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ermin Sounds
Improvements
in refrigeration
design may produce sounds in your new refrigerator
that are different
or were not
present in an older model. These improvements
were made to create a refrigerator
that is better at preserving
food,
is more energy efficient and is quieter overall. 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.
Clicking
• Normal operation
• Normal operation
Freezer control (A) clicks when starting
or
stopping
compressor.
Defrost timer or electric damper control (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 (C) slows to a stop as the freezer
door is opened.
Evaporator (E) and heat exchanger (F)
refrigerant
make this noise when flowing.
Ice cubes from ice maker drop into ice bucket (G).
Dispenser ice chute (H) closing.
Compressor
(I) makes a pulsating
sound while
running.
Refrigerator
is not level.
Ice maker water valve (J) hookup buzzes when
ice maker fills with water.
Ice maker (K) is in the 'on' position without
water connection.
Ice auger (L) hums as auger agitates ice during
dispensing.
Air rushing
•
• Normal operation
or whirring
•
• Normal operation
•
• Normal operation
Gurgling
or
•
• Normal operation
boiling
sound
Thumping
•
• Normal operation
•
• Normal operation
Vibrating
•
• Normal operation
noise
•
• See Leveling (see page 9).
Buzzing
•
• Normal operation
Humming
•
• Normal operation
•
• Stop sound by raising ice maker arm
to OFF position. See Automatic
Ice
Maker, page 18 for details.
• Compressor
(I) can make a high pitched hum
• Normal operation
while operating.
• Solenoid valve (NI) operating
ice chute door.
• Normal operation
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