What this model group is
This page covers the PDR family as it is catalogued for Avanti refrigerators. The entries catalogued under this name are a group of cooling cabinets rather than one machine, held together by a shared model base rather than by a feature list.
What goes wrong, and where each fault is covered
- 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-pdr-refrigerator-water-leak — Title: Avanti PDR Refrigerator: Water Leak
- Abnormal noise or vibration — A buzz, rattle or knock that was not there before. A sound that stops when the compressor stops is being driven by it rather than coming from it. Covered in full on the abnormal noise or vibration page for these models. — Slug: avanti-avanti-refrigerator-pdr-refrigerator-abnormal-noise — Title: Avanti PDR Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration
- Not cooling or not freezing — The cabinet runs, you can hear it working, and the inside is still warm hours later. Running and warm is what separates this from a machine that has lost power. Covered in full on the not cooling or not freezing page for these models. — Slug: avanti-avanti-refrigerator-pdr-refrigerator-cooling-failure — Title: Avanti PDR Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing
- An ice maker fault — No ice, slow ice, or cubes fused into a block, on the models fitted to make it. Where a model has none, the complaint is usually frost in the wrong place. Covered in full on the ice maker fault page for these models. — Slug: avanti-avanti-refrigerator-pdr-refrigerator-ice-production — Title: Avanti PDR Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault
Problem classes, in the order they present
- A water leak — Leads here. Condensate with nowhere to go is a constant product of any cabinet of this kind, not an occasional failure.
- Abnormal noise or vibration — Second on this group. Common but rarely serious: levelling and contact account for more of it than every internal part together.
- Not cooling or not freezing — Third. It costs something while you think about it, and it needs no tool to narrow down.
- An ice maker fault — Last of the four. Most often fixed by a switch or an arm that was left in the wrong position.
- 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. The 3 entries below sit on 3 distinct bases, so treat this as the order for the group rather than for your exact cabinet.
Models in the PDR family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| PDR36L34G | avanti:refrigerator:pdr |
| PDR50L34G | avanti:refrigerator:pdr |
| PDR75L34G | avanti:refrigerator:pdr |
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.
Other Avanti refrigerator model groups
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