Maytag MCD2257KES - 21.6 cu. Ft Use And Care Manual page 30

Operating 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. Because new units run quieter, sounds may be detected that were
present in older units, but were masked by higher sound levels. 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.
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Clicking • 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.
Air rushing • Condenser fan (D) makes this noise while
or whirring operating.
• Freezer fan (C) makes this noise while operating.
• Freezer fan (C) slows to a stop as the freezer
door is opened.
Gurgling or • Evaporator (E) and heat exchanger (F)
boiling sound refrigerant make this noise when flowing.
Thumping • Ice cubes from ice maker drop into ice bucket (G).
• Dispenser ice chute (H) closing.
Vibrating • Compressor (I) makes a pulsating sound while
noise running.
• Refrigerator is not level.
Buzzing • Ice maker water valve (J) hookup buzzes when
ice maker fills with water.
Humming • Ice maker (K) is in the 'on' position without water
connection.
• Ice auger (L) hums as auger agitates ice during
dispensing.
• Compressor (I) can make a high-pitched hum
while operating.
• Solenoid valve (NI) operating ice chute door.
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• See Leveling, pages 4-5.
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• Stop sound by raising ice maker arm to
OFF position. See Automatic Ice Maker,
page 16 for details.
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