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Refrigerator noise

Seriously guys, how do you deal with it? My fridge is in the vicinity of my living room with all my equipment. It's pretty old machine, and the compressor is making noise almost half the time it's on ( seems to me pretty unusual, when I go to see my friends I never hear anything). I even set the level lower, but to no avail. Anybody with a similar problem? How can you check noise of a new fridge in a fairly loud environment of big store? Any recommendation (brand names)? No ice boxes please... :-)
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elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Agree the frig is old and you should try the cleaning and other things, but also in a previous post someone also mentioned "LG" brand refrigerators are also pretty quiet.
I live in an apartment and my frig is also noisy.. but I'm not gonna buy my own!! But I WILL try cleaning the back, and I can stick a AC cleaner back there, as I have several extra ones of various brands laying around.
tvad
9,467 posts
 
My wife and I are sensitive to fridge noise, and we're shopping for a new one.

Here's a website that discusses quiet appliances.

Based on the info there, and on customer reviews, we are purchasing an LG brand fridge.
mnmark
39 posts
 
My thoughts are the same as Winoguy17's. Remove the front grill and the easy to remove cardboard covers from the rear and vacuum all the dust you can. About a month ago our 20 year old fridge was beginning to get noticably louder to the point that I was pretty sure it was going to require replacement. I cleaned it as thoroughly as I could with a shop vac, and it is much quieter now.
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shadorne
7,333 posts
 
Are you using just a stock power cord on the fridge? Have you considered a power conditioner on the fridge? Another option might be acoustic treatments - try sorbothane pads around the compressor or place the fridge on a Svelte Shelf.
jimjoyce25
215 posts
 
Tvad: Before you buy LG, you might consider checking the various non-Consumer-Reports sites that provide comments on appliances. Based on reports from consumers who have bought them, their reliability seems to be awful.
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