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Just bought a new refrigerator (Frigidaire top-freezer), my first purchase of a big appliance, and happy to have it delivered.

However I already called the store (having discovered that Frigidaire doesn’t bother to keep a toll-free customer line) to express concern that the motor/thermostat doesn’t cycle down much. In other words, my past fridges (10-20 years old) were silent most of the time, but then occasionally revved up to keep it cool; this one’s motor seems to be running 80%-90% of the time. They told me that this is the way the newer ones are, but that they use less power in the long run.

But now after a day it also seems somewhat louder than past ones. Not really loud, just loud-ER, noisy enough so that I’m conscious of it.

What should I do? If I have the store come listen, they’d just tell me that it’s normal. And I don’t feel I should have to pay a repairman to come listen.

Any advice would be very welcome.