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Very specific noise that my fridge is making.

Hi, my wine fridge is making a very specific noise when it clicks. Is it fixable?

I have a vintec v30sg I have inherited. It runs okay for the first day but then makes excessive noise/ vibration when trying to cool and violently clicks on and off (the whole wine fridge shakes and you can hear it from 2 rooms away). At some point it keeps clicking every 5 minutes, multiple times, sort of like trying to start an old lawnmower trying to start the cooling but doesn’t seem to want to go.

The clear door also ends up with a lot of condensation that it drips on the floor. Located in sydney (in case that’s relevant).

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I have checked it is level already, I called customer service vintec and they were rubbish. So much so if I need to replace it, I would not buy another vintec (I am aware they are supposed to be the bees knees)

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Check if the compressor motor is running or if it is trying to start but then doesn't keep running.

Is the temperature in the compartment reaching the desired temperature?

A clicking sound could be the compressor start relay continually operating trying to get the compressor to start.

What is the full model number of the refrigerator?

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Hi Alan,

Although this could be caused by something a bit more complicated (like a compressor or fan) I would suggest the following "quick fixes" to see if they help:

  1. Unplug/replug the fridge --- you can either do this manually or with your circut breaker
  2. Clean the compressor coils --- this video shows you how to do so: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBwg9S-S...
  3. Make sure that nothing is blocking any fans/air intakes, either outside the fridge or inside

If these steps do not work, I would suggest that you take a short video of the noise and add it to your origional post. This will help us diagnose it

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