This can often happen more at night when temperatures in general drop in the home.
Maytag refrigerator noises popping.
Popping and cracking noises may also simply be the expansion and contraction of internal parts as the unit changes temperature requiring no action on your part.
A defrost heater cycling on and off can cause a variety of noises from popping knocking and gurgling to a creaking sound.
French door maytag refrigerator with bottom freezer drawer was making loud popping sounds.
This is part of normal operation.
There was no ice storage bin and no water connection and the ice maker wire shutoff arm was in the off position up.
According to maytag you may hear a clicking type noise when ice ejects into the bin when water drips on the heater during automatic defrost when the ice maker fills with water or when water moves through the lines.
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If the rattling noise is coming from the bottom of the refrigerator if you hear a loud rattling noise near the bottom of the refrigerator the culprit is likely to be the drain pan says doug.
Popping sounds tend to be associated with the interior wall of the fridge contracting when the refrigerator cools or defrosts.
The defrost timer can make a popping sound.
A dripping sound can be due to the normal defrosting of the freezer.
Check that the ice maker is turned off if the refrigerator is not connected to a water supply.
When water enters the refrigerator the water inlet valve can make a pop or popping sound.
These are normal sounds.
You may hear rapid repetitive clicking sounds as the unit switches from cooling one compartment to cooling the other.
The inside of the cabinet may also click as it contracts with cooling.
Below is a list of common sounds the refrigerator might be making.
The powerful compressor motor can cause enough vibration in the unit that plates sitting on the shelves inside may tap together and cause what sounds like a continuous popping from outside the unit.
This sound is normal.
Contraction and expansion of the inside walls of the refrigerator may cause a popping or cracking noise especially as the refrigerator cools down for the first time or defrosts.
Some popping noises could be caused by normal vibrations within the refrigerator.
Repetitive clicking can be heard when the dual evaporator valve is regulating the cooling operation.
These sounds do not require repair.
