Operating Sounds - Maytag MFC2061HE Use And Care Manual

Operating Sounds

Improvements in refrigeration design may produce sounds in your new refrigerator that are different or were not
present in an older model. These improvements were made to create a refrigerator that is better at preserving food,
is more energy efficient, and is quieter overall. Because new refrigerators run quieter, sounds may be detected that
were present in older refrigerators, but were masked by higher sound levels. Many of these sounds are normal.
Please note that the surfaces adjacent to a refrigerator, such as hard walls, floors and cabinetry may make these
sounds seem even louder. The following are some of the normal sounds that may be noticed in a new refrigerator.
SOUND
• Freezer control (A) clicks when starting or
Clicking
stopping compressor.
• Motorized device (B) sounds like an electric
clock and snaps in and out.
• Freezer fan (C) and condenser fan (D) make
Air rushing or
this noise while operating.
whirring
• Evaporator (E) and heat exchanger (F)
Gurgling or
refrigerant makes this noise when flowing.
boiling sound
• Ice cubes from ice maker (select models) drop
Thumping
into ice bucket (G).
• Compressor (H) makes a pulsating sound
Vibrating noise
while running.
• Refrigerator is not level.
• Ice maker water valve (I) hookup (select
Buzzing
models) buzzes when ice maker fills with
water.
Humming • Ice maker (J) is in the on position without
water connection.
• Compressor (H) can make a high-pitched hum
while operating.
Hissing or • Defrost heater (K) hisses, sizzles or pops when
operational.
popping
POSSIBLE CAUSE
B
J
G
A
F
SOLUTION
• Normal operation
• Normal operation
• Normal operation
• Normal operation
• Normal operation
• Normal operation
• See pages 3-4 for details on how to
level your refrigerator.
• Normal operation
• Stop sound by raising ice maker arm
to OFF position (see page 16).
• Normal operation
• Normal operation
A
C
E
I
J
G
H
D
K
B
B
C
E
I
H
K
D
F
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