Hearing a loud banging or popping noise emanating from the refrigerator. The sound is intermittent , maybe only happening once a day, but sometimes happens more often. What would be causing this to happen and can it be fixed?
Dramatic changes in temperature between cooling and defrosting can cause the fresh food evaporator drain pan to expland and contract. The recommended fix is a an evaporator seal part # DA62-01426A. I’ll give you some instructions on the repair below.
Initiate a forced defrost (RD) for a short time to ensure there is no frost on the evaporator. Remove the fresh food section evaporator cover and release the evaporator tube from the clip at the top. Lift the evaporator and drain pan up and out of the liner carefully. Remember that the heater may be hot! Attach a sheet of foam seal to the wall behind the drain pan and be sure that the back wall is dry before applying the seal. Return the drain pan and evaporator to thei proper place and then snap the tube back into the clip. Verify that the drain pan is pushed down firmly at the bottom center in the corners.
Important note:
It is normal for some expansion and contraction to occur. Please instruct the customer to refer to the User’s Manual for an explanation of various normal sounds.
Also, The sheet of foam is a generic part that can be cut to size and used on any model.
- AV Repair Help answered 9 years ago
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