OperatingSounds
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 units run quieter, sounds may be detected that were present in older units, 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.
Clicking |
| • | Freezer | control |
| (A) | clicks | when | starting | or | • | Normal | operation |
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| • | Defrost | timer | or electric | damper | control | (select | • | Normal | operation |
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Air rushing | • | Condenser | fan | (D) | makes | this | noise | while |
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| • | Freezer | fan | (C) | makes | this | noise while |
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| • | Freezer | fan | (C) | slows to | a stop | as the | freezer | • | Normal | operation |
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Gurgling | or | • | Evaporator | (E) |
| and | heat exchanger | (F) |
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boiling | sound |
| refrigerant | make this noise | when | flowing. |
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Thumping | • | Ice cubes from |
| ice maker | drop | into | ice bucket (G). | • | Normal | operation |
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| • | Dispenser | ice | chute | (H) | closing. |
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Vibrating | • | Compressor | (I) | makes | a pulsating | sound | while | • | Normal | operation |
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| • | Refrigerator | is | not level. |
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Buzzing |
| • | Ice | maker water valve (J) |
| hookup | buzzes | when | • | Normal | operation |
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Humming | • | Ice | maker | (K) |
| is in the | 'on'position | without | • | Normal | operation |
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| • | Ice | auger (L) | hums | as auger | agitates | ice during | • | Stop sound by | raising ice maker | arm | |||||||||||||
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| Maker, page 17 for details. |
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| • | Compressor | (I) | can | make | a high | pitched |
| hum | • | Normal | operation |
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| • | while | operating. | (M) | operating | ice chute | door. | • | Normal | operation |
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