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Improvements i n refrigeration designmayproducesoundsin yournewrefrigerator t hat aredifferentor werenot
presentin an oldermodel. T heseimprovements weremadeto createa refrigerator t hatis betterat preserving food,
is moreenergy efficientandis quieteroverall. B ecause newrefrigerators r un quieter, s oundsmaybe detected that
werepresentin olderrefrigerators, butweremasked by highersoundlevels. M anyofthesesoundsarenormal.
Please notethatthe surfaces adjacent t o a refrigerator, suchas hardwalls,floorsandcabinetrymaymakethese
sounds seemevenlouder. T hefollowingaresomeof the normal s ounds that maybenoticedin a newrefrigerator.
Freezer c ontrol(A) clickswhenstartingor
. Normal o peration.
stoppingcompressor.
Motorized device(B} soundslikean electric
. Normal o peration.
clockandsnapsin andout.
Air rushing or
_ Freezer f an (C} andcondenser f an ([}} make
_ Normal o peration.
this noisewhileoperating.
Gurglingor
_ Evaporator (E} andheatexchanger ( F}
_ Normal o peration.
boiling sound
refrigerant m akesthis noisewhenflowing.
. Icecubesfrom icemaker(select m odels} drop
. Normal o peration.
into ice bucket(G}.
Vibrating
noise
. Compressor
(H} makes a pulsating sound
. Normal operation.
while running.
. Refrigerator
is not level.
. See page 8 for details on how to level
your refrigerator,
. Ice maker water valve (U} hookup (select
. Normal operation.
models} buzzes when ice maker fills with
water,
. Ice maker (J} is in the 'on' position without
. Stop sound by raising ice maker arm
water connection,
to OFF position (see page 19}.
. Compressor
(H} 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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