Help: fridge is rattling

[cyclones500]

I recommend turning the music up.

The home-appliance version of putting duct-tape over the Check Engine light!

 

[besserheimerphat]

When we had a fridge repaired a few years ago, I was surprised to learn that on modern refrigerators they have a single cooling circuit that only cools the freezer directly. To keep the fridge side cold, they open a little door flap between the freezer and fridge compartments (behind the Conquest thing in the photo you posted). Is your fridge either freezing things or not getting as cold? It could be the little motor that controls that door flap stuck or going bad. On our fridge it got stuck open so the fridge side kept freezing things.

 

[besserheimerphat]

Oh and FWIW we had the water line split on that same fridge. The replacement part was like $12 and took me about 10 minutes to replace with a small crescent wrench.

 

[urb1]

If you turned off the water, it is probably that small copper tube feeding water that is rattling. Anytime we messed behind the fridge, that piping would rattle.

 

[BCClone]

Maybe the floor is just slightly off kilter. I would carry the fridge downstairs to the basement, don’t unload it as that could affect it, and see if it happens when down there. Then carry it back up once you find out.

 

[JM4CY]

If you turned off the water, it is probably that small copper tube feeding water that is rattling. Anytime we messed behind the fridge, that piping would rattle.

That’s what I think is going on. But how do you find/fix that?

 

[BCClone]

That’s what I think is going on. But how do you find/fix that?

Turn the water off to find out.

 

[urb1]

That’s what I think is going on. But how do you find/fix that?

Move the tubing around until it doesn't rattle. It can be time consuming.

 

[JM4CY]

Turn the water off to find out.

The water is off. And has been for about a month.

 

[JM4CY]

Move the tubing around until it doesn't rattle. It can be time consuming.

I did. The rattling is behind that housing in the pic. I can’t figure out how to take that off to get at it.

 

[BCClone]

The water is off. And has been for about a month.

You use an outhouse??

 

[nfrine]

I did. The rattling is behind that housing in the pic. I can’t figure out how to take that off to get at it.

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Did the wife turn the vibrator mode on?

 

[NWICY]

Yeah… that is NOT my wife.

So she's even hotter? (Helping you out here if she is reading over your shoulder)

 

[JM4CY]

So she's even hotter? (Helping you out here if she is reading over your shoulder)

Oh, For sure.

 

[AgronAlum]

Is your refrigerator running?