I opened freezer door and there was hissing and crackling sound. I could see orange light glowing in back of freezer like a coil glowing or an element i left the door open for a couple minutes and it went away.Is there somdthing wrong here?

Orange glow is defrost heater and that is normal. Crackling sound is heater heating up area around it, normal. Water and ice build up in the bottom is due to a clogged defrost drain.

Check to see if the electrical coils are glowing or not...... they are located right behind the cloths drum. (sounds as though they are NOT heating up) In order to see these coils...... first, remove all the cloths from the drum. second, while the dryers door is open 7 the drum is empty look all the way to the rear or the metal drum, it has a flat back in which you will notice there are quite a few holes. During the next step you will want to watch these holes as we check to see if the heating coils are lighting up (they will glow like the heating element in your oven... or burners on your stove top as they get hot.... ORANGE IN COLOR IS WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE) Now.... with the dryer drum empty & the door OPEN..... you will find a small pushbutton located somewhere around the outide of the drum opening thats activated (pushed in when you cose the door), depress this little button and hold it IN (this is tricking the dryer into thinking the door is closed... but its not, your holding the button NOT the door.... luckly the dryer isn't smart enough to know this) You must continue to hold the button in till the test is over.... if you let go it will IMMEDIATELLY STOP the dryer! Now, push the start button located on the console like you normally would do so during normal operation (it is recommended that the temperature be set to the HIGHEST SETTING during this test). As the dryer starts and the drum turns.... watch those holes located in the back of the drum! It takes a minute for the coils to get hot enough to glow so give it a few minutes before giving up..... after 3 minutes an ORANGE GLOW should appear through those little holes. The glow you see is the coils getting hot like the element in your oven. If after 3 minutes..... NO ORANGE GLOW can be seen through any of these holes..... the heating element needs to be replaced (this is a common problem & is usually inexpensive to replace..... $15 - $20) Replacement heating elements are available at most appliance stores..... remember to write down the manufacturers name, the dryers model number, and serial # prior to going to the store for a replacement. You MUST provide this information to the dealer for proper replacement parts! Once you've got the new heating element (it will look similar to a really long spring) you'll be Up & Running in No time!!!!) Just follow the instructions which are usually provided by the manfacturer to properly replace the broken element! Hope this helps...... GOOD LUCK!!!!!

there's a heater in the freezer,when the machine goes into defrost the heater turns on and glows red,melts the ice off of the evap coil and that's what you are hearing.it should do this.

Check your coils & igniter. Access door usually located in lower right front of dryer. Remove (pry up & out from bottom of panel, if no screws, exposing burner assembly. Set dryer for heated dry and start, you should see the igniter glow bright orange (give it at least a minute) followed by a CLICK sound,(again, a few seconds) this is the coils opening the gas valve, followed by a blue flame for heat. If no glow, replace igniter. If igniter glows bright and no click, replace the coils.

Yes, it is the defrost heater, that's why your fridge is frost-free.

Your evaporator coils frost up in normal use and every eight hours or so the entire unit shuts down and the defrost heater comes on to melt the frost. This cycle last about 20 minutes. The melted frost drips into a drain pan and through a drain tube to the drain tray under the freezer/refrigerator where it's evaporated by the condenser fan.


Your drain tube may be stopped up with ice at the upper end because it drains too slow because it's stopped up at the lower end in the evaporator pan under the unit at the floor. It can get dust and mold in it. Once you get the ice out at the top a little pressure with a turkey baster will usually clear it out. Flushing it out with hot water and clorox may help.
Make sure it drains quick enough to prevent refreezing. . The drain should be located below the evaporator coils on the lower back of the freezer.

Your defrost timer was doing its job. Defrosting the freezer. All is normal. Shuts off when the job is complete.

Your refrigerator is a frost free unit. The derost cycle in a refrigerator is controlled by a timer or an electronic control. When a unit goes into defrost, the fans and compressor are turned off and a heater in the freezer is energized. This is the glow that you see, and the hissing sound is the water droplets, from the melting frost, making contact with the heater. This is perfectly normal.

We need to check the defrost time inside the fresh food compartment. When you locate the timer you need to slowly turn clockwise until refrigerator goes into defrost. Leave it there for about 20 minutes. 1 minute after you turn timer open freezer door if the defrost is working now you will hear a crackling sound or slight glow caused by manual defrost. Do these things and the let me know. Let me know what you find, Thanks, Sea Breeze [email protected]

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Part number listed in fresh food compartment, Thanks, Sea Breeze

You are hearing the defrost mode. Your unit is set up on a timer system which means that every 8 to 10 hours it sends the unit into a defrost mode. In this mode an actual heater, much like the one in your oven, is actuated to defrost the coil that has built up frost. The crackling is the heat causing the frost to melt much like when you pull ice out of the ref and it starts to crackle and pop as it heats up. The hissing is the frost water dripping onto the heating element. You have nothing to worry about. It is working as it should. And if you are wondering where all that water goes...well it goes to a drain pan on the bottom of the ref which is evaporated by the fan that blows across it and the heat that comes from the compressor and hot gas lines.