Kenmore TRIO 596.76572600 Use & Care Manual page 26

Operetin9 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 refrigerators run quieter, sounds may be detected that
were present in older refrigerators, 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.
Clicking • Freezer control (A) clicks when starting or • Normal operation
stopping compressor.
• Motorized device (B) sounds like an electric • Normal operation
clock and snaps in and out.
Air rushing or • Freezer fan (C) and condenser fan (D) make • Normal operation
whirring this noise while operating.
Gurgling or • Evaporator (E) and heat exchanger (F) • Normal operation
boiling sound refrigerant makes this noise when flowing.
Thumping • Ice cubes from ice maker (select models) drop • Normal operation
into ice bucket (G).
Vibrating noise • Compressor (FI) makes a pulsating sound • Normal operation
while running.
• Refrigerator is not level. * See page 8 for details on how to level
your refrigerator.
Buzzing • Ice maker water valve (I) hookup (select • Normal operation
models) buzzes when ice maker fills with
water.
Humming • Ice maker (J) is in the 'on' position without • Stop sound by raising ice maker arm
water connection, to OFF position (see page 17).
• Compressor (FI) can make a high-pitched hum * Normal operation
while operating.
Hissing or • Defrost heater (K) hisses, sizzles or pops when • Normal operation
popping operational.
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