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HSILGNE
PAGE 11 • CLEANING & CARE
PROPER CARE AND MAINTENANCE
POWER INTERRUPTIONS
In the event of a power interrup on, unplug your
refrigerator from the power source. Avoid opening
the doors un
l a er power has been restored.
Your refrigerator will maintain a cold temperature
for longer if door opening is avoided or kept to a
minimum.
Once power has been restored, plug your
refrigerator back into the power source and
inspect food in the refrigerator for spoilage
or thawing. Cleaning your refrigerator a
er a
prolonged power outage is strongly recommended
to avoid odors and poten
al health hazards due to
thawing.
VACATIONS
For long vaca ons or absences, unplug your
refrigerator and remove all food from it. Turn
the temperature control knob in the refrigerator
sec
on to the OFF posi on and clean the
refrigerator, including the gaskets, according to
the Proper Care and Maintenance sec
on. Leave
the doors propped open to allow air to circulate
inside the refrigerator.
MOVING
Before moving your refrigerator, empty the
food from it and use adhesive tape to secure all
loose items such as shelves, door bins and racks,
crispers and pans, etc. and unplug it. Always move
the refrigerator in an upright posi
on in order to
avoid damaging the sealed refrigerant system.
NORMAL OPERATING SOUNDS
There are mul ple high-speed fans inside
your refrigerator which help it to maintain the
temperature you have selected. Whirring is
common when the refrigerator is first plugged in,
when the doors have been opened o
en or for an
extended period of
me and when a large amount
of food has been added.
This is a common sound that comes from
the compressor and is a part of making your
refrigerator run efficiently.
It is possible that you may hear a whooshing
sound when closing the doors. This is no cause
for concern. It is simply the pressure in the
refrigerator equalizing.
• ruoy ni no gniog sgniht fo tol a era erehT
refrigerator at any given
me. Addional sounds
you may hear, and possible causes include:
• gruG ling is most likely due to the circula
on of
refrigerant through the cooling coils.
• zziS ling or popping sounds can be frost mel
ng
and falling onto the defrost heater during the
defrost cycle.
• cilC king or chirping may be heard as the
compressor a
empts to re-start.
• Cracking or popping sounds may be from the
expansion and contrac
on of cooling coils during
and a
er the defrost cycle.
• fer ruoy nehw ,oslA rigerator is first plugged
in, the foam insula
on in the walls will cool and
contract, which can result in cracking or popping
sounds.
• tsorfed ehT
mer and thermostat control will
click as each cycles on and off.
WHIRRING
HUMMING
WHOOSHING
OTHER SOUNDS
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