The profile in brief
The Arctic Wind AUFW refrigerator family covers eight listings, listed in the table below. One refrigerator family, the models it spans, and the four problem classes an owner of these listings is most likely to meet. On this roster the classes that dominate are not cooling, or not freezing and ice maker not producing, or producing badly.
Problems on this platform, and where each is covered
- Not cooling, or not freezing — Food softening with the compressor running is the most-reported fault on any refrigerator. Frost across the freezer rear panel, a fan that cannot be heard and a dust-blanketed condenser account for most of it. Covered on: Arctic Wind AUFW Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing. — Slug: arctic-wind-arctic-wind-refrigerator-aufw-refrigerator-cooling-failure
- Ice maker not producing, or producing badly — Ice production falls off or stops entirely. A compartment running a few degrees warm will hold food and still never complete a harvest, which is why this fault and the cooling one are related. Covered on: Arctic Wind AUFW Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault. — Slug: arctic-wind-arctic-wind-refrigerator-aufw-refrigerator-ice-production
- Water inside the cabinet or on the floor — Water appearing on a schedule of a few hours is following the defrost cycle. Water that appears while the machine sits idle is a supply fitting and the taps should be closed first. Covered on: Arctic Wind AUFW Refrigerator: Water Leak. — Slug: arctic-wind-arctic-wind-refrigerator-aufw-refrigerator-water-leak
- New noise or vibration — Most new refrigerator noises are a fan touching frost, something loose in the machine compartment, or a cabinet that is not level. Covered on: Arctic Wind AUFW Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration. — Slug: arctic-wind-arctic-wind-refrigerator-aufw-refrigerator-abnormal-noise
Problem classes in reported frequency order on the AUFW line
- Not cooling, or not freezing — the most reported of these on machines of this type. No counted denominator backs that order: the platform data carries no sampled fault counts, so it is qualitative.
- Ice maker not producing, or producing badly — commonly reported after it on machines of this type. It ranks where it does because the assembly depends on two things outside itself — a cold enough compartment and water arriving on time.
- Water inside the cabinet or on the floor — reported regularly rather than rarely on machines of this type.
- New noise or vibration — least reported of the four on machines of this type.
Models in the AUFW family — Written for the whole roster above rather than for one listing; a page written for a single model would go further than this one does. Model numbers come from the platform data and are reproduced unchanged.
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| AUFW138E | arctic-wind:refrigerator:aufw |
| AUFW170E | arctic-wind:refrigerator:aufw |
| AUFW170ETH | arctic-wind:refrigerator:aufw |
| AUFW170TH | arctic-wind:refrigerator:aufw |
| AUFW210E | arctic-wind:refrigerator:aufw |
| AUFW210E-LK | arctic-wind:refrigerator:aufw |
| AUFW210ETH | arctic-wind:refrigerator:aufw |
| AUFW210ETH-LK | arctic-wind:refrigerator:aufw |
Fault profile — Ordering only. There are no fault counts behind this label, so no share or percentage appears here.
General guidance| Problem class | Reported frequency |
|---|---|
| Not cooling, or not freezing | the most reported of these |
| Ice maker not producing, or producing badly | commonly reported after it |
| Water inside the cabinet or on the floor | reported regularly rather than rarely |
| New noise or vibration | least reported of the four |
When to call a technician
The line sits at the panel. Cleaning a condenser, checking a seal, clearing a drain and levelling a cabinet need no tools worth the name.
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