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Sounds you may hear.. .
Your new refrigerator may make sounds that your old one didn’t.
Because the sounds are new to you. You mrght be concerned about
them Don’t be. Most of the new sounds are normal. Hard surfaces llke
the floor, walls and cabinets can make the sounds seem louder.
The following chart describes the kinds of sounds that mrght be new
to You, and what may be making them.
Possible Sounds: Probable Causes:
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Slight Hum, Soft Hiss:
Your refrigerator has two fans; you may hear the fan motors and moving air
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Clicking or Snapping
The defrost timer makes a definite clrck when the refrigerator stops running. lt
Sounds:
also makes a sound when the refriaerator starts.
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Water Sounds:
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Ice Maker Sounds:
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Running Sounds:
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Beeping Sounds:
When the refrigerator stops running, You may hear gurgling in the tubing for a
few minutes after it stops. You may also hear defrost water running Into the
defrost water pan
You may hear a buzzing (from the water valve), trickling water and the clatter
of ice dumped Into the bin
Your refrigerator has a high-efftciency compressor and motor. It WIII run longer
than older designs. It may even seem to run most of the time.
The SYSTEMS SENTINEL* Performance Monrtor is designed to make a beeping
sound when something IS not as it should be. See pages 6 and 7 for more
information
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Energy saving tips.. .
You can help your refrigerator use less electricrty.
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It is a waste of electricity to set the refrigerator and
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Check door gaskets for a tight seal. Level the cab-
freezer to temperatures colder than they need to
lnet to be sure of a good seal
be. If ice cream IS firm rr- the freezer and drinks are
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Clean the condenser coil regularly.
as cold as Your family likes them, that’s cold
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Open the door as few times as possible. Think
enough.
about what You need before you open the door.
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Keep the Power Saving Control on OFF unless
Get everything out at one time. Keep foods orga-
moisture forms on the refrigerator exterior.
nrzed so you won’t have to search for what you
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Make sure Your refrigerator is not next to a heat
want. Close door as soon as food is removed.
source such as a range, water heater, furnace.
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Go ahead and fill up the refrigerator, but don’t
radiator, or in direct sunlight.
overcrowd it so air movement IS blocked
Cleaning your refrigerator.. .
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Both the refrigerator and freezer sections defrost
To clean your refrigerator, unplug it, turn the Tem-
automatrcally But both should be cleaned about perature Control to OFF, take out all removable
once a month to help prevent odors from building parts, and clean It according to the following
up Of course, spills should be wiped up right away
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Removing the base grille.. .
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Open the doors.
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Pull grille outwards as shown
To replace:
Support
Tabs
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Do not remove Tech sheet
fastened behind grille
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Line up grtlle support tabs with metal clips
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Push firmly to snap Into place
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Close the doors
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