Why is there a strange noise?

Refrigerator Defrost Pan, Drip Tray, Overflow Tray

WARNING!

To avoid personal injury or death, disconnect your appliance from its power source before you start any troubleshooting or repair work. Use caution when working inside any appliance.

Refrigerators with a defrost cycle drain the melted water from the evaporator coils through a tube or a hole into a drip pan underneath the refrigerator. The water usually evaporates, but most times the pan is removable and can be drained. If this path of water is blocked at any point because the drain hole or tube is crimped or clotted with anything, it will back up inside the refrigerator area and try to find a way out, usually under the crisper drawers. To fix this, clear the obstruction in the drain tube. The drain pan at the bottom of the refrigerator can overflow or get old, crack, and develop a leak. Other times, mold can grow in the drain tube and clog it.

Ice Maker Tube

Most refrigerators have an ice and/or water system built into them. This means that you have a waterline attached to the back of your refrigerator and it comes out as ice or cold water. Anywhere that water travels through the refrigerator and freezer can turn into a leak. To find the leak, you need to follow the tubes that carry the water through the appliance and make sure that all connections are tight.

Leaking containers or spills in the refrigerator can be misdiagnosed as leaks. First make sure that there are no puddles of juice, milk, water, etc. on one of the large capacity shelves.

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Refrigerator Repair Questions and Solutions
1. Why doesn't my refrigerator work at all? 2. Why doesn't the freezer area freeze my food? 3. Why is the food in the bottom of the refrigerator freezing? 4. Why does it seem like my refrigerator runs constantly? 5. Why is my refrigerator not cooling properly? 6. Why doesn't my refrigerator cool enough? 7. Why is there a strange noise? 8. Why is my refrigerator leaking? 9. What is freezer burn? 10. What can I do to preserve my food during a power interruption?		11. Can I put a refrigerator in my garage? 12. What's the best way to clean my refrigerator? 13. What temperature should it be inside my refrigerator and freezer? 14. How do I clean my refrigerator's condenser and evaporator coils? 15. How often should I clean the coils? 16. Can I add an icemaker to my refrigerator? 17. Why doesn't my icemaker or water dispenser get water to it? 18. Why does my food taste bad? 19. Why doesn't my icemaker make ice?		20. Why won't my icemaker dispense ice? 21. Why does my ice taste like plastic? 22. Do I need to leave a space behind my refrigerator? 23. How often should I change the water filter? 24. Why is water collecting in the bottom of the crisper section? 25. Why won't my refrigerator door close properly? 26. Why does the refrigerator rock back and forth when I open or close the door? 27. Why does my freezer door pop open when I close the refrigerator door? 28. How do I repair scratches on my refrigerator or freezer?

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