What this model group is
This page covers the RMRS family as it is catalogued for Avanti refrigerators. These models are grouped by a shared base designation, and the useful consequence is that the faults below present in much the same way across the group.
What goes wrong, and where each fault is covered
- Not cooling or not freezing — Warm inside while the compressor cycles audibly. Frost as a skin rather than a dusting on the cold surface is the tell that goes with it. Covered in full on the not cooling or not freezing page for these models. — Slug: avanti-avanti-refrigerator-rmrs-refrigerator-cooling-failure — Title: Avanti RMRS Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing
- An ice maker fault — Ice that has stopped, slowed, or started arriving as one solid mass. What the compartment is actually holding matters more than the mechanism. Covered in full on the ice maker fault page for these models. — Slug: avanti-avanti-refrigerator-rmrs-refrigerator-ice-production — Title: Avanti RMRS Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault
- 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-rmrs-refrigerator-water-leak — Title: Avanti RMRS Refrigerator: Water Leak
- Abnormal noise or vibration — A sound the machine did not make last month. Whether it survives the compressor switching off is the cheapest test there is. Covered in full on the abnormal noise or vibration page for these models. — Slug: avanti-avanti-refrigerator-rmrs-refrigerator-abnormal-noise — Title: Avanti RMRS Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration
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.
- An ice maker fault — Second on this group. Not every model here is fitted to make ice, which narrows this class before any diagnosis starts.
- A water leak — Third. Condensate with nowhere to go is a constant product of any cabinet of this kind, not an occasional failure.
- Abnormal noise or vibration — Last of the four. Often reported, seldom mechanical. The exception is clicking in bursts with no cooling.
- 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. All 7 entries below share one base, so this order holds across the whole group.
Models in the RMRS family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| RMRS31X#**-IS | avanti:refrigerator:rmrs |
| RMRS31X** | avanti:refrigerator:rmrs |
| RMRS31X**-IS | avanti:refrigerator:rmrs |
| RMRS31X1B-IS | avanti:refrigerator:rmrs |
| RMRS31X5R-IS | avanti:refrigerator:rmrs |
| RMRS31X6BL-IS | avanti:refrigerator:rmrs |
| RMRS31X7G-IS | avanti:refrigerator:rmrs |
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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