What this family is
The three codes in this family share the CLS prefix and differ only in what follows it, running from CLS35 to CLS55. Two faults dominate a family like this one: a cabinet that runs without holding temperature, and ice where it is not wanted. Neither is usually a sealed-system fault.
The faults on this line, and the page for each
- Running, and nothing inside is cold — Compressor audible, panel lit, contents not cold. Read: Not Cooling or Not Freezing. — Slug: alpicool-alpicool-refrigerator-cls-refrigerator-cooling-failure
- A noise that was not there last month — A noise that arrived, rather than one that has always been there. Read: Abnormal Noise or Vibration. — Slug: alpicool-alpicool-refrigerator-cls-refrigerator-abnormal-noise
- A puddle at the front, or water in the bottom — Clear water, arriving slowly, worse in warm or damp weather. Read: Water Leak. — Slug: alpicool-alpicool-refrigerator-cls-refrigerator-water-leak
- Ice faults, in both directions — A maker that produces nothing, on codes plumbed for it — or ice building where none is wanted. Read: Ice Maker Fault or Ice Build-Up. — Slug: alpicool-alpicool-refrigerator-cls-refrigerator-ice-production
The problem classes, in order
- It runs but will not hold temperature — First. Top of the list here, and the two causes that dominate it, the supply and the air around the condenser, cost nothing to test.
- A new hum, clack or rattle — Second. Reported often and repaired rarely: a running compressor couples into whatever it stands on, and the room decides how loud that is.
- Water underneath or standing inside — Third. Usually a consequence of a class above it: ice that melted, or a seal letting damp air in.
- Ice: too little of it, or far too much — Last. Ice follows how the cabinet is used: every opening brings moisture, and it lands on the coldest surface there is.
- Body: No counted frequency exists for this family in anything this page can cite, so the list below is an ordering and not a rate — the order these classes arrive in on cabinets built like the codes in the table, cheapest to eliminate first.
Models this page covers — The three model codes recorded for this family; the record carries no column separating them.
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| CLS35 | alpicool:refrigerator:cls |
| CLS45 | alpicool:refrigerator:cls |
| CLS55 | alpicool:refrigerator:cls |
The classes, and what is actually counted — No counted share exists for this family: there is no denominator behind these rows, and the rank column is an ordering rather than a measured frequency.
General guidance| Problem class | Counted share | Rank on this page |
|---|---|---|
| It runs but will not hold temperature | not counted | 1 |
| A new hum, clack or rattle | not counted | 2 |
| Water underneath or standing inside | not counted | 3 |
| Ice: too little of it, or far too much | not counted | 4 |
Where owner work stops on these models
Everything above the sealed system is owner work on every code here: siting, seals, settings, a blocked drain, a full thaw. The sealed system is not, at any skill level. Call at once for oil on the tubing, a tripping circuit, or a burning smell.
Other families of this brand
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