The short answer
The 4w3in40 refrigerator covers the model numbers in the table below, all of them the same platform. Every model number in the 4w3in40 family is the same platform at a different point in its production run, so read your full model number before ordering anything.
What goes wrong, and where it is covered
- Abnormal noise — A short buzz followed by a clunk and a tumble of cubes. — Slug: amana-amana-refrigerator-4w3in40-refrigerator-abnormal-noise — Title: Amana 4w3in40 Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration
- Not cooling — The panel reads a normal temperature that the cabinet plainly is not. — Slug: amana-amana-refrigerator-4w3in40-refrigerator-cooling-failure — Title: Amana 4w3in40 Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing
- Ice maker fault — Small, hollow or half-formed cubes. — Slug: amana-amana-refrigerator-4w3in40-refrigerator-ice-production — Title: Amana 4w3in40 Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault
- Water leak — Ice building in a mound under the ice maker. — Slug: amana-amana-refrigerator-4w3in40-refrigerator-water-leak — Title: Amana 4w3in40 Refrigerator: Water Leak
Problem classes in order on the 4w3in40 family
- Abnormal noise: drain pan or a loose rear panel rattling — It is the cheapest noise on the list and the one most often mistaken for a failing compressor.
- Not cooling: air damper between the compartments stuck or held shut — A damper frozen in its housing or pushed out of alignment by a stacked shelf produces a freezer that holds and a refrigerator that does not.
- Ice maker fault: water filter clogged, overdue or seated wrong — A cartridge that is not fully seated does the same thing.
- Water leak: drain pan cracked, displaced or overflowing — A pan that was displaced when the unit was last moved delivers water to the floor from the exact point the machine is designed to deliver it to the pan.
- Body: No sample size is available, so this is an ordering rather than a measured frequency.
Models in the 4w3in40 family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| 4w3in40-10 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-11 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-12 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-13 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-14 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-15 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-16 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-17 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-18 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-19 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-20 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-21 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-22 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-23 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-24 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-25 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-26 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-27 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-28 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-29 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-30 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-31 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-32 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-33 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-34 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-35 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-36 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-37 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
| 4w3in40-38 | amana:refrigerator:4w3in40 |
Where the faults sit — No warehouse sample gives a frequency here, so this table carries no denominator.
General guidance| Problem class | Position above | First step is owner work |
|---|---|---|
| Abnormal noise | first | yes |
| Not cooling | second | yes |
| Ice maker fault | third | partly |
| Water leak | fourth | partly |
Before any panel comes off
Safety
Unplug the appliance or switch off its breaker before removing any panel or reaching into a fan shroud — a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off, and a fan can start without warning while power is on.
Where owner work stops
The first check on each page below needs no tools; anything behind a panel is a service call. Have your full model number ready: parts differ across this family.
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