GE GTL12 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 13

Normal opera ting sounds.
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Newer refrigerators sound different from older refrigerators. Modern refrigerators
have more features and use newer technology.
Do you hear what I hear? These sounds are normal
HUMMM...
--WHOOSH...
The new high efficiency compressor moy run foster ond
longer thon your old refrigerotor ond you moy heor o
high-pitched hum or pulsoting sound while
it is operoting.
} You moy heor o whooshing sound when the doors close.
This is due to pressure equolizing within the refrigerotor.
CLICKS, POPS,
CRACKS
and
CHIRPS
} You moy heor crocking or popping sounds when
the refrigerotor is first plugged in. This hoppens
us the refrigerotor cools to the correct temperoture.
} The compressor moy couse o clicking or chirping sound
when ottempting to restort (this could toke
up to 5 minutes).
} Exponsion ond controction of cooling coils during ond
ofter defrost con couse o crocking or popping sound.
} On models with on icemoker, ofter on icemoking cycle,
you moy heor the ice cubes dropping into the ice
bucket.
WHIR!
: You moy heor the funs spinning ot high speeds.
This hoppens when the refrigerotor is first plugged in,
when the doors ore opened frequently or when o Iorge
omount of food is odded to the refrigerotor or freezer
comportments. The funs ore helping to mointoin
the correct temperotures.
WATER SOUNDS
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The flow of refrigeront through the freezer cooling coils
moy moke o gurgling noise like boiling woter.
} Woter dropping on the defrost heoter con couse o
sizzling, popping or buzzing sound during the defrost
cycle.
A woter dripping noise moy occur during the defrost
cycle us ice melts from the evoporotor ond flows into
the droin pun.
} Closing the door moy couse o gurgling sound due
to pressure equolizotion.
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