Amana AFI2538AEW important safety instructions Operating Sounds, Sound Possible Causes Solution

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 quieter, 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.

SOUND		POSSIBLE CAUSES		SOLUTION
Clicking	•	Freezer control (A) clicks when starting or	•	Normal operation
		stopping compressor.
	•	Defrost timer or electric damper control (select	•	Normal operation
		models) (B) sounds like an electric clock and
		snaps in and out of defrost cycle.
Air rushing	• Condenser fan (D) makes this noise while		• Normal operation
or whirring		operating.
	• Freezer fan (C) makes this noise while		• Normal operation
		operating.
	• Freezer fan (C) slows to a stop as the freezer		• Normal operation
		door is opened.
Gurgling or	• Evaporator (E) and heat exchanger (F)		• Normal operation
boiling sound		refrigerant make this noise when flowing.
Thumping	• Ice cubes from ice maker drop into ice bucket (G).		• Normal operation
	• Dispenser ice chute (H) closing.		• Normal operation
Vibrating	• Compressor (I) makes a pulsating sound while		• Normal operation
noise		running.
	•	Refrigerator is not level.	•	See Leveling, page 4.
Buzzing	• Ice maker water valve (J) hookup buzzes when		• Normal operation
		ice maker fills with water.
Humming	•	Ice maker (K) is in the ‘on’ position without	•	Normal operation
		water connection.
	• Ice auger (L) hums as auger agitates ice during		• Stop sound by turning ice maker
		dispensing.		switch to OFF. See Automatic Ice
				Maker, page 12 for details.
	• Compressor (I) can make a high pitched hum		• Normal operation
		while operating.
	• Solenoid valve (M) operating ice chute door.		• Normal operation
Beeping	• Doors are open, or have not been properly		• See Opening and Closing your Fresh
		closed.		Food Doors, page 9.
	• Door Alarm, Temp Alarm.		• See page 11 for Door Alarm and Temp
				Alarm.	K G
				H
				M
					C
					A	J	I
					B
						D E
					F			26