Operating
sounds
Improvements
in refrigeration
design may produce sounds in your new refrigerator
that are
different
to other modeB. These improvements
created a refrigerator
that is better at preserving
food, more energy efficient, and quieter overall. Because new units are quieter, sounds may be
detected that were masked by higher sound levels in older units. Many of these sounds are
normal
Please note that the surfaces adjacent to a refrigerator,
such as hard walls, floors and
cabinetry
may make these sounds seem even louder. The following
are some of the normal
sounds that may be noticed
in a new refrigerator.
Normal operational
sounds
C_icking
Air rushing
or
whirring
Gurgling
or
boiling
sound
Thumping
Buzzing
Vibrating
noise
Humming
Freezer control ( a ) clicks when starting or stopping
compressor.
Defrost timer or electric damper control (select models) ( b ) sounds like an
electric clock and snaps in and out of defrost cycle.
Condenser fan ( d ) makes this noise while operating.
Freezer fan ( c ) makes this noise while operating.
Freezer fan ( _ ) slows to a stop as the freezer door is opened.
Evaporator
( c_) and heat exchanger
( f ) refrigerant
make this noise when
flowing.
Ice cubes from ice maker dropping
into ice bucket ( g ).
Dispenser ice chute
h ) closing.
Ice maker water valve ( ) ) hookup
buzzes when ice maker fills with water.
Compressor ( i ) makes a pulsating
sound while running.
Ice maker ( k ) is in the 'on' position without
water connection.
Compressor ( i ) can make a high@itched
hum while operating.
Solenoid valve ( m ) operating
ice chute door.
Other sounds
Vibrating
noise
Humming
:: Refrigerator
is not
See Leveling (see page 8).
level.
Contents of
refrigerator
rattling.
Ice auger (I)
hums as auger
agitates ice during
dispensing.
Ensure no jars or bottles
are touching.
Stop sound by raising
ice maker arm to OFF
position
(see page 23).
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