What this family is
The ALM DSC family is three cabinets whose numeric part ascends across the family. What its models share is this: a stepped range of cabinet sizes on one platform, the largest asking the most of the same sealed system.
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: ALM DSC Refrigerator: Not Cooling. — Slug: alm-alm-refrigerator-dsc-refrigerator-cooling-failure-2 — Link: alm-alm-refrigerator-dsc-refrigerator-cooling-failure-2
- A noise the cabinet did not used to make — Time it rather than describe it. Covered in full on: ALM DSC Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise. — Slug: alm-alm-refrigerator-dsc-refrigerator-abnormal-noise-2 — Link: alm-alm-refrigerator-dsc-refrigerator-abnormal-noise-2
- Water inside the cabinet or on the floor beside it — Where the water lands names the cause. Covered in full on: ALM DSC Refrigerator: Water Leak. — Slug: alm-alm-refrigerator-dsc-refrigerator-water-leak-2 — Link: alm-alm-refrigerator-dsc-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. — Slug: alm-alm-refrigerator-dsc-refrigerator-ice-production-2 — Link: alm-alm-refrigerator-dsc-refrigerator-ice-production-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 cabinets in this family step up in size on one platform, so the same fault is felt soonest on the largest of the three.
- A noise the cabinet did not used to make — Second, and the platform is the reason: a stepped range of cabinet sizes on one platform, the largest asking the most of the same sealed system.
- Water inside the cabinet or on the floor beside it — Third. It happens on every cabinet of this class, and nothing about this platform makes it more or less likely.
- The ice maker produces nothing, or produces bad ice — 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 DSC family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| DSC-126H* | alm:refrigerator:dsc |
| DSC-185H* | alm:refrigerator:dsc |
| DSC-257H* | alm:refrigerator:dsc |
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.
Other families of this brand
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