New fridge freezer

mikb

oldagetraveller1 said:

" i turned the fridge off for 10 seconds". 

Be careful. Whether it applies to yours, my manual advises waiting 5 minutes, after unplugging/switching off, before reconnecting power.

Ooo ... the rest of the quote says "and it stayed quiet for a long time." -- I think your point is important, the reason it stays quiet for a long time is that the compressor is stalled, so not pumping anymore, and is likely to overheat and trigger a thermal cutout to stop it catching fire!

When the compressor and cutout cools down, it will try and restart.

KittenChops

cherryade44 said:

oldagetraveller1 said:

Have you checked the specifications which should state the noise level?

I have recently taken delivery of a new fridge/freezer (Hotpoint) and the specified noise level is 44db which is apparently the same as moderate rainfall. When the compessor is running I can't hear anything. I only know it is when the freezer fan runs.

No pun intended, but what you describe doesn't sound right.

Which model is it?

Thanks for replying the model is Beko CNG6603VW and has a noise level of 37dB. The noise is unrecordable , I've tried to capture it on my phone. I thought it started this morning but it was  a works van engine running  outside the house. Bizarrely the noise in the kitchen where the fridge is located does not seem as bad as from  other rooms . it's like a deep vibration humming noise. The engineer wasn't interested or sympathetic. Like I said I do have problems with constant noises, the noise does not bother my partner. I can put up with it when there  is lots of background noise, but when the house is quiet it is very annoying  

 

We have the same fridge freezer but in black - from ao.com, delivered in June 2024
It does have a bit of hum every now & then, but not to that extent.  I just went downstairs to the kitchen & its currently silent (about 15 minutes since the fridge door was last opened).

ETA - did you pay ao.com to 'install' it?  As in, did they position it where it is now?

ETA2 - sorry, it's not the same model - not sure what happened there