Clunking noise from rear lower left hand side of freezer side of Kitchenaid Superba. Makes this noise every minute or two for four or five times and then no noise for an hour or more. Sides of both frigerator and freezer have a slight breeze of cold air and very little warm air coming out the bottom left front. Any ideas what may be causing this?
If the unit is sort of new and this is a loud popping (snap) noise, this is a problem with many models and manufacturers. It is a plastic part expanding and contracting during the self-defrost cycle. There is no fix, it is a common "defect" which manufacturers can't or won't rectify. The noise is loud enough to hear in other parts of the house.Good news is mine stopped making noise after about 6 months. It does not affect the performance of the unit. If this is not a newer model, this is most likely not the problem. Good luck
SOURCE: Kitchenaid Side by side refrigerator/freezer
when is the last time you cleaned the condenser coils the areas you describe are supposed to be hot there is a loop there to keep the door gaskets dry but should not be too hot pull the fridge out check to see if the fan is running on the compressor then unplug the unit and clean the coils the only other thin that will make it super hot if there is a leak in the low side of the system and has drawn air in see if cleaning the coils fixes it first and we will go from there
SOURCE: kitchenaid superba icemaker leaking/freezing in freezer section
Thank you, I am going to go check right now
SOURCE: cold freezer/warm refrigerator
Same problem with Frigidaire Gallery model#GLRT182SAW5 (dated 2002 on back of case)
Vents were blocked with ice. Vents (from top compartment to lower) located behind light. You can check by poking a chopstick up the (2) holes; be careful not to hit fan blades.
Solution:
- took freezer coil cover off in back; checked that defrost heater element was working (marked and rotated the timer in the hole next to light); checked that fan working. Found ice in the vents and defrost drip area. Got it out with hair dryer.
- cleaned compressor coils in back (check fan is rotating; also tweaked some of the compressor tubing bends to make them more smooth - read somewhere about a manufacturing defect ...); blew out drip tube from defroster while down there.
- Set the freezer control to WARM and the refrig control to COLD (THIS SHOULD IMPROVE AIR FLOW FROM TOP TO BOTTOM).
- Put thermometers in top and bottom. Checked that refrigerator cycles (not running continuously). Checked that cold air is coming down from (2) vents behind light.
OK: so far, so good. Lower compartment is 40 or under. Top is under 18.
CONCLUSION: Suspect marginal design. Had problems with another similar model where defroster ice doesn't drain correctly, pools and refreezes. Leading to blocked vents as well as blocked defroster drain and similar problem including dripping water from top to bottom and warm bottom.
MAYBE KEEPING THE FREEZER CONTROL AT WARM GETS AROUND THE PROBLEM?? ANYWAY, ITS WORKING FOR ME FOR NOW !!
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