Operating Sounds - Maytag 12842123 Use And Care Manual

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.
SOUND
Clicking • Freezer control (A) clicks when starting or
• Defrost timer or electric damper control (select
Air rushing
• Condenser fan (D) makes this noise while
or whirring
• Freezer fan (C) makes this noise while operating.
• Freezer fan (C) slows to a stop as the freezer
• Evaporator (E) and heat exchanger (F)
Gurgling or
boiling sound
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
• Refrigerator is not level.
Buzzing
• Ice maker water valve (J) hookup buzzes when
• Ice maker (K) is in the 'on' position without water
Humming
• Ice auger (L) hums as auger agitates ice during
• Compressor (I) can make a high-pitched hum
• Solenoid valve (M) operating ice chute door.
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POSSIBLE CAUSE
stopping compressor.
models) (B) sounds like an electric clock and
snaps in and out of defrost cycle.
operating.
door is opened.
refrigerant make this noise when flowing.
running.
ice maker fills with water.
connection.
dispensing.
while operating.
SOLUTION
• Normal operation
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• See Leveling, pages 4-5.
• Normal operation
• Normal operation
• Stop sound by raising ice maker arm to
OFF position. See Automatic Ice Maker,
page 16 for details.
• Normal operation
• Normal operation