ᐅ New refrigerator makes a humming noise – any experiences?

HilfeHilfe schrieb:

Have you contacted the supplier?

Not yet, I will do that, but I haven’t reached them so far.

danixf schrieb:

Could it be the cable? Ours was extremely loud as well. I removed the cover and moved the cable around... now it’s fine. You can still hear it when it starts cooling though.

Thanks, I’ll try that. I hope I can reach it. I’ve even had to turn it off because it bothered me so much.

Finally, someone who understands me... the new refrigerators really annoy me too. Both the new one in my rental apartment (Siemens) and the current one (Samsung French Door) make strange noises. My old AEG never did that. They’re not loud, but they constantly make odd bubbling or humming sounds... annoying...
But I guess that’s just how it is.
Overall, I’m not very comfortable with all these A++ rated appliances. The induction cooktop makes strange noises, and the Miele dishwasher is about 100 times louder than the Bosch one in the rental apartment, which was half the price.
You get used to it a little bit...

What does "built-in" mean? Permanently installed, could it be acting as a resonance chamber here?

Is air circulation possible? If not, the compressors might be running at too high a capacity.

But: I can hear mine too, and the unit is less than 12 months old... However, I wouldn’t say it’s disturbingly loud.

Snowy36 schrieb:

Miele dishwasher also 100 times noisier than the Bosch, which costs half as much and was in the rental apartment...

Ahh, don’t scare me! We haven’t even run the dishwasher yet. I will test it as soon as possible!

lastdrop schrieb:

What do you mean by "built-in"? Permanently installed? Could it act as a resonating body here?

Built-in means not freestanding but integrated into the tall cabinet unit. I will check the air ventilation. Thanks. I always thought the newer the model, the better the technology and therefore the quieter.

It has 39 decibels, which is not much.
If it were freestanding, I would suggest trying to tap it from the side. That works wonders with my PC at work.
I think it’s vibrating inside the cabinet!

We only hear our LG side-by-side refrigerator when it’s running the power cooling mode.
And no, a new one doesn’t have to be louder. The (Miele) dishwasher, however, is rather on the loud side, although “loud” is relative—it’s quieter than the previous Bosch, but you can still hear it, so I wouldn’t want that in the living room.
On the other hand, the new washing machine (Miele) is almost silent!

ypg schrieb:

If it were freestanding, I would suggest just tapping it from the side once. That works wonders on my PC at work.

Same with mine – but that’s because one of the fans is wobbling. So opening it up and replacing the fan would definitely be better for the PC.