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Whirlpool side by side fridge sounds like a fan is out of balance..? It is loud and sounds wobbly. We have tried dusting underneath. When we turned it off, the fridge shimmied before it got going...?
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Sounds to me like your washer tub had a very unbalanced load in it (heavy blankets, jeans, or pillows, all piled to one side instead of evenly distributed around the inside of the tub), and it threw it off balance. When it began to wobble and knock, it may have broken the mechanics underneath the tub which make it spin. The only way to properly diagnose it is if you remove the outer casing of the washing machine and look beneath the tub for broken/out of place items.
I was writing a big note here before then hit the wrong button, it was just a bunch of jargon anyway. Yes it is the condenser fan motor causing your problems. Doesn't cool the refrigerant properly than nothing works. I would change the fan before it causes any damage to the compressor.
YOUR SAFETY SWITCH IS CUTING OF. THIS SWITCH IS NEAR THE COMPRESOR. SHOULD COMPRESOR GET VERY HOT IT IS INDICATION THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLEACED. IN THIS CASE SOMETIMES IS BETTER TO GET NEW FRIDGE AS REPAIRES MIGHT COST TO MUCH
I have a Whirlpool ED5FHGXNQ00 side by side.for a while it started to show signs of warming up in the fridge side.i noticed the dust built up underneath on the coils and cleaned it.i left it of*** night to defrost.have not plugged it back in yet.but in the freezer behind the panel there was ice build up to the right of the evaporator fan on the plastic scroll.i cleaned that upturned it on and noticed that there was very little air coming through the top air scoop vent in the fridge side.when I open the freezer door it allows more air though(probably to compensate).anyway I read alot on this issue and some say it's the defrost timer boardsome thermostat.the compressor stays pretty hotbut the freezer works fine.please help.
replace the fan and it will also cool down the back. the back shoudl be hot somewaht as that is how it cools the inside. its called a heat exchanger. takes the heat from int he fridge to the outside and then the fan cools the coils on the back or underneath the fridge. if the fan is noicy then maybe needs to be cleaned. I foudn that many have dust buildup and that makes it wobble and not cool. Best to repalce the fan 9cheapo to do) and see if that works. Also make sure you vacume the coils in the back of the fridge . They need to have free flowing air to work properly.
Generally, in my experience, the loud screeching is caused by one of the fan motors or fan blades. There is a fan inside the cabinet (possiblle two, one on the freezer and one on the refrigerator side). Also, there is a fan underneath the unit near the compressor (probably in the back).
If the screeching is coming from underneath then pull the unit out from the wall and remove the cardboard cover at the bottom back. Now turn the unit on and check for where the screeching is coming from.
If it is the fan blade (hitting something) or the motor, you can remove these and replace them easily. UNPLUG THE REFRIGERATOR BEFORE TOUCHING ANYTHING UNDERNEATH THE BACK OF THE REFRIGERATOR.)
It could be a motor. Make sure the blades are not hitting the shroud. Normally the motor stops working when it goes bad. I have not found one making a noise so loud it was noticeable.
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