What this family is
Amana ATF covers the refrigerator models in the matrix below. The model matrix on this page lists sixteen model numbers under this family badge. Loss of cooling with the unit still running leads on cabinets of this kind, with drain blockage behind it.
Where to go next
- The cabinet is warm while the unit is still running — Food warming while the unit runs on. A running compressor rules out most of what owners fear and puts the fault in the air path. See: Amana ATF Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing. — Slug: amana-amana-refrigerator-atf-refrigerator-cooling-failure — Title: Amana ATF Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing
- Water under the crispers, on the floor, or ice on the freezer floor — Any water outside the drain pan. Melt water is the drain; clean water at the back with the supply live is a joint. See: Amana ATF Refrigerator: Water Leak. — Slug: amana-amana-refrigerator-atf-refrigerator-water-leak — Title: Amana ATF Refrigerator: Water Leak
- No ice, hollow cubes or a bin that fills too slowly — No ice, hollow cubes, or a bin that fills too slowly. Supply and freezer temperature account for most of it. See: Amana ATF Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault. — Slug: amana-amana-refrigerator-atf-refrigerator-ice-production — Title: Amana ATF 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 ATF Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration. — Slug: amana-amana-refrigerator-atf-refrigerator-abnormal-noise — Title: Amana ATF Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration
Ranked by how often it happens
- Loss of cooling with the unit still running — The leading complaint on the ATF line. A compressor that still runs points at the air path, which is where three of the four checks live.
- 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: an empty bin is often the earliest sign that the freezer is running warm, rather than an ice-maker fault at all.
- A running noise that has changed — Fourth: fans, mounts and levelling between them explain almost every new noise on cabinets of this architecture.
Models in the ATF family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| ATF1836ARB | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF1836ARQ | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF1836ARS | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF1836ARW | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF1838AEB | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF1838AEQ | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF1838AES | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF1838AEW | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2136ARB | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2136ARQ | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2136ARS | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2136ARW | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2138AEB | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2138AEQ | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2138AES | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2138AEW | amana:refrigerator:atf |
Before you open anything
Safety
Switch the appliance off at its breaker or unplug it before removing a panel — a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off. The sealed refrigerant system is licensed work at every point, and a loaded cabinet is heavy enough to injure someone: empty it before it is moved.
The service-call line
The test on these models is whether the next step needs a gauge set, a meter or the freezer emptied. If it does, book a visit; oil at the compressor or a tripping breaker means today.
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