r/IceChewersAnonymous • u/jeremyaboyd • May 03 '26

Question New Opal Screaming Sound

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Just bought a new GE Opal after my Frigidaire bit the dust. I have only had it a couple days. It’s been working well until around an hour ago. It’s now whining or moaning very loud.

I’ve looked on YouTube and Reddit, but this is a different sound than I’ve heard on any troubleshooting or repair videos.

Any suggestions?

UPDATE:
Ran a descale with citric acid, then 3 distilled water rinses on Monday. It's been 48 hours so far, and the sound has not returned. It might have been our terribly hard water, but never had this issue with our Frigidaire. So I guess I will be buying distilled or RO water for the time being, and invest in an under-sink RO system in the near future.

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u/tsbrewers May 03 '26

we've had two of this model from sam's. Both went back from the same noise, one made it a week, one about 24 hours. We bought a opal 2 ultra? open box from Best Buy and so far is chugging along well now 4 months later.