User`s guide

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.
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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 refrigerator is not resting solidly on
the floor.
The power supply cord is unplugged.
Light bulb is loose in the socket.
Light bulb has burned out.
Door is left open for seven continuous
minutes.
REFRIGERATOR
DOES NOT
OPERATE
VIBRATION OR
RATTLING
NOISE
LIGHTS DO
NOT WORK
Then…
❿Firmly plug the cord into a live outlet
with proper voltage.
❿Replace the fuse or reset the circuit
breaker.
❿Refer to the Setting the Controls
section on page 19.
❿Wait about 30 minutes for defrost cycle
to end.
❿Floor is weak or uneven or leveling legs
need adjusting.
See Installation section on page 11.
❿Firmly plug the cord into a live outlet
with proper voltage.
❿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.
❿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 on
pages 27–28.) Turn the temperature
control to the OFF position and unplug
the refrigerator prior to replacement.
❿Shutting door for one second will light
bulbs to come back on.