaica Plain, Boston MA 02130, USA Tel: 617-782-0908 Fax: 617-782-0146, Pager: 617-339-1278 e-mail: msheridan@igc.org |
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