Have you noticed that your Amana refrigerator’s noisy or has started making strange loud sounds recently?  Follow these three troubleshooting steps to help you locate the malfunctioning part or parts so you can fix or replace them and make your refrigerator run quietly again.

WARNING – If you are attempting to repair any refrigerator yourself, be aware that you are working with potentially dangerous electrical currents that can cause serious bodily injury or death.  Always remove the electrical power source from the appliance before you ever begin working on it.  If you are attempting to repair any household gas appliances yourself, always be sure to turn off the gas that is designated to the appliance before you ever begin to repair it.  Be aware that refrigerators have extremely sharp edges and moving parts that can cause serious bodily injury or death.  Be aware that there are many other dangers and precautions involved with a refrigerator repair besides those listed above.  We strongly suggest that you please read our DISCLAIMER before any further actions are taken or proceeding any further.  Think safety first!

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Step – (1.) Evaporator Fan Motor

The evaporator fan motor is located inside the back wall of the freezer compartment on a refrigerator.  If you notice that the noise gets louder when you open either the freezer or the refrigerator door, this is usually due to an issue with the evaporator fan motor.  You will need to inspect the evaporator motor and fan to determine if the issue is with the motor, the fan blades or both.  Perhaps the blades on the fan are just hitting some sort of debris or an obstruction that will need to be removed to solve the issue or the motor could be on its last leg and making squealing or chirping noises, a sure indication the motor is worn out and will need to be replaced to solve the problem.

Step – (2.) Condenser Fan Motor

If the noise is coming from the bottom portion of the refrigerator, the condenser fan could be the reason your refrigerator is noisy.  The condenser fan motor is located in the very bottom part of the refrigerator behind the access panel on the back side of the fridge.  It is used to draw cool air through the bottom front grill, it circulates the air around the compressor and through the condenser coils, then moves the hot air out into the room.  It also aids in evaporating water from the drain pan, located beneath the fridge.  Remove the kickplate from the bottom of the refrigerator and clean it if needed, then inspect the condenser coils for dust buildup, if there is buildup present, it will need to be removed.  You can remove the dust using a vacuum hose and small attachment or a long narrow refrigerator coil brush.  The brush can usually be purchased fairly cheap online or at one of the bigger name hardware stores.  You will need to be careful while removing the dust, not to loosen any of the electrical wire connections or electrical components on the compressor or damage the condenser motors fan blades while cleaning the dust off of them.  This cleaning should really be a refrigerator maintenance that is performed at least once a year if you have pets that shed in the house or live in a dusty environment.

Step – (3.) Evaporator Drip Pan

The noise problem could be the refrigerator drip pan.  The drain pan is located at the very bottom of the refrigerator, behind the kickplate/grill.  If the refrigerator has been moved from one location to another, it may have jarred the drip pain into an awkward position.  If you have removed the drip pan recently for one reason or another, it may not have been reinstalled correctly, this can cause the plastic drip pan to vibrate against other refrigerator parts.  You will need to remove the refrigerator’s bottom grill or kickplate to verify if the drip pan is in the correct position or not.

Troubleshooting an Amana refrigerator that is noisy – (video)

If you have noticed that your Amana refrigerator is getting too cold and freezing some of the fresh food or liquids, follow these four troubleshooting steps to help you isolate and fix the problem.  It could be as simple as turning two knobs to adjust the temperature setting in your fridge to get it functioning properly and at the optimum temperature again.

WARNING – If you are attempting to repair any refrigerator yourself, be aware that you are working with potentially dangerous electrical currents that can cause serious bodily injury or death.  Always remove the electrical power source from the appliance before you ever begin working on it.  If you are attempting to repair any household gas appliances yourself, always be sure to turn off the gas that is designated to the appliance before you ever begin to repair it.  Be aware that refrigerators have extremely sharp edges and moving parts that can cause serious bodily injury or death.  Be aware that there are many other dangers and precautions involved in refrigerator repair besides those listed above.  We strongly suggest that you please read our DISCLAIMER before any further actions are taken or proceeding any further.  Think safety first!

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Step-1. Air Inlet Damper

If your Amana refrigerator is getting too cold, you might have noticed some items in the fridge compartment are frozen.  The air inlet damper, also known as the air damper, baffle or diffuser is used to balance the cold air flow from the evaporator housing to the refrigerators fresh food holding section, on most models.  The inlet damper is made of plastic, with louvers like window blinds and is usually located on the interior wall of the fresh food compartment toward the bottom of the fridge.  The control knob for the damper is located next to the fridge’s cold control knob.  It might have freezer printed above or below it, it will be the knob (without) the off-position option.  Is the knob set on too cold of a position?  If so, move the knob a little bit to the warmer position.  You should be able to open and close the damper by adjusting the damper control knob.  If the damper diffuser is broken it will let too much cold air into the refrigerator, freezing the fresh food.  The optimum temperature inside of a refrigerator for safe food storage is between 34 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit.   If the temperature is any colder than 34 degrees F food will start to freeze, if the temperature is any warmer than 40 degrees F the food will start to spoil.  You will need a refrigerator thermometer to adjust and set the fridges temperature correctly.  You can purchase a refrigerator thermometer fairly cheap from almost any hardware store.  The factory suggests that the air inlet damper knobs indicator dial be set at the mid-range, straight up 12 o’clock position.

Step-2. Cold Control or Temperature Control

You will need to check the cold control knob/dial located in the refrigerator cabinet, is it set at too cold of a position?  If so, try turning the dial to a warmer position.  Note – The refrigerator cold control dial should only be turned about 1/8 of a turn in a 24-hour period.  You will need a refrigerator thermometer to adjust and set the refrigerator’s temperature correctly.  You can purchase a refrigerator thermometer reasonably cheap from almost any hardware store.  The factory suggested setting for the temperature control is mid-range, this means that the indicator on the dial/knob should point in the 12 o’clock position.  The optimum temperature inside of a refrigerator should be between 34 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit for safe food storage.   If the temperature is any colder than 34 degrees F food will freeze, any warmer than 40 degrees F food will start to spoil quickly.  Adjust the cold control knob 1/8 of a turn every 24 hours and take notes of how much colder the fridge has become and repeat the process until you hit the optimum temperature range, between 34- and 40-degrees Fahrenheit.

Step-3. Thermistor Or Temperature Sensor

If your refrigerator is equipped with an electronic control board the temperature is going to be controlled by a thermistor.  This part is usually located near the fridge’s air inlet, the thermistor senses the temperature and relays it back to the refrigerator electronic control board.  The control board will then monitor the temperature and will make the necessary adjustments to the cold air inlet damper as they are needed.  The temperature sensor could be faulty if it’s too cold in the fridge compartment.

Step-4. Electronic Control Board

A faulty electronic refrigerator control board could be the reason why the fridge is too cold.  The control board is used to control a multitude of a refrigerator’s parts and functions.  The control board is a very difficult part to test.  You can visually inspect the fridges control board for burnt spots, melted relays, solder joints or any other obvious signs of electrical damage and replace the board if you see any of the mentioned damage.  Electronic control boards aren’t cheap, some control boards can be pretty pricy.  Only after troubleshooting all of the other refrigerator’s components that could be at fault for the reason your refrigerator is getting too cold, should you suspect the electronic control board to be the culprit.

Troubleshooting an Amana refrigerator that is getting too cold – (video)