LG LRTN22324TT Owners Manual - Page 24

Understanding, Sounds, May Hear, Refrigerator, Not Operate, Vibration, Or Rattling, Noise, Lights,

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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. Contraction and expansion of the inside walls may cause a popping noise. You may hear the evaporator fan motor circulating the air through the refrigerator and freezer compartments. Water dripping on the defrost heater during a defrost cycle may cause a sizzling sound. As each cycle ends, you may hear a gurgling sound due to the refrigerant flowing in your refrigerator. You may hear air being forced over the condenser by the condenser fan. REFRIGERATOR DOES NOT OPERATE Check if... You may hear water running into the drain pan during the defrost cycle. Note: Due to refrigerator's low energy consumption design, the fans will remain off by the door switch activates the inner compartment light. Then... The power supply cord is unplugged. A household fuse has blown or circuit breaker tripped. Firmly plug the cord into a live outlet with proper voltage. Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. The refrigerator control is set to the OFF position. Refer to the Setting the Controls section. Refrigerator is in the defrost cycle. Wait about 30 minutes for defrost cycle to end. VIBRATION OR RATTLING NOISE Check if... I Tthhee flroeofri.gerator is not resting solidly on LIGHTS DO NOT WORK Check if... The power supply cord is unplugged. Light bulb is loose in the socket. Light bulb has burned out. Then... Floor is weak or uneven or leveling legs need adjusting. See Installation section. I Then... Firmly plug the cord into a live outlet with proper voltage. Turn the refrigerator control to the OFF position and unplug the refrigerator. Gently remove the bulb and reinsert. Then plug in refrigerator and reset the refrigerator control. Replace with an appliance bulb of the same wattage, size and shape available at your local hardware store. (See the Changing the Light Bulb(s) section .) Turn the temperature control to the OFF position and unplug the refrigerator prior to replacement. 24

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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.
REFRIGERATOR
DOES
NOT OPERATE
Check
if...
The power supply cord is unplugged.
A household fuse has blown or circuit
breaker tripped.
The refrigerator
control is set to the OFF position.
Refrigerator
is in the defrost cycle.
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.
Contraction
and expansion
of the inside walls may cause
a popping
noise.
You may hear the evaporator
fan motor circulating
the air
through the refrigerator
and freezer compartments.
Water dripping
on the defrost heater during a defrost
cycle may cause a sizzling sound.
As each cycle ends, you may hear a gurgling
sound due
to the refrigerant
flowing
in your refrigerator.
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.
Note:
Due to refrigerator's
low energy consumption
design, the fans will remain
off by the door switch
activates the inner compartment
light.
Then...
Firmly plug the cord into a live outlet with proper voltage.
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit
breaker.
Refer to the Setting the Controls
section.
Wait about 30 minutes for defrost cycle to end.
Then...
Floor is weak or uneven or leveling legs need adjusting.
See Installation
section.
VIBRATION
OR RATTLING
NOISE
Check
if...
I The refrigerator
is not resting solidly on
the floor.
LIGHTS
DO NOT
WORK
Check
if...
The power supply cord is unplugged.
Light bulb is loose in the socket.
Then...
Firmly plug the cord into a live outlet with proper voltage.
Turn the refrigerator
control to the OFF position and unplug
the refrigerator.
Gently remove the bulb and reinsert. Then
plug in refrigerator
and reset the refrigerator
control.
Light bulb has burned out.
Replace with an appliance
bulb of the same wattage,
size
and shape available at your local hardware store. (See the
Changing
the Light Bulb(s)
section .) Turn the
temperature
control to the OFF position and unplug the
refrigerator
prior to replacement.
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