Fridge Starter Relay Clicking

This click happens whether the compressor actually comes on or not.

Fridge starter relay clicking.

Before replacing it by a new start relay do the test to discover if it really is the part which has a problem. Give it a gentle. Find the start relay on the compressor and remove it from its socket. If the fans are running and your compressor won t start or if you hear a clicking sound from the unit check the overload relay for signs of overheating or arcing.

This repeated clicking is a likely signal that the start relay has failed and needs to be. The refrigerator cools ok. The fans are running so it sounds like your refrigerator is okay. If your refrigerator is making clicking noise check the following start relay the clicking could be the start relay if the start relay is bad the compressor will not start and you will hear a clicking noise in 2 5 minute intervals.

One of the symptoms that the relay is damaged is when the refrigerator heats up and certain clicks can be heard. Begin by ensuring you have unplugged your refrigerator and then remove the rear panel. About 1 minute later there s another loud click and the compressor comes on. The start relay is a device that starts up the compressor so that it can begin the cooling cycle by compressing the refrigerant gas in the appliance.

The start relay usually looks like a small box plugged into the side of the compressor and its job is to turn the compressor on and begin the compression of the refrigerant gas that cools your refrigerator. The clicking noise is the overload cutting the compressor off when it overheats from trying to start with a bad. The compressor still clicks about 50 of the time. If your refrigerator has stopped cooling entirely and you hear a clicking sound every two to five minutes then your compressor is not turning on.

If the refrigerator is warming up and making some strange clicking noise this may be an indication of a damaged refrigerator start relay. But the compressor which constricts refrigerant to cool it is doing nothing even though that clicking sound is supposed to be the start relay turning the compressor on and off depending on the thermostat reading. After about 10 seconds there s a loud click. I replaced the start relay and the capacitor.

Should i try yet another start relay. I removed the start relay and i can hear it rattle. Step 1 remove the relay for testing as mentioned above the relay can be damaged when a loud click is heard occasionally whenever the compressor is warming up. To check your start relay unplug the refrigerator.