What this family is
The WH refrigerator family covers three listings, WH38 through WH58, and the table below is the whole of what the spine records about them. What dominates on this platform is cooling and temperature faults, with leaks and water on the floor behind it.
What goes wrong on these models
- Cooling and temperature faults — the panel is lit and the set temperature is displayed, but nothing inside is cold — See: Alpicool WH Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing.
- Leaks and water on the floor — the outside of the cabinet is beaded with moisture — See: Alpicool WH Refrigerator: Water Leak.
- Ice-making faults — ice forms only on one side of the compartment — See: Alpicool WH Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault.
- Noise and vibration — a rattle that comes and goes with the compressor — See: Alpicool WH Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration.
Problem classes in frequency order
- 1. Cooling and temperature faults — The usual answer in this class is blocked heat rejection at the condenser. It moves up on WH because the three listings grow the cabinet without growing the vent face in proportion, so the largest of them is the tightest for air.
- 2. Leaks and water on the floor — On this platform it is humid air meeting a cold surface, more often than anything else.
- 3. Ice-making faults — On these models the class is led by the set point and the operating mode.
- 4. Noise and vibration — Led here by something in the fan path.
Models in the WH family — The listings this family covers; it is a family page, not a model page.
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| WH38 | alpicool:refrigerator:wh |
| WH48 | alpicool:refrigerator:wh |
| WH58 | alpicool:refrigerator:wh |
Problem classes on this family — Ordering only: no snapshot behind this family carries a counted denominator, so no share is printed.
General guidance| Problem class | Relative frequency on this family |
|---|---|
| Cooling and temperature faults | first by report |
| Leaks and water on the floor | second |
| Ice-making faults | third |
| Noise and vibration | fourth |
Before you open anything
Safety
Unplug the appliance or switch off its breaker before removing any panel; a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off. Never cut into the sealed refrigerant circuit, and never chip ice off the plate with a blade, because the tubing behind it is thin-walled.
Owner work and technician work
Of the classes above, leaks and water on the floor and noise and vibration are what an owner can work on: seals, filters, clearances and settings, with nothing dismantled. The line is crossed as soon as a check needs a meter on live terminals, the sealed system opened, or the cabinet emptied and moved, and it is the same line on every listing in the table.
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