What this family is
The Allavino YHWR family is three cabinet series, each repeated across handing and finish codes. What its models share is this: three cabinet sizes on a shared platform, the larger ones carrying a taller door and a longer seal run.
The problems that happen on these models
- The cabinet runs but will not hold its temperature — The compressor is audible and the machine compartment is warm, but the air inside never comes down. Covered in full on: Allavino YHWR Refrigerator: Not Cooling. — Slug: allavino-allavino-refrigerator-yhwr-refrigerator-cooling-failure-2 — Link: allavino-allavino-refrigerator-yhwr-refrigerator-cooling-failure-2
- Water inside the cabinet or on the floor beside it — Where the water lands names the cause. Covered in full on: Allavino YHWR Refrigerator: Water Leak. — Slug: allavino-allavino-refrigerator-yhwr-refrigerator-water-leak-2 — Link: allavino-allavino-refrigerator-yhwr-refrigerator-water-leak-2
- The ice maker produces nothing, or produces bad ice — Look in the mould before anything else: dry means no water is arriving, slush means the compartment is not cold enough, and a fused block means the ejector is locked. Covered in full on: Allavino YHWR Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault. — Slug: allavino-allavino-refrigerator-yhwr-refrigerator-ice-production-2 — Link: allavino-allavino-refrigerator-yhwr-refrigerator-ice-production-2
- A noise the cabinet did not used to make — Time it rather than describe it. Covered in full on: Allavino YHWR Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise. — Slug: allavino-allavino-refrigerator-yhwr-refrigerator-abnormal-noise-2 — Link: allavino-allavino-refrigerator-yhwr-refrigerator-abnormal-noise-2
Problem classes in frequency order on this family
- The cabinet runs but will not hold its temperature — Ranked first on this platform because the tall cabinets in this family carry the longest seal run, and a long seal is the part of this family that fails first.
- Water inside the cabinet or on the floor beside it — Second, and the platform is the reason: three cabinet sizes on a shared platform, the larger ones carrying a taller door and a longer seal run.
- The ice maker produces nothing, or produces bad ice — Third. It happens on every cabinet of this class, and nothing about this platform makes it more or less likely.
- A noise the cabinet did not used to make — Last.
- Body: Frequency without a denominator is not a claim, and no denominator reaches this page. Read the order as where to look first on this platform rather than as a measured share.
Models in the YHWR family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| YHWR115-1BL20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR115-1BR20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR115-1BRN | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR115-1SL20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR115-1SR20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR115-1SRN | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR172-2BWLN | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR172-2BWRN | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR172-2SL20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR172-2SR20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR172-2SWLN | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR172-2SWRN | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR174-1BWLN | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR174-1BWRN | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR174-1SL20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR174-1SR20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR174-1SWLN | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR174-1SWRN | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR305-1BL20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR305-1BLT | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR305-1BR20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR305-1BRT | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR305-1SL20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR305-1SLT | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR305-1SR20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR305-1SRT | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR99-2BL20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR99-2BR20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR99-2BRN | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR99-2SL20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR99-2SR20 | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
| YHWR99-2SRN | allavino:refrigerator:yhwr |
What is owner work on these models and what is not
The owner side on these models is whatever is reachable without a panel and without a meter: the door and its seal, the condenser coil, the clearance, the defrost drain and the ice bin.
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