Care and Maintenance
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Before Calling for Service
The following occurrences are normal.
Noise
Occurrence
Ticking or clicking sound
Whirring or motor sound
Sound of water flowing
Whooshing sound when
opening or closing door
Vibrating sound
Loud sound after first
installing
Solution
This is the sound of various parts expanding/contracting
or various control devices operating depending on the
temperature change within the refrigerator.
This is the sound of compressor or fan operating when
the operation of the refrigerator is starting or ending.
This is similar to the sound generated when starting or
turning off the engine of a car.
This is the sound of refrigerant changing its state from
liquid to gas or vice versa.
This is the sound generated when the internal pressure
is temporarily lowered when the warm air entered
through the refrigerator or freezer is cooled fast.
If the refrigerator is installed on a wooden floor or next to
a wooden wall, or if the refrigerator is not leveled
properly, the sound can be loud from the vibration.
When you operate the refrigerator for the first time, the
refrigerator will operate at high speed to cool quickly and
the sound can seem louder. When the internal
temperature falls below a certain level, the noise will
subside.
Door open
Door bounces open
slightly after being closed
Depending on the force or speed of closing the
refrigerator or freezer door, the door can be bumped
open from the pressure.
Be careful not to close the door too hard.
When external air flows into the cool inner surface of the
refrigerator, icing/condensation can be formed.
This will happen more easily when you open and close
the refrigerator door more frequently.
Also, if the humidity of the installed location is high or
during the rainy season or on a rainy day, condensation
can form on the outer side of the refrigerator. This is a
natural phenomenon that occurs during the humid
weather. Wipe the water drops with a dry cloth.
Heat pipes are installed around the front part of the
refrigerator and on the divider of the freezer and
refrigerator to prevent the condensation from forming.
The refrigerator may feel warmer just after installation or
during the hot summer, but this is not a problem.
Icing/
Condensation
Icing or condensation
formed on the inner or
outer side of the
refrigerator
Temperature
The front of the
refrigerator is warm