Clicking noise from behind fridge

Hi Candi,

I don't know this model but most friges are the same,
Check on the bottom back, there should be a radiator with a small fan
installed.

If the fan is not working this maybe your problem,
It is not colling the gas.


You also may have a gas leak or the gas compressor is not working
or starting to work because of a faulty capcacitor.

Isn't it fanned? The fan should blow cold air into the fridge. May be seized or iced up. Defrost, check and clean condenser, run to check.

fridge cooling depends on the indoor fan running and the vents open make sure fanr running and vents set to open

Hi,
Usually when the fan in the freezer is making noise it is because there is ice built up and it is hitting the fan...

Check out these tips...they can help you figure out whats going wrong with your refrigerator and why it is not cooling

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When was the last time you cleaned the condenser coils? They are either on the bottom of the unit (underneath) behind the grill, or on the back of the refrigerator. Use a refrigerator cleaning brush' (available at most home centers) to do the cleaning, or call an appliance service technician to accomplish this. After that, it could also be the compressor, or the condenser fan (bottom mounted coils), or a 'freon' leak. Call a repairman then!!

The coils below fridge need cleaning very badly ( if G E then behind fridge) or the fan behind refrig which cools the compressor , is not working . Model number would have been helpful .

When the compressor is running, two fans should be running. One inside the freezer compartment that moves air over the evaporator coils. The other is under/behind the fridge that cools the condenser coils.

If the fan on the condenser coil (the one under/behind the fridge) stops working, the system cannot dissipate the heat from those coils, and thus cannot sufficiently cool the inside of either the freezer nor fresh food compartment.

On mine, when the condenser fan failed, I noticed right away. The front face of the wall separating the compartments became very hot. Extremely hot.

Apparently the refrigeration system is designed so that waste heat keeps condensation from forming where the magnetic gaskets on the door need to seal. When the condenser fan failed, there was too much waste heat (because no heat was being dissipated from the condenser coils by the fan), thus making that gasket-sealing area very hot.

If it is your condenser coil fan, you can relieve the problem temporarily by removing the bottom back panel from the fridge and aiming a box fan (a regular room or window fan) at the condenser coils. This will circulate air over the coils, thus removing heat from the coils.

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It's stopped completely 
It's not cool
Cooling is poor
It's noisy 
It leaks
The freezer compartment is icing up
The food in the refrigerator freezes
There's water dripping inside the refrigerator
The refrigerator never cycles off
The ice maker has a problem
There's an ice- or water-dispensing problem

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3. Compressor won't run or it is "clicking' on and off
   
4. Cleaning the condenser coils
   
5. Can my fridge be moved on it's side?
   
6. Defrost drain freezes and then overflows
   
7. Freezer door pops open when I shut the fresh food door
   
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10. How a common defrost cycle works
    
11. How to change a common condenser fan motor
    
12. How to reverse the refrigerator doors on your refrigerator
    
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14. How to change a common Whirlpool evaporator fan motor
    
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17. I heard a sizzling noise inside my freezer section and it looked like something on fire when I opened the freezer door. What should I do?
    
18. I feel heat or warmth around my refrigerator doors...help!
    
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20. My fridge is running but not cold enough  - with Frost free repair information as well
    
21. My refrigerator is leaking water inside the fridge
    
22. My fridge is leaking onto the floor
    
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The compressor behind the fridge should cycle on and off as the machine maintains temperature, but the evaporator fan inside the freezer will keep running, except when the fridge goes into defrost. If the noise is coming from the fan inside the freezer, there could be some ice on the frame of the fan and the blades are touching the ice. If the noise is coming from behind the fridge it could be the condensor fan motor. This fan is situated behind the fridge in front of or next to the compressor. It keeps the condensor cool by blowing air onto it. Check this fan. The blades could be touching the pipework or something.