Normal Operatingsounds - GE Appliances 24 Owner's Manual

Normal operating sounds.
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 new high etticiency compressor runs faster
and will have a higher pitch tnu-nor pulsating
sound while operating.
Defrost timer and reifigerator control clicks on
and ol).
These sounds are normal
and are due mostly to highly
efficient operation.
air inside tile ti'eezer which
throughout.
on the deii'ost heater causing a
sizzling"
hissing or I)opping sound during
tile
det['ost tycle.
h the ti'eezer
cooling coil sounds like boiling water or a
gurgling noise.
or popping of cooling coils caused by
expansion and conu'action during defi'ost and
reifigeration tbllowing det['ost.
pping as it melts t['om the evaporator
and flows to the drain pan during the det['ost
cT, vle.
Icemaker
The icemaker water valvewill buzz when tile
icemaker fills with water, ffthe _eeler arm is in
the O/V(do_a-_) position it will buzz even if it
has not yet been hooked tip to water. Keeping
the teeler ann in the 0/7 (do_a-_) position bet0re
it is hooked up to water can damage the
icemaker. To prevent this, raise the teeler arm
to the STOP(lip) position. This will stop the
buzzino-
The sound of cubes dropping into the bin and
water running in pipes as icemaker refills.
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