That call in Phoenix where the fridge was making a weird clicking noise

I drove 45 minutes out to a house near Glendale last Tuesday for what sounded like a bad compressor relay. Turns out the customer had a container of metal utensils right next to the condenser fan blade, and it was just hitting them on each rotation. I felt dumb for not asking them to check first, but now I always tell people to clear the area around the back of their fridge before I roll out. Saved myself another 30 miles of driving later in the week when I did that with a different customer. Has anyone else wasted time on a simple debris issue that could have been caught with a quick phone call?

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singh.harper9d ago

Clicking noises from fridges are annoying sure but come on is it really worth a whole post about it. Feels like you're making a mountain out of a molehill. I've had my fridge make all kinds of weird sounds over the years and I just ignored them or poked around myself for like two minutes. Unless it's actually on fire or leaking water I don't see the big deal. Maybe just tell people to unplug it for a sec and plug it back in before calling someone next time.

hannahcraig9d agoMost Upvoted

Hate when that happens.

the_alex9d ago

Is it just the losing progress part that gets you, or is it the whole having to redo the same boring stuff that really grinds your gears? I mean, I've definitely slammed my keyboard over lost progress before, but it's usually the second part that makes me want to walk away for a while. Maybe it's just me, but I think the repetition is way worse than the loss itself.