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Can any of you handy men or women identify this rather annoying noise?
My older side-by-side Electrolux refrigerator (model EI23CS55GS1) is making an odd, sporadic humming/whirring noise. It's not very loud, but you can hear it when the fridge and freezer doors are closed. It's quiet decibel-wise (I don't hear it over the noise of the freezer when the freezer door is open), but it's almost on a low frequency that makes my wife and I uncomfortable/agitated when we do hear it. It's weird - we can be talking in the kitchen and not notice it, but we can be reading out in the living room and both notice it. To me, it sounds more electrical than mechanical. I've replaced the bulbs, the water and air filters, and have reset the ice maker. I've also adjusted the fridge and freezer temperature levels, but the random whirring continues.
It appears to be coming from the top shelf vent, which is attached to the partition wall between the fridge and freezer. Sometimes, the whirring happens several times a minute. Other times, several minutes will pass without a noise. There seems to be no discernible pattern nor consistent length to the noise; sometimes, it is a quick "whir-whir" lasting less than a second, and other times the same noise will last for a couple seconds at a time.
Here is a super short video clip of the noise - you might need to turn up your volume to hear it (and pardon my wife's voice in the background). I stood in front of the open fridge for several minutes trying to capture the sound.
Any input is greatly appreciated! Other than this stupid noise, the fridge is in excellent shape.
My older side-by-side Electrolux refrigerator (model EI23CS55GS1) is making an odd, sporadic humming/whirring noise. It's not very loud, but you can hear it when the fridge and freezer doors are closed. It's quiet decibel-wise (I don't hear it over the noise of the freezer when the freezer door is open), but it's almost on a low frequency that makes my wife and I uncomfortable/agitated when we do hear it. It's weird - we can be talking in the kitchen and not notice it, but we can be reading out in the living room and both notice it. To me, it sounds more electrical than mechanical. I've replaced the bulbs, the water and air filters, and have reset the ice maker. I've also adjusted the fridge and freezer temperature levels, but the random whirring continues.
It appears to be coming from the top shelf vent, which is attached to the partition wall between the fridge and freezer. Sometimes, the whirring happens several times a minute. Other times, several minutes will pass without a noise. There seems to be no discernible pattern nor consistent length to the noise; sometimes, it is a quick "whir-whir" lasting less than a second, and other times the same noise will last for a couple seconds at a time.
Here is a super short video clip of the noise - you might need to turn up your volume to hear it (and pardon my wife's voice in the background). I stood in front of the open fridge for several minutes trying to capture the sound.
Any input is greatly appreciated! Other than this stupid noise, the fridge is in excellent shape.
