What this family is
The AFR label covers the models listed in the table below, and they are built-in undercounter refrigerators rather than a single machine. A built-in exhausts everything through the grille at the bottom of the door, so anything standing in front of it warms the cabinet with every component working.
What goes wrong on these models, and where each fault is covered
- Not cooling, or not holding temperature — The cabinet runs and the food warms, or one compartment is right while the other is not. — Slug: avallon-avallon-refrigerator-afr-refrigerator-cooling-failure — Title: Avallon AFR Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing
- Water inside the cabinet or on the floor — Water arriving in a lump after a defrost, or a trickle that is there every morning. — Slug: avallon-avallon-refrigerator-afr-refrigerator-water-leak — Title: Avallon AFR Refrigerator: Water Leak
- Noise or vibration — Buzzing that stops when you touch a panel, or ticking that stops when a door is opened. — Slug: avallon-avallon-refrigerator-afr-refrigerator-abnormal-noise — Title: Avallon AFR Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration
- Ice maker fault, or no ice at all — Ice that has stopped since a big restock, or since the room got warmer. — Slug: avallon-avallon-refrigerator-afr-refrigerator-ice-production — Title: Avallon AFR Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault
Problem classes in frequency order on the AFR family
- Not cooling, or not holding temperature — Leads on the AFR numbers, because a built-in exhausts everything through the grille at the bottom of the door.
- Water inside the cabinet or on the floor — Common, and almost never a burst pipe: the water starts as ice the cabinet made on purpose.
- Noise or vibration — A steady stream of calls, most of which are resolved by moving the cabinet or unloading a shelf.
- Ice maker fault, or no ice at all — Uncommon, and dominated by supply and temperature rather than by the ice maker itself.
Models in the AFR family — The models this profile covers.
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| AFR151SS | avallon:refrigerator:afr |
| AFR151SSOD | avallon:refrigerator:afr |
| AFR152SS | avallon:refrigerator:afr |
| AFR152SS** | avallon:refrigerator:afr |
| AFR152SSOD | avallon:refrigerator:afr |
| AFR152SSOD** | avallon:refrigerator:afr |
| AFR241SS | avallon:refrigerator:afr |
| AFR241SSOD | avallon:refrigerator:afr |
| AFR242SS | avallon:refrigerator:afr |
| AFR242SS** | avallon:refrigerator:afr |
| AFR242SSOD | avallon:refrigerator:afr |
| AFR242SSOD** | avallon:refrigerator:afr |
Relative frequency by problem class — Ordering, not a measured share: no counted denominator exists for this family.
General guidance| problem class | where it sits on this family |
|---|---|
| Not cooling, or not holding temperature | leads |
| Water inside the cabinet or on the floor | mid-list |
| Noise or vibration | mid-list |
| Ice maker fault, or no ice at all | least often |
What is owner work on these models
On this family the owner's side of the line is everything you can reach without a panel coming off: seals, set points, levelling, the condenser and the space around the cabinet. The line itself is the rear panel and the sealed refrigerant circuit.
Nearest pages of this class
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