Normal Operating Sounds - Maytag Bottom freezer refrigerator User Manual

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ORMAL OPERATING SOUNDS
Improvements in refrigeration design may produce sounds in your new refrigerator that are different or were not present in an older
model. These improvements were made to create a refrigerator that is better at preserving food, more energy efficient, and quieter
overall. Because new refrigerators run quieter, sounds may be detected that were present in older refrigerators, but were masked by
higher sound levels. Many of these sounds are normal. Please note that the surfaces adjacent to a refrigerator, such as hard walls,
floors and cabinetry may make these sounds seem even louder. The following are some of the normal sounds that may be noticed in
a new refrigerator.
TOPIC
Clicking
Air rushing or whirring
Gurgling or boiling
sound
Thumping
Vibrating noise
Buzzing
Humming
Hissing or popping
POSSIBLE CAUSE
Freezer control (A) clicks when
starting or stopping compressor.
Defrost timer (B) sounds like an
electric clock and snaps in and
out of defrost cycle.
Freezer fan (C) and condenser
fan (D) make this noise while
operating.
Evaporator (E) and heat
exchanger (F) refrigerant makes
this noise when flowing.
Ice cubes from ice maker (some
models) drop into ice bucket (G).
Compressor (H) makes a pul-
sating sound while running.
Refrigerator is not level.
Ice maker water valve (I)
hookup (some models) buzzes
when ice maker fills with water.
Ice maker (J) is in the 'on' posi-
tion without water connection.
Compressor (H) can make a high
pitched hum while operating.
Defrost heater (K) hisses,
sizzles, or pops when
operating.
SOLUTION
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See Installation Instructions for details on how to level your
refrigerator.
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Stop sound by raising ice maker arm to 'off' position. See
Automatic Ice Maker section on page 10 for details.
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Normal operation
G
B
C
E
I
J
A
H
D
K
F
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