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TridenT

TridenT

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I have a refrigerator in my apartment. It's the perfect size for one person. Unfortunately, it has been wonky the past few months. Sometimes it will let the freezer get so warm that things are probably warmer than if they were just in the regular refrigerator portion. Recently, the refrigerator made a few gurgling sounds. I was like, "wtf?" It sounds like water going down a pipe like when you let the water out of the tub if it's full up. Sort of a weird gurgling. It's short and isn't super frequent, but it happened a few times. No gurgling so far today.

I am wondering what the cause of all these issues are. It's probably an older refrigerator, but I don't have the money for a new one. Nor do I really want one that is bigger or smaller. It's really just about the perfect size... :\

EDIT: See the new post I made at the bottom.

edit edit: I couldn't stand to see "genuses" in the OP's title any longer. -Admin DrPizza
 
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Leros

Leros

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Call your landlord. They'll fix it for free. One of the perks of renting.
 
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iGas

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Possible, condensation/water is from broken seal or ajar door.
 
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Kyle

Kyle

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Did you buy this fridge or did it come w/ the rental? Assuming it was already in the apartment it should be on your landlord to keep in working condition (along w/ all other appliances)
 
Leros

Leros

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TridenT said:
I'm not sure if they actually will. I don't know if refrigerator is covered under that. I can ask though.
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The general rule is that if it came with the rental, then its the landlord's responsibility to maintain it.
 
TridenT

TridenT

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iGas said:
Possible, condensation/water is from broken seal or ajar door.
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Yeah I noticed a VERY small possible break in the seal on the freezer. I noticed some water/condensation on a very awkward side. How would I go along fixing that anyway?
 
waffleironhead

waffleironhead

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TridenT said:
Yeah I noticed a VERY small possible break in the seal on the freezer. I noticed some water/condensation on a very awkward side. How would I go along fixing that anyway?
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You'd call your landlord and tell them whats wrong.(seals are replaceable)
 
BoomerD

BoomerD

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Why bother giving actual advice to Tridentboy? He's just going to find reasons why he can't do whatever it is, or why it won't work, or why you're wrong...
 
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Ronstang

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If the refrigerator still works and your food is cold then what you are probably noticing is the "frost free" function of the freezer doing it's thing. The water drains into a pan (through a tube) in the bottom that is then evaporated as the fan blows warm air off the coil over the pan. The moisture ends up as humidity in your kitchen. Maybe you need to clean out under the fridge and maybe the drain tube also.
 
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weadjust

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When you close either door you force some air into the cabinet and it has to exit somewhere. The drain from the defrost of your freezer goes into a pan underneath the refrigerator, water is trapped in this drain line to prevent air from coming up the drain line and entering the freezer. The gurgling noise you hear is the trapped air from the door closing being forced through this water trap and going out of the cabinet. It does no harm.

In the refrigerator part of the cabinet, behind the crisper drawers, there sometimes is a check valve that releases this air. Take the drawers out and look to see if there is a half dollar size plastic disc with a nickel size opening in it that may be stopped up. If it isn't there it may be in the lower part of the refrigerator door. Cleaning it will correct the gurgling issue.
 
GaryJohnson

GaryJohnson

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TridenT said:
Genera is plural version of genus. So, you're still off.
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A Google search for "Genuses" returns results for "Genus" rather than for "Genius" whatever you meant to say that we don't know what is. I think we should go ahead and assume that Google is right about this.
 
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sonambulo

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Serious question...when did you move out of the house? I thought you were going to be attending a CC and commuting from home?
 
Whoozyerdaddy

Whoozyerdaddy

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BoomerD said:
Why bother giving actual advice to Tridentboy? He's just going to find reasons why he can't do whatever it is, or why it won't work, or why you're wrong...
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This.

I'd tell the OP tp call his landlord but he will inevitably invent some story about how his landlord lives off planet and can't be reached by conventional means.

Advice is pointless.
 
Raizinman

Raizinman

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The problem is the Defrost Timer. This device turns on heaters in the freezer to defrost the ice. When they go bad, they stay on too long and cause the freezer compartment to get too warm. Sometimes they don't come on long enough and frost will start forming inside the freezer. The gurgling sound is usually associated with a slow defrost timer. Instead of coming on every 12 hours or so, it will come on every much longer and the moisture will cause gurgling sounds as it defrosts. The defrost time is normally located at the bottom of the fridge and is about the size of a pack of cigarettes. Last time I replaced one it cost about $50 for the part. Not a hard part to replace.
 
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