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		Ressler s/v Blowdacious
I have a standard cold machine that I installed about a year ago.  Recently, the compressor has started to "clatter" a bit when running normally otherwise.  It is especially noticable at night when everything else is quiet.  Is the compressor a reed valve machine? That is the sound I'm hearing.  I am a bit familiar with compressors and systems in general as I make my living designing LARGE industrial refrigeration equipment and have been for 37 yrs.  This clatter is starting to get annoying.  Have I got a compressor problem?