Operating sounds – Amana AFI2538AEW User Manual

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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

Clicking

Air rushing
or whirring

Gurgling or
boiling sound

Thumping

Vibrating
noise

Buzzing

Humming

Beeping

POSSIBLE CAUSES

• Freezer control (A) clicks when starting or

stopping compressor.

• Defrost timer or electric damper control (select

models) (B) sounds like an electric clock and
snaps in and out of defrost cycle.

• Condenser fan (D) makes this noise while

operating.

• Freezer fan (C) makes this noise while

operating.

• Freezer fan (C) slows to a stop as the freezer

door is opened.

• Evaporator (E) and heat exchanger (F)

refrigerant make this noise when flowing.

• Ice cubes from ice maker drop into ice bucket (G).

• Dispenser ice chute (H) closing.

• Compressor (I) makes a pulsating sound while

running.

• Refrigerator is not level.

• Ice maker water valve (J) hookup buzzes when

ice maker fills with water.

• Ice maker (K) is in the ‘on’ position without

water connection.

• Ice auger (L) hums as auger agitates ice during

dispensing.

• Compressor (I) can make a high pitched hum

while operating.

• Solenoid valve (M) operating ice chute door.

• Doors are open, or have not been properly

closed.

• Door Alarm, Temp Alarm.

SOLUTION

• Normal operation

• See Leveling, page 4.

• Normal operation

• Stop sound by turning ice maker

switch to OFF. See Automatic Ice
Maker, page 12 for details.

• Normal operation

• See Opening and Closing your Fresh

Food Doors, page 9.

• See page 11 for Door Alarm and Temp

Alarm.