It’s normal for a refrigerator to hum quietly in the background. But if you start hearing loud, strange, or sudden noises from your fridge, it could signal a problem. Sometimes, a noisy fridge is ...

Air compressors are often loud, raucous machines – but they don’t have to be. [Eric Strebel] built a remarkably quiet compressor using parts salvaged from an old fridge. After several years of use, it ...

Most fridges make some kind of background noise—a hum, a soft whoosh, the occasional click. You stop noticing it…until one day you do. If the hum seems louder, longer, or more constant, your fridge ...

Having compressed air available in a workshop can be extremely useful. Having a compressor isn’t such a pleasure though, because unless it’s a very expensive model, it will be one of the noisier ...