[jjdees]

For whatever it's worth, we have a Samsung French door frig and have had noise problems since the warranty expired. What's occurring is the defrost mechanism is not working properly so ice builds up around the coils in the rear of the frig and eventually impedes the fan rotation causing the noise. I initially thought it was the compressor. After removing the rear panel inside the unit and defrosting the ice with a hair dryer, I finally found a video detailing how to replace the heater element around the coils which I did about 2-3 months ago. Now we'll see whether this resolves the problem. I can then stop praying that this frig simply dies so I can replace it. (My wife loves it) If any one is interested in the video, I can send a link to it.

[Vic&Judy]

Originally Posted by jjdees

For whatever it's worth, we have a Samsung French door frig and have had noise problems since the warranty expired. What's occurring is the defrost mechanism is not working properly so ice builds up around the coils in the rear of the frig and eventually impedes the fan rotation causing the noise. I initially thought it was the compressor. After removing the rear panel inside the unit and defrosting the ice with a hair dryer, I finally found a video detailing how to replace the heater element around the coils which I did about 2-3 months ago. Now we'll see whether this resolves the problem. I can then stop praying that this frig simply dies so I can replace it. (My wife loves it) If any one is interested in the video, I can send a link to it.

Our issue is compressor-related.

This is a design flaw. I think Whirlpool is aware.

[Realitybreak]

Originally Posted by BarbHartung

Purchased a new home in The Villages about one year ago. From the beginning, opening Whirlpool refrigerator door has tripped various breakers causing power outage. Fields has been very nice helpful. However, today (yes, almost a year later) when the Fields technician came out he called Whirlpool engineering and they told him to do nothing but have the residents monitor which lights go off and which breakers trip (and, believe this the position they are in when they trip).

The Whirlpool engineers are very aware of the issue. But so far, neither Whirlpool or The Villages have offered a solution.

Bad part is - would you buy a house where there have been electrical issues since day 1? I think not so the value of our home has been drastically reduced if not erased.

Totally a bad situation with no help in sight.

If Pike's Electric did the wiring when the house was built you may want to talk to them. Pike's has a lot of experience with this problem. They put a suppressor on the power cord of our refrigerator that solved our problem. The Arc Fault circuit breakers sensitivity is a factor in the problem.

[Jima64]

Kind of funny when I read of repacing a ge with a kitchenaid or a samsung or a whirlpool. They are all residential appliances made by the same one or two , at most companies I went to replace the heating coils onmy whirlpool stove and they were replaced with ge coils. There is no competition in quality construction because there are no companies competing.

[Pa & Giggi]

What I would do for a nice professional gas stove like I had back home. Especially where my husband cooks and I do the baking. We very seldom eat in restaurants. Electric ranges just aren't the same and you can't keep the top looking like new no matter how hard you try.