Dacor EF36, IF36 important safety instructions Operating Sounds, Sound Possible Cause 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 Cause	Solution
Clicking	Freezer control (A) clicks when starting or stopping compressor.	Normal operation
	Motorized device (B) sounds like an electric clock and snaps in and	Normal operation
	out.
Air rushing or whirring	Freezer fan (C) and condenser fan (D) make this noise while	Normal operation
	operating.
Gurgling or boiling	Evaporator (E) and heat exchanger (F) refrigerant makes this noise	Normal operation
sound	when flowing.
Thumping	Ice cubes from ice maker drop into ice bucket (G).	Normal operation
Vibrating noise	Compressor (H) makes a pulsating sound while running.	Normal operation.
	Refrigerator is not level.	See Installation Instructions
		for details on how to level your
		refrigerator
Buzzing	Ice maker water valve (I) hookup buzzes when ice maker fills with	Normal operation
	water.
Humming	Ice maker (J) is in the ‘ON’ position without water connection.	Stop sound by raising the ice
		maker arm to ‘OFF’ position (see
		page 7).
	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

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