What this family is
The models in the matrix below are what Amana AQU covers. Thirteen model numbers carry this family badge, and the matrix on this page is the list. They share a cabinet architecture and a parts catalogue, and the air path is where most of what goes wrong on them lives.
The problems this family actually has
- The cabinet is warm while the unit is still running — Warm cabinet, compressor still running. Frost on the freezer rear wall and a fresh-food side that warms first point at defrost or a fan. See: Amana AQU Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing. — Slug: amana-amana-refrigerator-aqu-refrigerator-cooling-failure — Title: Amana AQU Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing
- Water under the crispers, on the floor, or ice on the freezer floor — Water under the crispers, ice on the freezer floor, or a puddle at the front. Nearly always a blocked defrost drain. See: Amana AQU Refrigerator: Water Leak. — Slug: amana-amana-refrigerator-aqu-refrigerator-water-leak — Title: Amana AQU Refrigerator: Water Leak
- No ice, hollow cubes or a bin that fills too slowly — Ice that shrank before it stopped. That is a restriction — usually the filter — rather than a failed module. See: Amana AQU Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault. — Slug: amana-amana-refrigerator-aqu-refrigerator-ice-production — Title: Amana AQU Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault
- A new rattle, chirp, roar or repeating click — A new rattle, chirp, roar or repeating click. Which compartment it comes from names the part. See: Amana AQU Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration. — Slug: amana-amana-refrigerator-aqu-refrigerator-abnormal-noise — Title: Amana AQU Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration
What leads on these models
- Loss of cooling with the unit still running — Leads on the AQU line, and on a family of this size it is the defrost circuit and the evaporator fan rather than the sealed system.
- Water inside the cabinet or on the floor — Second: melt water that cannot clear a silted, frozen drain backs up inside the liner and comes forward instead.
- An ice maker that has stopped keeping up — Third, and often an early report on the first item — production is gated on freezer temperature well above the point food suffers.
- A running noise that has changed — Fourth: two fans, the compressor mounts and the cabinet's levelling account for nearly all of it, much of it without a part.
Models in the AQU family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| AQU1203TRW | amana:refrigerator:aqu |
| AQU1223BRW | amana:refrigerator:aqu |
| AQU1501TRW* | amana:refrigerator:aqu |
| AQU1525AEW | amana:refrigerator:aqu |
| AQU1613TEW | amana:refrigerator:aqu |
| AQU1613TEW* | amana:refrigerator:aqu |
| AQU1626BEW | amana:refrigerator:aqu |
| AQU1627BRW | amana:refrigerator:aqu |
| AQU1824BRW | amana:refrigerator:aqu |
| AQU1827BRW | amana:refrigerator:aqu |
| AQU2003TRW* | amana:refrigerator:aqu |
| AQU2024BRW | amana:refrigerator:aqu |
| AQU2027BRW | amana:refrigerator:aqu |
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. Nothing on the sealed refrigerant system is owner work. A full cabinet is heavy: empty it before moving it.
Where owner work stops
Owner work on the AQU line stops at the freezer rear panel and the sealed system. Gaskets, drains, coils, filters and levelling are reachable; the evaporator and the refrigerant circuit are not.
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