What this family is
The 51w3i90 family covers three closely related models. They are one platform rather than a catalogue, which is what makes a shared fault list mean anything.
What owners actually report
- Runs but will not hold temperature — Food spoiling at normal settings while the compressor runs more or less continuously. Covered on the cooling page.
- The ice maker has stopped filling the bucket — Thin cubes mean a short fill; a full mould that never ejects means the harvest. Covered on the ice-maker page.
- Water under the drawers or on the floor — A puddle under the drawers points at the drain; a wet patch at the back points at a water fitting. Covered on the water-leak page.
- A noise the cabinet did not used to make — New noise with normal cooling, which points at fans and fasteners rather than at mechanism. Covered on the noise page.
The classes in order
- Cooling — Leads here. The class that produces the other three as symptoms.
- Ice — Next. Water reaching the mould explains most of these before any part does.
- Water — Next. A drain or a fill path, often the visible half of a temperature problem.
- Noise — Least common. The cheapest class to resolve and the one most often not a fault at all.
Models covered by the 51w3i90 family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| 51w3i90 | amana:refrigerator:51w3i90 |
| 51w3i90-01 | amana:refrigerator:51w3i90 |
| 51w3i90-02 | amana:refrigerator:51w3i90 |
The shape of the fault list — No snapshot carries a component share here, so the column is a position rather than a share and no denominator is printed.
General guidance| Problem class | Position on this family |
|---|---|
| Runs but will not hold temperature | Leading class |
| The ice maker has stopped filling the bucket | Second |
| Water under the drawers or on the floor | Third |
| A noise the cabinet did not used to make | Least common |
Before any panel comes off
Safety
Unplug the appliance or switch off its breaker before removing any panel; a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off.
What is owner work here
Anything reachable without a panel — coil, feet, drain, shutoff arm, filter — is owner work on these models.
