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UNDERSTANDINGTHE SOUNDSYOU MAY A. Evaporator HEAR The flow of refrigerant through the evaporator may Yournewhigh-efficbncryefrigeratomr aymakeunfamiliar create a boiling or gurgling sound. soundsT. heseareaHnormasUoundsandsoonwHU B. Evaporator Fan becomefamiliarto you.Theyabo indicateyour You may hear air being forced through the refrigerator refrigeratoisr operatingasdesignedH. ardsurfacess,uch by the evaporator fan. asvinyUor woodfloors,walls,andkitchencabinetsmay makesoundsmorenotbeabb.Listedbebware C. Defrost Heater descriptionosf someofthemostcommonsoundsyou mayhear,andwhatis causingthem. NOTE: Rigidfoaminsulationis veryenergyefficient, butis nota sound insuJator. During defrost cycles, water dripping onto the defrost heater may cause a hissing or sizzling sound. After defrosting, a popping sound may occur. may notice a red giow in the vents on the back wa!l of your freezer compartment. -[hi s is n0[ma I during the defrost Cycle, Do Automatic ice Maker if your refrigerator is equipped with an automatic ice maker, you will hear ice cubes falling into the ice bin. E. Cold Control & Defrost Timer/Automadc Control Defrost These parts can produce a snapping or clicking sound when turning the refrigerator on and off. The timer also produces sounds similar to an electric clock. F. Condenser Fan If condenser coils are located underneath your refrigerator as shown in the drawing at the left, you have a condenser fan. You may hear air being forced through the condenser by the condenser fan. G. Compressor Modern, high-efficiency compressors operate much faster than older models, The compressor may have a high-pitched hum or pulsating sound, Ho Water Valve if your refrigerator is equipped with an automatic ice maker, you will hear a buzzing sound as the water valve opens to fill the ice maker during each cycle, to Drain Pan (Nonremovable) You may hear water running into the drain pan during the defrost cycle, The drain pan will be located on top of the compressor for air-cooled condensers (black coils on back of refrigerator), Jo Condenser Coils (Fan-cooled models only) 16

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UNDERSTANDING
THE SOUNDSYOU MAY
HEAR
Yournewhigh-efficbncy
refrigerator
maymakeunfamiliar
sounds.
TheseareaHnormaU
soundsandsoonwHU
become
familiar
toyou.Theyaboindicateyour
refrigerator
isoperatingasdesigned.
Hardsurfaces,
such
asvinyU
orwoodfloors,walls,andkitchencabinetsmay
makesoundsmorenotbeabb.Listedbebware
descriptions
ofsomeofthemostcommonsoundsyou
mayhear,andwhatiscausing
them.
NOTE:Rigidfoaminsulation
isveryenergyefficient,
butisnota
sound
insuJator.
A.
Evaporator
The flow of refrigerant
through the evaporator
may
create a boiling or gurgling sound.
B.
Evaporator
Fan
You may hear air being forced through the refrigerator
by the evaporator
fan.
C.
Defrost
Heater
During defrost cycles, water dripping onto the defrost
heater may cause a hissing or sizzling sound. After
defrosting,
a popping sound may occur.
may notice a red giow in the vents on the back wa!l of
your
freezer
compartment.
-[hi s is n0[ma I during the
defrost Cycle,
Do Automatic
ice
Maker
if your refrigerator
is equipped
with an automatic
ice
maker, you will hear ice cubes falling into the ice bin.
E.
Cold
Control
& Defrost
Timer/Automadc
Defrost
Control
These parts can produce a snapping or clicking
sound
when turning the refrigerator
on and off. The timer also
produces sounds similar to an electric clock.
F.
Condenser
Fan
If condenser
coils are located underneath your
refrigerator
as shown in the drawing at the left, you
have a condenser
fan. You may hear air being forced
through the condenser
by the condenser fan.
G.
Compressor
Modern, high-efficiency
compressors
operate much
faster than older models, The compressor
may have a
high-pitched
hum or pulsating sound,
Ho
Water
Valve
if your refrigerator
is equipped
with an automatic
ice
maker, you will hear a buzzing sound as the water valve
opens to fill the ice maker during each cycle,
to
Drain
Pan
(Nonremovable)
You may hear water running into the drain pan during
the defrost cycle, The drain pan will be located on top
of the compressor for air-cooled condensers (black coils
on back of refrigerator),
Jo
Condenser
Coils
(Fan-cooled
models
only)
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