Appliances can be deceptively low-maintenance. Take your refrigerator, for example. It's easy to assume it's quietly doing its job in the background, on autopilot. And, to be fair, it usually is. But ...

Appliance experts say the garage might not actually be the best place for a second refrigerator if you live in an area that ...

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 ...