GE Profile TFX27PFXFBB Owner's Manual page 35

Normaloperatingsounds.
Depending on the placement of the refrigerator in your kitchen,
you may want to place a piece of rubber backed carpet under the
refrigerator to reduce noise.
The nex_ high efficiency compressor runs taster
_md will h_tve a higher pitch hum or pulsating
sound x_l]ile operating.
i)efl'ost diner and refrigerator (:ontrol (:licl<son
_md off.
tg air inside the fi'eezer _l_i_l_
the temperatures throttghottt.
g-on the defi'ost heater causing a
or popping sound during the
defrost cycle.
[l the freezer
cooling coil solmds like boiling water or a
gurgling noise.
,,Cracking or popping of cooling coils caused b)
expansion and contraction during deti'ost and
! refl'igeration tollowing defi'ost.
as it melts from the evaporator
and t](ms to the drain pan during the defl'ost
cycle.
Icemaker
These sounds are normal
and are due mostly to highly
efficient operation.
The icemaker water valve will buzz when the
i(emaker fills with water. II the leeler arm is in
the ON (down) position it will buzz even Kit has
not yet been hooked teI) to water. Keeping the
leeler arm in the ON (down) position betore it is
hooked lip
to ",_ ; .ltel"
€an damage
the
iceillaker,
To prevent this, raise the teeler arm to the STOP
(up) position. This will stop the buzzing.
The sound of cubes dropping into the bin and
water running in pipes as icemaker refills.
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