TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
UNDERSTANDING SOUNDS YOU
MAY HEAR
Your new refrigerator may make sounds that your
old one didn’t make. Because the sounds are
new to you, you might be concerned about them.
Most of the new sounds are normal. Hard
surfaces, like the floor, walls and cabinets, can
make the sounds seem louder than they actually
are. The following describes the kinds of sounds
and what may be making them.
• The defrost timer will click when the automatic
defrost cycle begins and ends. The thermostat
control (or refrigerator control, depending on the
model) will also click when cycling on and off.
• Rattling noises may come from the flow of
refrigerant, the water line, or items stored on top
of the refrigerator.
• Your refrigerator is designed to run more
efficiently to keep your food items at the desired
temperature.
The high efficiency compressor may cause your
new refrigerator to run longer than your old one, and
you may hear a pulsating or high-pitched sound.
• You may hear the evaporator fan motor
circulating the air through the refrigerator and
freezer compartments.
• As each cycle ends, you may hear a gurgling
sound due to the refrigerant flowing in your
refrigerator.
• Contraction and expansion of the inside walls
may cause a popping noise.
• Water dripping on the defrost heater during a
defrost cycle may cause a sizzling sound.
• You may hear air being forced over the
condenser by the condenser fan.
• You may hear water running into the drain pan
during the defrost cycle.
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Check if…
The power supply cord is unplugged.
A household fuse has blown or circuit
breaker tripped.
The refrigerator control is set to the
OFF position.
Refrigerator is in the defrost cycle.
The refrigerator is not resting solidly
on the floor.
The power supply cord is unplugged.
Light bulb is loose in the socket.
Light bulb has burned out.
REFRIGERATOR
DOES NOT
OPERATE
VIBRATION OR
RATTLING
NOISE
LIGHTS DO
NOT WORK
Then…
u
Firmly plug the cord into a live outlet
with proper voltage.
u
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit
breaker.
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Refer to the
Setting the Controls
section on page 14.
u
Wait about 30 minutes for defrost
cycle to end.
u
Floor is weak or uneven or leveling
legs need adjusting.
See
Installation
section on page 6.
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Firmly plug the cord into a live outlet
with proper voltage.
u
Turn the refrigerator control to the
OFF position and unplug the
refrigerator. Gently remove the bulb
and reinsert. Then plug in refrigerator
and reset the refrigerator control.
u
Replace with an appliance bulb of the
same wattage, sizeand shape
available at your local hardware store.
(See the
Changing the Light Bulb(s)
section on pages 24–25.) Turn the
temperature control to the OFF
position and unplug the refrigerator
prior to replacement.
