TIL a fridge condenser fan can be the culprit of a weird humming noise

Got called out to a house in Denton last Thursday for a fridge that was humming loud but still cooling fine. Took me a while before I pulled the back panel and saw the condenser fan blade had a tiny hairline crack causing it to wobble at speed. Swapped the blade out for $12 and it ran quiet as a mouse. Any of you run into phantom noises like that?

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grant_torres14d ago

Bet that tiny crack drove you nuts to find... glad it was an easy fix though.

wren30114d ago

Did you use a mirror or just spot it by accident?