[JasonN5583]

About 1 month ago I started having this buzzing for about a day, and during that day I noticed that the temp began to rise in both the freezer, and the fridge, but it stopped, and I had not thought about is since.

Today it started again. The frequency of the buzzing is every 2-4 minutes and lasts approx. 15-20. After doing a little investigating, the source of the buzzing appears to be the Starter-PTC.

Is this a part that commonly fails after only 4 years in service?

Am I right that this part would cause a buzzing?

Thanks for any help.

[PS Volunteer - Appguy]

You need to replace the start relay as soon as possible, all the hard starting may damage the compressor windings.
Just go to partselect.com for proper start relay.

[JasonN5583]

Thank you for the quick response.

I have placed an order for the Starter-PTC, PartSelect item # 428551. Hope that is the right part.

[JasonN5583]

The part came in and the buzzing stopped, so I did not make the repair. Today the buzzing started again, and I replaced the Starter-PTC, and I still have the buzzing.

Could it be the capacitor mounted on the Starter-PTC?

[PS Volunteer - Appguy]

Assuming you put the part in correctly, you probably have damaged start windings or a gummed up compressor=new compressor time.