UNDERSTANDINGMESOUNDSYOUMAYHEAR
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. Due to new product designs, there may be sounds that you are not familiar with. The following describes the kinds of sounds that might be new to you, and what may be making them.
0 Your refrigerator is designed to run more effi- ciently to keep your food items a 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.
0 Water dripping on the defrost heater during a defrost cycle may cause a sizzling sound.
0 If your product is equipped with an ice maker, you will hear a buzzing sound when the water valve opens to fill the ice maker for each cycle.
0 You may hear ,the evaporator fan motor circulat- ing the air throlJgh the refrigerator and freezer compartments.
0 As each cycle ends, you may hear a gurgling sound due to tlie refrigerant equalizing in your refrigerator.
0 The defrost tirner will click when the automatic defrost cycle begins and ends.
0 The thermostat, refrigerator control, will click when cycling on and off.
0 Rattling noises may come from the flow of refrigerant, the waterline, or items stored on top of the refrigerator.
l Contraction and expansion of the inside walls may cause popping and cracking noise.
SAVINGENERGY
There are ways that you can help your refrigerator run more efficiently.
0 Check the door gaskets for a tight seal. Leveling the cabinet will ensure a proper seal.
0 Clean the condenser coils regularly A coil cleaning brush is available for purchase (part number 4210463).
0 Open the door as few times as possible.
0 Don’t block the air vents in the freezer and refrigerator so that cold air cannot flow freely. (see page 13.)
0 Do not set your refrigerator and freezer at a colder setting than is needed. Keep the refrigerator control at the lowest nurnber setting that keeps your ice cream firm and your drinks as cold as you like.
0 Do not put your refrigerator next to a heat source, such as a range, water heater, furnace, radiator, or in direct sunlight.
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