On Apr 5, 1:58*am, Fred > wrote:
> I have a Breezaire 1060 in my Vinotemp. It is about 15 years old. I had it
> when we lived in Florida. It was in another room then so I never heard it
> start. When we moved here to Las Vegas 7 years ago it was in the living
> room. It started very loudly. I just thought that was the way it was. We
> moved it to the kitchen 3 years ago and it was the same. Starting 2 weeks
> ago it started making noise when running. This happened many years ago and
> it was caused by condensation freezing on the fan blades. Dumping out the
> water solved the problem. I noticed that the temperature of the Vinotemp
> was now 50 degrees instead of the 55 I had set it to. I increased the
> thermostat and it is back to 55. Now when it starts it is downright quiet..
> The cooling unit now works better and it is quieter. Should I be worried?
>
> Fred.

Interesting. I don't think the noise is a reason for concern, but 15
years is a long time for those kind of compressors.