Sounds you may hear...
Your new refrigerator may make sounds that your old one didn’t. Because the sounds are new to you, you might be concerned about them. Don’t be. Most of the new sounds are normal. Hard surfaces like the floor, walls and cabinets can make the sounds seem louder.
The following chart describes the kinds of sounds that might be new to
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l Slight Hum, Sotl Hiss: | You may | hear | the refrigerator’s | fan motor | and moving | air. |
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l | Clicking | or | Snapping | The thermostat | makes | a definite | click | when | the refrigerator | stops running. | ||||||
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| It also | makes | a sound | when the refrigerator | starts. The defrost | timer will | |||||||
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l | Water Sounds: | When the | refrigerator | stops running, you may | hear | gurgling | in the tubing | |||||||||
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l | Ice Maker | Sounds: | When | the | ice | maker | is running | you | may | hear buzzing | (from | the water | ||||
| - trickling | water | valve], | trickling | water | and the | clatter | of ice | dumped into | the | bin. | |||||
| - thud (clatter of ice) |
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l | Running | Sounds: | Your refrigerator has a | compressor | and | motor. It will run | ||||||||||
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Energy saving tips...
You can help your refrigerator use less electricity
l Check door gaskets for a tight seal. Level the cabinet to be sure of a good seal.
l Clean the condenser coils regularly
l Open the door as few times as possible. Think about what you need before you open the door. Get everything out at one time. Keep foods orga- nized so you won’t have to search for what you want. Close door as soon as food is removed.
l Go ahead and fill up the refrigerator, but don’t over crowd it so air movement is blocked.
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It is a waste of electricity to set the refrigerator and freezer to temperatures colder than they need to be. If ice cream is firm in the freezer and drinks are as cold as your family likes them, that’s cold enough.
Keep the Exterior Moisture Control on the “OFF” setting unless moisture forms on refrigerator exterior.
Make sure your refrigerator is not next to a heat source such as a range, water heater, furnace, radiator or in direct sunlight.
Cleaning your refrigerator
Both the refrigerator and freezer sections defrost automatically. But both should be cleaned about once a month to help prevent odors from building up. Of course, spills should be wiped up right away.
To clean your refrigerator turn the Refrigerator Control to OFF,unplug it, take out all removable parts and clean it according to the following directions.
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