Haier HT SERIES User Manual page 11

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.
NORMAL OPERATING SOUNDS
WHIRRING
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.
HUMMING
This is a common sound that comes from
the compressor and is a part of making your
refrigerator run efficiently.
WHOOSHING
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.
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.
OTHER SOUNDS
• T e h e r
refrigerator at any given me. Additional sounds
you may hear, and possible causes include:
• G u g r ling is most likely due to the circula on of
refrigerant through the cooling coils.
• S ling or popping sounds can be frost mel ng z z i
and falling onto the defrost heater during the
defrost cycle.
• C king or chirping may be heard as the c i l
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.
• A s l , o w
in, the foam insula on in the walls will cool and
contract, which can result in cracking or popping
sounds.
• T e h d f e
click as each cycles on and off.
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