What this family is
The table below is the whole of the AVFF family, and every number in it is one of frost-free compact refrigerators. Frost-free construction adds a defrost cycle that can stall, and a stalled cycle is the fault this platform produces most.
What goes wrong on these models, and where each fault is covered
- Not cooling, or not holding temperature — Milk sours early, the door feels warm from the inside, and the compressor never seems to stop. — Slug: avanti-avanti-refrigerator-avff-refrigerator-cooling-failure — Title: Avanti AVFF Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing
- Water inside the cabinet or on the floor — A wet patch that grows on humid days and dries up in cold weather. — Slug: avanti-avanti-refrigerator-avff-refrigerator-water-leak — Title: Avanti AVFF Refrigerator: Water Leak
- Noise or vibration — A knock at the moment the machine starts and again when it stops. — Slug: avanti-avanti-refrigerator-avff-refrigerator-abnormal-noise — Title: Avanti AVFF Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration
- Ice maker fault, or no ice at all — No ice at all on a cabinet that may never have had an ice maker in the first place. — Slug: avanti-avanti-refrigerator-avff-refrigerator-ice-production — Title: Avanti AVFF Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault
Problem classes in frequency order on the AVFF family
- Not cooling, or not holding temperature — Leads on the AVFF numbers, because frost-free construction adds a defrost cycle that can stall, and a stalled cycle is the fault this platform produces most.
- Water inside the cabinet or on the floor — A regular call and a cheap one, provided the source is found before the cabinet is moved.
- Noise or vibration — Common, and disproportionately often not a fault at all: a healthy machine amplified by what it stands on or touches.
- Ice maker fault, or no ice at all — Least frequent here, and usually a temperature question wearing an ice-maker costume.
Models in the AVFF family — The models this profile covers.
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| AVFF146DLJ#** | avanti:refrigerator:avff |
| AVFF146DLJ0B | avanti:refrigerator:avff |
| AVFF146DLJ0SS | avanti:refrigerator:avff |
| AVFF146DLJ0W | avanti:refrigerator:avff |
| AVFF18DLJ#** | avanti:refrigerator:avff |
| AVFF18DLJ0B | avanti:refrigerator:avff |
| AVFF18DLJ0SS | avanti:refrigerator:avff |
| AVFF18DLJ0W | avanti:refrigerator:avff |
| AVFF21DLJM#** | avanti:refrigerator:avff |
| AVFF21DLJM** | avanti:refrigerator:avff |
| AVFF21DLJM*** | avanti:refrigerator:avff |
| AVFF24DLJM#** | avanti:refrigerator:avff |
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
Everything reachable with the machine closed is owner work here, which means seals, set points, levelling, the condenser and the space around the cabinet. What is not is the rear panel and the sealed refrigerant circuit.
Nearest pages of this class
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