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Sounds you may hear.
floor walls and metal cabrnets can make the sounds
YzlJr ret/ refrlgerotor
may make sounds that your
seem louder
Old 're
didr 1 Secause
the sounds are new tc you
The foliowIng
chart descrrbes
the kinds of sounds
&IL '-8 3"' be Lxcerned
atxxi
them Dor ' be Most
that mighi be ne h 'o vau and what may be makrng
sf 'he reJ, sCjc;rds are rcrmal
ticaid surfaces IIke the
iherr
Possible
Sounds:
Probable
Causes:
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Slight Hum, Soft Hiss:
Your refrigerator
has two fans, vou may hear the fan motors and movrng air.
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Clicking
or Snapping
The defrost ?rmer makes a definite click where the refrigerator
stops runntng
It
Sounds:
also makes a sound when the refrigerator
starts,
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Water Sounds:
When the refrigerator
stops running, you may hear gurgling
in the tubing for a
few minutes after
I?
stops You may also hear defrost water running Into the
defrost water pan
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Ice Maker
Sounds:
If your refrigerator
has an Ice maker, you may hear buzzing
[from the water
valve), tricklrng water and the clatter of Ice dumped
into the bin
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Running
Sounds:
Your refrigerator
has a high-efflcrency
compressor
and motor. If wll run longer
than older designs. It may even seem to run most of the ttme.
Vacation
and
moving care
Short Vacations.
No need to shut off the refrigerator
If you ~111 be
away
for less than four weeks
Use up perishables,
freeze other Items If your refrigerator
IS equrpped
with an automotlc
Ice maker, 1) turn lt off 2) shut oft
the water supply to the Ice maker
31 empty the Ice
bin
Long Vauations.
Remove all the food If you are going for a month
or more
If your refrigerator
IS equipped
with an
automatic
ice maker, turn off the water supply to
the Ice maker at least a day ahead
When the last
load of Ice drops, turn off the Ice maker
Unplug the refrigerator
and clean
it rtnse well
and dry Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors
keeping
them open far enough
for air to get In
T~IIS WI/I keeD odor and mold from bulld!ng
up
Tape
the blocks
out of a child's
reach...do
not allow
children
near
the refrigerator
when
the doors are blocked
open.
To restart refrigerator, see "Using Your Refrigerator "
Moving.
If your refrigerator
IS
equipped
with an automatrc
Ice maker, shut off the Ice maker water supply a
day ahead
of time. Drsconnect the water line After
the last supply of Ice drops, lrft the signal arm to turn
off the Ice maker
Remove
all food
Pack frozen foods In dry Ice.
Unplug the refrigerator
and clean it thoroughly
Remove everythrng that comes out Wrap all parts
well and tape them together
so they don't shift and
rattle
Screw In the levellrng rollers, tape the doors shut,
tape the electric
cord to the cabinet.
When you get
to your new home, put everyihrng
bock. and refer to
page
4 Don'r forget to reconnect
the water supply
lrne if you have on Icemaker
QUESTIONS?
.call your
COOL-LINE
service
assrstance
telephone
number
(page 11)
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