--- title: "It is making a new noise" description: "JennAir it is making a new noise — a hum that was not there, a click with a rhythm to it, a rattle that comes and goes." url: "https://jennairmiami.support/symptoms/appliance-making-a-new-noise/" date_modified: "2026-08-24" Appliance type: "Cooktops and rangetops, Dishwashers, Freezers, Ice machines, Microwaves, Ranges, Refrigerators, Wall ovens, Wine cellars" --- # JennAir it is making a new noise ### The fastest diagnosis is the code Work out when it happens — all the time, only while cooling, only during a fill, only when a door is open. Then find out whether it stops if you pause the appliance. Those two answers narrow a noise faster than any description of what it sounds like, because the same sound from two different parts means two different things. ### Describe the when, not the what A hum, a click and a rattle each come from half a dozen different parts, so the sound alone narrows very little. When it happens narrows a great deal: constantly, only while cooling, only during a fill, only with a door open, only at the end of a cycle. Two sentences about timing are worth more than a paragraph about the noise, and a ten-second phone recording is worth both. ### The ones that are early warnings Fan bearings and blower bearings change note before they fail, and they do not recover. A downdraft or hood blower that has got louder over a season, a convection fan that has started to whine, an evaporator fan that ticks — all of those are telling you something in advance, which is unusual and worth using. Almost every other failure on this site arrives without notice. Evaporator, condenser, convection or cooling. Fans announce themselves by changing note long before they stop. A compressor or fan mount Where a vibration through the cabinetry usually comes from, and particularly on a wine cellar. A pump under load On a dishwasher or an ice machine, a change in the pump note is usually about what it is trying to move. Something loose or touching A shelf, a tray, a duct, a panel screw. Free, and behind a good share of rattles. A downdraft or hood blower Bearing noise on a blower is a genuine early warning and worth acting on. When does it happen? Constantly, during a cycle, during a fill, on a door opening. This is the most useful sentence you can give us. Record it on a phone Genuinely helpful. A noise described in words and a noise heard are two different pieces of evidence. Check for anything touching Panels, ducts, shelves, a bottle rack. Free and often the answer. Is it louder in the cabinetry than at the appliance? Vibration transmitted into millwork sounds worse three feet away, which is a clue in itself. Then book it Model number, when the noise happens, and how long it has been doing it. New is the important word What it usually means A hum or buzz that has appeared recently A rhythmic click or knock while running A vibration that comes through the cabinetry The fastest diagnosis is the code Work out when it happens — all the time, only while cooling, only during a fill, only when a door is open. Then find out whether it stops if you pause the appliance. Those two answers narrow a noise faster than any description of what it sounds like, because the same sound from two different parts means two different things. Describe the when, not the what A hum, a click and a rattle each come from half a dozen different parts, so the sound alone narrows very little. When it happens narrows a great deal: constantly, only while cooling, only during a fill, only with a door open, only at the end of a cycle. Two sentences about timing are worth more than a paragraph about the noise, and a ten-second phone recording is worth both. The ones that are early warnings Fan bearings and blower bearings change note before they fail, and they do not recover. A downdraft or hood blower that has got louder over a season, a convection fan that has started to whine, an evaporator fan that ticks — all of those are telling you something in advance, which is unusual and worth using. Almost every other failure on this site arrives without notice. ### Which noises are normal? More than people expect. Refrigeration cabinets tick, gurgle and click as they cycle and defrost; a quiet dishwasher lets you hear its drain pump and its detergent door; an ice machine drops ice. What matters is change — a noise that has appeared, got louder, or changed character. ### It only does it sometimes. Then note when. A noise tied to a cycle stage, a fill, a door opening or a time of day is far easier to find than one described as intermittent. Ten seconds of phone video with the timing is worth a paragraph. ### My wine cellar has started humming through the racks. Worth reporting in exactly those words. Vibration transmitted into the racks is not what a compressor mount or a fan should do, and on this appliance it is one of the few problems you can detect before an instrument can. It is also one that affects what is stored rather than only being annoying. ### Can a noise be ignored? Some can. A fan bearing cannot — it gets worse, and a fan that stops takes a cabinet or an oven with it. If a noise has been getting steadily worse over weeks rather than appearing and going, it is worth a visit. --- **[Read full article: It is making a new noise](https://jennairmiami.support/symptoms/appliance-making-a-new-noise/)**