Any idea what this device would be? It called it heat 2. I was sitting home at night watching tv and I was notified it turned on. I ruled out some security lights outside. They would only be 300w max. I did not hear anything running and it ran for nearly exactly 8 minutes.
See if this runs almost exactly the same at least once a day but more likely twice and it will be the defrost cycle of refrigerator.
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Thanks for the idea. I have a fridge and a separate freezer. Here is another sample from a prior day. I havenât found a certain time it runs yet.
Should I be able to hear the defrost doing something?
Here is mine. You likely just donât have enough history yet if itâs a recent detection. Youâll have more as it fills in over the next few days.
No, you wonât hear anything, itâs silent. It is possible to hear maybe some dripping into the pan but not something that is going to be easy to hear at all. I can here the defrost cycle on my beverage fridge every now and then but have never heard the kitchen fridge.
I donât see a picture attached. I will follow it a couple days.
Ours arenât exactly the same but Iâve seen these defrosters many times and truly believe thatâs what your is also.
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Probably not. A very few refrigerators have blower assisted defrosting, but 99% or more do not. So the only sound would be water runn8ing down the cooling coils, a slight drop into the drip rail, and another slight drip down into the drip panâŚthink a drop falling 2-3â. Sure couldnât hear that in my home,
I do agree this looks like a defrost cycle. Mainly thatâs on a timer, but some refridges do run on a sensor, so yours may not be at the same time each day.
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Search ârefrigerator defrostâ on this forum. Someone did a careful study back in March and confirmed what it looks like. Mine runs for 10 minutes about 2x/day but itâs not always at the same time.
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