Normal Operating Sounds; Proper Care And Maintenance - Haier HT series User Manual

PROPER CARE AND MAINTENANCE

POWER INTERRUPTIONS
In the event of a power interruption, unplug your
refrigerator from the power source. Avoid opening
the doors until after power has been restored.
Your refrigerator will maintain a cold temperature
for longer if door opening is avoided or kept to a
minimum.
Once power has been restored, plug your
refrigerator back into the power source and
inspect food in the refrigerator for spoilage or
thawing. Cleaning your refrigerator after a
prolonged power outage is strongly
recommended to avoid odors and potential health
hazards due to thawing.

NORMAL OPERATING SOUNDS

WHIRRING
There are multiple high-speed fans inside your
refrigerator which help it to maintain the
temperature you have selected. Whirring is
common when the refrigerator is first plugged in,
when the doors have been opened often or for an
extended period of time and when a large amount
of food has been added.
HUMMING
This is a common sounds that comes from the
compressor and is a part of making your
refrigerator run efficiently.
WHOOSHING
It is possible that you may hear a whooshing sound
when closing the doors. This is no cause for
concern. It is simply the pressure in refrigerator
equalizing.
VACATIONS
For long vacations or absences, unplug your
refrigerator and remove all food from it. Turn the
temperature control knob in the refrigerator
section to the OFF position and clean the
refrigerator, including the gaskets, according to
the Proper Care and Maintenance section. Leave
the doors propped open to allow air to circulate
inside the refrigerator.
MOVING
Before moving your refrigerator, empty the food
from it and use adhesive tape to secure all loose
items such as shelves, door bins and racks,
crispers and pans, etc. and unplug it. Always move
the refrigerator in an upright position in order to
avoid damaging the sealed refrigerant system.
OTHER SOUNDS
There are lots of things going on in your
refrigerator at any given time. Additional sounds
your may hear, and possible causes include:
Gurgling is most likely due to the circulation of
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refrigerant through the cooling coils.
Sizzling or popping sounds can be frost melting
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and falling onto the defrost heater during the
defrost cycle.
Clicking or chirping may be heard as the
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compressor attempts to re-start.
Cracking or popping sounds may be from the
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expansion and contraction of cooling coils
during and after the defrost cycle.
Also, when your refrigerator is first plugged in,
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the foam insulation in the walls will cool and
contract, which can result in cracking or popping
sounds
The defrost timer and thermostat control will
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click as each cycles on and off.
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