No, not the convection fan. The fan that is designed to cool down the electronics so that don't overheat. It blows air out through a vent right below the control panel. I did a Frigidaire chat and they said it's normal and supposed to run all the time but that doesn't seem right to me. My in-laws have an LG and it cycles which is what I would expect. Or at least some kind of speed throttle for when it's not needed. If it's the way they work now days that just seems like lazy engineering.