Refrigerator question

fishhead · #1 10/10/10, 10:34 AM

I've noticed that my Haier fridge is running a lot lately. When the motor stops I hear loud gurgling for a long time.

It seems to be staying cold enough.

Any ideas what I should look for?

mothernature · #2 10/10/10, 11:23 AM

Are the coils dirty? We have a Golden Retriever and hair frequently gets under and behind the fridge. We move the fridge every few months to vacuum and clean it. How old is it?

fishhead · #3 10/10/10, 12:36 PM

At least 5 years. I haven't cleaned for several years or maybe never.

I'll pull it out and clean it. I'm sure there is a whole colony of dust bunnies back there.

mothernature · #4 10/10/10, 01:08 PM

Hope that's all it is! Good luck.

fishhead · #5 10/10/10, 05:28 PM

I didn't see much dust which was a real surprise but they've got the coils mounted parallel to the floor so it's really difficult to see them let alone vacuum them.

I plugged it back in and it's been running for a 1/2 hour and still hasn't quit running. I hope that just means it got warm while it was unplugged. I didn't tip it when I pulled it out to look at it.

travis91 · #6 10/10/10, 07:09 PM

get one of those crevice attachments for a shop vac and get under the fridge..

fishhead · #7 10/11/10, 06:37 AM

I can get the hose under the coil but it needs a 90 degree end to clean the coil.

I fixed a saggy door seal and that seems to have fixed it.

It ran nearly an hour after I plugged it back in.