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Posted on Feb 15, 2009

Loud buzzing/humm noise during cycles

Dishwaser FDB1502RGB Frigidaire makes buzzing/humm noise.Its operated quietly til recently.We cleaned it out and the arms seem to move freely.

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  • weferrel Mar 14, 2009

    Dishwasher is only 2 months old, was very quiet to start, suddenly, very loud humming, buzzing noise when running.

  • wsticht Mar 21, 2009

    I have a similar model Frigidair. I suspect that the pump motor is going out. Everything else seems to work okay, although we do have to pre-wash the dishes by hand to allow the dishwasher to do a decent cleaning job. Dishwasher, my ****.

  • cheaplikeme Apr 13, 2009

    We have a 1.5-year-old Frigidaire FDB1500LFB dishwasher. So far the computer has gone on the fritz (3 days after warranty period expired) and now it is operating at loud buzzing levels (so loud it hurts my ears if I'm next to it). Considering just replacing the stupid machine.

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I had the same problem wth buzzing...i took off the pastc cap on the motor and sprayed lube on the points of contact.....no more buzzing

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Try tightening the screws along the side of the door cover, it could be that the front panel is vibrating.

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