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NeedToUseYou -> RE: I think my fridge is a bomb... hehe... help? (11/23/2008 10:05:02 PM)
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Before you scrap it, you really should turn it around and try to hear or see where the pop is coming from. Either things are very easy to fix or impossible at a reasonable price. I just got a dryer that someone was going to throw away for free, and they already got a new one. I just popped the back off and a wire had corroded, it took literally 5 minutes to fix, and got a free dryer that works perfect. People throw 200.00 dollar items away all the time, that only need a .25 part. LOL. Maddening. I'm going to run an ad in the paper for that stuff. It really is suprising how much of it is easily fixable.
If it is a loud snap it could be an electric pop, there could be a bare wire. I don't work on refrigerators, but if that is the case, it could be fixed in 5 minutes. I'd unplug it pull it out, completely clean it out, and check that everything is secure. Beyond that if it is old, well, buy a new as a service call for an old fridge is hardly worth it. Like I said I don't work on fridges, but everything I've popped open I'd say about a quarter of them were something dumb like a wire loose, so you may get lucky. Just unplug it before you put your hand in there, however, I tend to be more suicidal, and wiggle suspect wires with it on, LOL, but I'm used to 120 volt shocks. Don't do that with a TV or microwave though, that could kill you. You could wear rubber gloves, and wiggle stuff, to isolate it. My guess is if its not electrical its probably the compressor, I've had those make more than normal audible pops dings, whatever describes that noise.
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