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Understanding The Sounds You
Hay Hear
Your new high-efficiency refrigerator may
make unfamiliar sounds. These are all normal
sounds and soon will become familiar to you.
They also indicate your refrigerator is operating
as designed. Hard surfaces, such as vinyl or
wood floors, walls, and kitchen cabinets may
make sounds more noticeable. Listed below
are descriptions of some of the most common
sounds you may hear, and what is causing them.
B. Evaporator Fan
You may hear air being forced through the
refrigerator by the evaporator fan.
C. Defrost Heater
During defrost cycles, water dripping onto
the defrost heater may cause a hissing or
sizzling sound. After defrosting, a popping
sound may occur.
Rigid foam insulation is very energy efficient,
but is not a sound insulator.
A. Evaporator
The flow of refrigerant through the evaporator
may create a boiling or gurgling sound.
During the automatic defrost cycle, you may
notice a red glow inthe vents on the back wall
of your freezer compartment. This is normal
during the defrost cycle.
D. Automatic Ice Maker
If your refrigerator is equipped with an
automatic ice maker, you will hear ice cubes
falling into the ice bin.
E. Cold Control & Defrost Timer or
Automatic Defrost Control
These parts can produce a snapping or
clicking sound when turning the refrigerator
on and off. The timer also produces sounds
similar to an electric clock.
F. CondenserFan
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If condenser coils are located underneath
your refrigerator as shown in the drawing at
the left, you have a condenser fan. You may
hear air being forced through the condenser
by the condenser fan.
Compressor
Modern, high-efficiency compressors
operate much faster than older models. The
compressor may have a high-pitched hum
or pulsating sound.
Water Valve
If your refrigerator is equipped with an
automatic ice maker, you will hear a buzzing
sound as the water valve opens to fill the ice
maker during each cycle.
T. Drain Pan (Nonremovable)
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You may hear water running intothe drain pan
during the defrost cycle.The drain pan will be
located on top of the compressor for air-cooled
condensers (black coils on back of refrigerator).
Condenser Coils (Fan-cooled models
only)
May create minimal sounds from forced air.
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