Temperature, noise and cooling
Why Is My Sub-Zero Clicking?
| What you are looking at | What it means | If it is the part |
|---|---|---|
| A click from the machine bay | Sub-Zero lists this among the sounds a working compressor circuit makes | |
| Clicking that arrives with a rattle | Grille or a loose panel resonating against the cabinet once the compressor starts | Quoted after the diagnosis |
| Clicking followed by no cold | The circuit is trying to start and not staying running, which is measured, not guessed | $1,400–$2,960 |
| Ticking that changes with the fan | Something touching a blade: packaging, an ice edge, or a motor gone dry | $300–$720 |
Most clicking is a working machine, and Sub-Zero says so. When it arrives with warmth, a rattle or a change you can date, Sub-Zero Appliance Repair Los Angeles measures it on (310) 496-7399.
Ranges cover parts and labour on this company's own price bands; the $89 service call is separate until you approve the work, and then it is not.
- Replacement motor
- Old motor and housing
- Condenser coil
The one check worth doing first
Clean the condenser if nobody has in six to twelve months. Sub-Zero asks for that before any noise diagnosis, and more often than that in a house with animals. A coil under a felt of dust makes the fan work harder and the whole bay louder, and a great many noise calls end there.
Why an old house makes it worse
Sub-Zero notes that its machinery sounds louder in an open plan and louder again at night, which describes a good many kitchens here: hard floors, stone counters, a run of cabinetry that carries sound like a drum. Nothing is wrong with the cabinet; the room is amplifying it.
Two more things people ask
- How do I work out which fan is making it?
- Open every door and listen. If the sound stops, a fan inside the cabinet is making it; close one door at a time and the noise comes back with the section that owns the fan. If nothing changes, the machine bay is the place to look.
- Is it worth booking a visit for a noise?
- If the cabinet is holding temperature and the sound has always been there, no. If it is new, louder than it was, or arriving with warm shelves, book it. Sub-Zero Appliance Repair Los Angeles answers that question on the phone at (310) 496-7399.
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