What this model group is
This page covers the FF family as it is catalogued for Avanti refrigerators. What holds these models together is the code they are catalogued under, and the practical value of that is that a fault on one usually behaves the same way on the rest.
What goes wrong, and where each fault is covered
- Not cooling or not freezing — It never reaches temperature, so it never stops running. Coping when empty but not when loaded belongs here too. Covered in full on the not cooling or not freezing page for these models. — Slug: avanti-avanti-refrigerator-ff-refrigerator-cooling-failure — Title: Avanti FF Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing
- Abnormal noise or vibration — New mechanical noise, usually after the cabinet has been moved. Gurgling and slow ticking are normal on any machine of this kind. Covered in full on the abnormal noise or vibration page for these models. — Slug: avanti-avanti-refrigerator-ff-refrigerator-abnormal-noise — Title: Avanti FF Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration
- A water leak — Water inside under the bottom shelf, on the floor at the front, or behind the cabinet. Where it appears identifies the fault faster than how much there is. Covered in full on the water leak page for these models. — Slug: avanti-avanti-refrigerator-ff-refrigerator-water-leak — Title: Avanti FF Refrigerator: Water Leak
- An ice maker fault — Ice arriving hollow, small or not at all. The first question is whether the model has an ice maker at all, because the fault splits on that answer. Covered in full on the ice maker fault page for these models. — Slug: avanti-avanti-refrigerator-ff-refrigerator-ice-production — Title: Avanti FF Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault
Problem classes, in the order they present
- Not cooling or not freezing — Leads here. It costs something while you think about it, and it needs no tool to narrow down.
- Abnormal noise or vibration — Second on this group. Often reported, seldom mechanical. The exception is clicking in bursts with no cooling.
- A water leak — Third. Condensate with nowhere to go is a constant product of any cabinet of this kind, not an occasional failure.
- An ice maker fault — Last of the four. Not every model here is fitted to make ice, which narrows this class before any diagnosis starts.
- Body: These four are ordered by how they present rather than by a counted rate: no frequency figure is published for this model group, so no share is claimed here. With 54 entries on 17 bases below, this order describes the group and not any one generation of it.
Models in the FF family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| FF1010D0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF1011D1B | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF1013D3S | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF104H0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF104H3S | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF10B*** | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF10B0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF10B1B | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF10B3S | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF116B0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF116D0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF120WH | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF138G0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF138G0W-1 | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF138G1B-1 | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF138G3S | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF138G3S-1 | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF145H0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF145H3S | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF14D0W-4 | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF14D3S-4 | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF14V0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF14V1B | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF14V3S | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF15X0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF15X1B | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF15X3S | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18B0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18B1B | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18B3S | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18D0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18D0W-2 | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18D0W-4 | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18D1B | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18D1B-4 | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18D3S | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18D3S-2 | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18D3S-4 | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18F0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18F1B | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18F3S | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18H** | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18H0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18H1B | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF18H3S | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF45006W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF45016PS | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF4D15H3S | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF7B** | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF7B0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF7B3S | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF99D0W | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF99D1B | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
| FF99D3S | avanti:refrigerator:ff |
What is owner work on these models
The free checks - setting, seal, levelling, clearance and drain - cover most of what goes wrong here, and none need the cabinet opened. Past that, unplug the appliance or switch off its breaker before any panel comes off, and leave refrigerant work to someone licensed.
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