Normal Operating Conditions - GE CYE23TSDDSS Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

Normal operatingconditions.
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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 conditions are normal.
HUMMM...
--WHOOSH...
D Thenewhigh efficiencycompressor m ay run fosterand longer
than your old refrigerator and you may heara high-pitchedhum
or pulsatingsoundwhileit isoperating.
You may heara whooshingsoundwhenthe doorsclose.Thisis
due to pressure equalizing withinthe refrigerator.
_ After dispensing ice,o motorwill closethe icechuteto keep
wam room airfrom enteringthe icebucket,maintaining ice at a
freezingtemperature.
Thehum ofthe motor closingthe icechuteis normal,shortlyafter
dispensing ice.
CLICKS, POPS,
CRACKS a nd
SNAPS
Youmay hearcrocking or poppingsounds whenthe refdgerotor
isfirst pluggedin.Thishappensasthe refrigeratorcoolsto the
correcttemperature.
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Expansion and contractionof coolingcoilsduringand after
defrostcan causeo crackingor poppingsound.
On models with an ice maker,after on ice makingcycle,you may
hearthe icecubesdroppingintothe ice bucket.
N On models with a dispenser, duringwater dispense, youmay
hearthe water linesmoveat initialdispense and after dispenser
button isreleased.
START UP COOLING
it cantake up to 24 hoursforthe refrigerator and freezer
temperatures to matchthe dispJoy. D uring that time refrigerator and
freezerdoor openings s houldbe minimized.
TIPS
Freezer cools first.
[] Refrigerator compartment cools lost;it may take several
hours after the freezer.
rJ Turningoffice maker makes both fresh food and freezer
food cool foster.
16rHIR!
Youmay hearthe fans spinningat highspeeds. T hishappens
whenthe refrigeratorisfirst pluggedin,whenthe doorsore
openedfrequentlyor when a largeamount of food isaddedto
the refrigerator or freezercompartments. T hefansare helpingto
maintainthe correcttemperatures.
,_ Thefans changespeedsin orderto provideoptimal coolingand
energysavings.
WATER SOUNDS
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n Theflow of refrigerantthroughthecoolingcoilsmay make a
gurglingnoiselikeboilingwater.
LJ Water droppingon the defrostheaterconcauseo sizzling,
poppingor bu=ing soundduringthe defrostcycle,
[] A water drippingnoisemay occurduringthe defrostcycleas ice
meltsfrom the evaporatorand flowsintothe drain pan.
rJ Closing the door may causea gurglingsounddueto pressure
equalization.
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