What the WHS line is
The Arctic King WHS refrigerator family is the line Arctic King lists under the WHS designation, and the table below is the whole of what this page can say about which models it spans. Of the faults that reach a technician on a cabinet of this class, not cooling properly and unusual noise or vibration account for most of them.
The problems that happen on these models, and where each one is covered
- Not cooling properly — The cabinet is warmer than it should be while the unit is plainly running. Covered on Arctic King Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing. — Slug: arctic-king-refrigerator-cooling-failure-2 — Title: Arctic King Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing
- Unusual noise or vibration — A noise that has arrived or grown over a few weeks, from the back, the base or inside. Covered on Arctic King Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration. — Slug: arctic-king-refrigerator-abnormal-noise-2 — Title: Arctic King Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration
- Ice maker not producing — An empty bin, or a bin that no longer keeps up, on a cabinet that is otherwise fine. Covered on Arctic King Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault. — Slug: arctic-king-refrigerator-ice-production-2 — Title: Arctic King Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault
- Water leaking — Water inside the cabinet, under the crisper drawers or on the floor in front of the unit. Covered on Arctic King WHS Refrigerator: Water Leak. — Slug: arctic-king-arctic-king-refrigerator-whs-refrigerator-water-leak-2 — Title: Arctic King WHS Refrigerator: Water Leak
In frequency order on this line
- Water leaking — Most likely here: A pool under the drawers, a sheet of ice on the freezer floor, or water at the back. No counted sample stands behind this ordering, so no share is printed anywhere on this page.
- Not cooling properly — Second: Food is spoiling early although the machine sounds exactly as it always has.
- Unusual noise or vibration — Third: A new noise - a rattle, a buzz, a knock or a grinding - that was not there before.
Models in the WHS family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| WHS-129C1W | arctic-king:refrigerator:whs |
| WHS-185C1W | arctic-king:refrigerator:whs |
| WHS-185C1WS | arctic-king:refrigerator:whs |
| WHS-185C1WSB | arctic-king:refrigerator:whs |
| WHS-258C1WS | arctic-king:refrigerator:whs |
| WHS-258C1WSB | arctic-king:refrigerator:whs |
Where the work falls on this line — Ordering only; no counted sample stands behind these rows, so no share is printed.
General guidance| Problem class | Relative frequency | Owner-fixable at all? |
|---|---|---|
| Water leaking | Most often | Often, in part |
| Not cooling properly | Often | Often, in part |
| Unusual noise or vibration | Often | Often, in part |
| Ice maker not producing | Least often | Sometimes |
What an owner can do on these models, and what they cannot
Owner work on this line stops at the panel screws: seals, drains, coils and levelling are yours, and a meter on live terminals or a sealed circuit is not. Call at once for a burning smell, a breaker that trips, or water reaching an outlet.
Other family profiles for this appliance
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