LG Electronics LRFD25850 Troubleshooting Guide, Understanding Sounds You May Hear, Check if…

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

UNDERSTANDING SOUNDS YOU MAY HEAR

Your new refrigerator may make sounds that your old one didn’t make. Because the sounds are new to you, you might be concerned about them. Most of the new sounds are normal. Hard surfaces, like the floor, walls and cabinets, can make the sounds seem louder than they actually are. The following describes the kinds of sounds and what may be making them.

•The defrost timer will click when the automatic defrost cycle begins and ends. The thermostat control (or refrigerator control, depending on the model) will also click when cycling on and off.

•Rattling noises may come from the flow of refrigerant, the water line, or items stored on top of the refrigerator.

•Your refrigerator is designed to run more efficiently to keep your food items at the desired temperature. The high efficiency compressor may cause your new refrigerator to run longer than your old one, and you may hear a pulsating or high-pitched sound.

•You may hear the evaporator fan motor circulating the air through the refrigerator and freezer compartments.

•As each cycle ends, you may hear a gurgling sound due to the refrigerant flowing in your refrigerator.

•Contraction and expansion of the inside walls may cause a popping noise.

•Water dripping on the defrost heater during a defrost cycle may cause a sizzling sound.

•You may hear air being forced over the condenser by the condenser fan.

•You may hear water running into the drain pan during the defrost cycle.

	Check if…	Then…
REFRIGERATOR	The power supply cord is unplugged.	u Firmly plug the cord into a live outlet with
DOES NOT		proper voltage.
OPERATE	A household fuse has blown or circuit breaker	u Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
	tripped.
	The refrigerator control is set to the OFF	u Refer to the Setting the Controls section
	position.	on page 15.
	Refrigerator is in the defrost cycle.	u Wait about 30 minutes for defrost cycle to
		end.
VIBRATION OR	The refrigerator is not resting solidly on the	u Floor is weak or uneven or leveling legs
RATTLING NOISE	floor.	need adjusting.
		See Installation section on page 8.
LIGHTS DO NOT	The power supply cord is unplugged.	u Firmly plug the cord into a live outlet with
WORK	Light bulb is loose in the socket.	proper voltage.
		u Turn the refrigerator control to the OFF
		position and unplug the refrigerator. Gently
		remove the bulb and reinsert. Then plug in
	Light bulb has burned out.	refrigerator and reset the refrigerator control.
		u Replace with an appliance bulb of the same
		wattage, sizeand shape available at your
		local hardware store. (See the Changing
		the Light Bulb(s) section on pages 25–26.)
		Turn the temperature control to the OFF
		position and unplug the refrigerator prior to
		replacement.

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