My frigidaire refrigerator is making a clicking noise,at interval, and the freezer has defrosted and it is not refreezing. What must I do?

Good Afternoon friend, thank you for your post!

I see that your Frigidaire freezer is making noise and you have recently defrosted it, but your freezer is still making the noise. Your freezer will make certain noises which are normal operating noises for the freezer.

The compressor is a high efficiency so you may hear it during start up and while running. Additionally, refrigerant circulating through your freezer can make a tapping sound or even a gurgling noise. I hope this has been helpful. -Matt

Try replacing defrost thermostat. It may be stuck in open position allowing heater to run for full length of defrost cycle.

Replace the aftermarket 3n1 gizmo with another one, its probably burnt out again, the compressor should almost always run if the fan is running, if it does not, it needs a new start mechanizm, thats the aftermarket thing your talking about, make sure you wire it the same as the old one

Hi,
The would be a problem with the defrost sticking and staying on too long...change the defrost timer/control board out....
the defrost cycle is making the freezer warm and then it goes off and the freezer refreezes...

most times it fails the other way and does not work at all but sometimes this happens...


Howto Defrost Refrigerator Defrost Timer Problem

heatman101

sounds like a bad defrost timer
or depending on the model a bad
electronic or adaptive defrost board

Verify the defrost timer

Yours has a 215846602 Defrost Timer, Located inside the fresh food compartment. I believe that it's sticking in defrost and you possibly need a new defrost timer.
Here is a photo location of the timer # 23 is the timer. I want you to turn the timer until the refrigerator compressor stops. Time it for about 25 minutes and the refrigerator should restart. If not then it's sticking in defrost so again turn clockwise slowly until the compressor restarts. That is possibly what is causing the melting and refreezing. Sea Breeze

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please switch off your refrigerator for at least 8 hrs. than again switch it on. if your problem is not cured than it is sure that your refrigerator have the blower problem because for this reason only, the problem arrises ....... please visit your service authority...........have a nice day:-)

its probably the automatic defrost cycle.there should be a drain in the bottom of your freezer,and it must be clogged.The automatic defrost keeps ice from building up in your freezer by melting it,and letting the water run out the drain.If the drain is blocked by something or clogged the water collects,and refreezes.You need to unblock the drain.

Same problem with Frigidaire Gallery model#GLRT182SAW5 (dated 2002 on back of case)

Vents were blocked with ice. Vents (from top compartment to lower) located behind light. You can check by poking a chopstick up the (2) holes; be careful not to hit fan blades.

Solution:

- took freezer coil cover off in back; checked that defrost heater element was working (marked and rotated the timer in the hole next to light); checked that fan working. Found ice in the vents and defrost drip area. Got it out with hair dryer.

- cleaned compressor coils in back (check fan is rotating; also tweaked some of the compressor tubing bends to make them more smooth - read somewhere about a manufacturing defect ...); blew out drip tube from defroster while down there.

- Set the freezer control to WARM and the refrig control to COLD (THIS SHOULD IMPROVE AIR FLOW FROM TOP TO BOTTOM).

- Put thermometers in top and bottom. Checked that refrigerator cycles (not running continuously). Checked that cold air is coming down from (2) vents behind light.

OK: so far, so good. Lower compartment is 40 or under. Top is under 18.

CONCLUSION: Suspect marginal design. Had problems with another similar model where defroster ice doesn't drain correctly, pools and refreezes. Leading to blocked vents as well as blocked defroster drain and similar problem including dripping water from top to bottom and warm bottom.

MAYBE KEEPING THE FREEZER CONTROL AT WARM GETS AROUND THE PROBLEM?? ANYWAY, ITS WORKING FOR ME FOR NOW !!