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I've recently purchased one of the above and have noticed it occassionally makes several loud cracking sounds- sometimes during the night which scares the crap out of me! Does anyone who owns one of these experience the same problems? is it part of the Frost free technology?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.At least in the U.S., the defrosting cycle is caused by a timer that sends electricity to two or more devices that look like 8 inch long, 1/2 inch diameter light bulbs. They don't actually give off light, but they do heat up. A fan runs, drawing air over them to eliminate the ice build up. The water from this then runs into a drain tube spilling into a pan underneath the fridge. The bulbs make a noise when first powered because they are covered with frost. Be sure to empty the drain pan occasionally. If you don't the moisture does dry, but leaves a realy awful gunk...