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Use & Care Guide
Sound
Possible Cause
Solution
Clicking
• Freezer control (A) clicks when start
-
ing or stopping compressor.
• Normal operation
• Motorized device (B) sounds like an
electric clock and snaps in and out.
• Normal operation
Air rushing or whirring
• Freezer fan (C) and condenser fan (D)
male this noise while operating.
• Normal operation
Gurgling or boiling sound
• Evaporator (E) and heat exchanger
(F) refrigerant makes this noise when
flowing.
• Normal operation
Thumping
• Ice cubes from ice maker (select mod
-
els) drop into ise bucket.
• Normal operation
Vibrating noise
• Compressor (H) makes a pulsating
sound while running.
• Normal operation
• Refrigerator is not level.
• See page 7 for details on how to level
your refrigerator.
Buzzing
• Ice maker water valve (I) hookup
buzzes when ice maker fills with water.
• Normal operation
Humming
• Ice maker (J) is in the ‘on’ position
without water connection.
• Stop sound by raising ice maker arm
to OFF position (see page 18).
• Compressor (H) can make a high-
pitched hum while operating
• Normal operation
Hissing or popping
• Defrost heater (K) hisses, sizzles or
pops when operational.
• Normal operation
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, is more energy efficient, and is quieter overall. Because new refrigerators run qui
-
eter, 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.
J
G
A
F
C
I
E
K
D
H
B
B