The short answer
On AVG ARBM the faults that dominate are temperature complaints and the icing that usually precedes them, and both follow from how these cabinets are built rather than from the brand as a whole. The six ARBM model numbers share a prefix and separate on their trailing letters, which mark door and finish variants of the same cabinet rather than different machines.
What goes wrong on these models, and where to read about it
- It has started making an unusual noise — A hum, rattle, whine or scrape that was not there before. — Slug: avg-avg-refrigerator-arbm-refrigerator-abnormal-noise
- It will not hold temperature — Warm cabinet with the machine plainly running, or a cycle that never settles. — Slug: avg-avg-refrigerator-arbm-refrigerator-cooling-failure
- Frost or ice is building up inside — A frost sheet on the rear wall, or ice at one point of the door line. — Slug: avg-avg-refrigerator-arbm-refrigerator-ice-production
- Water is appearing inside or underneath it — Water inside the base, on the floor at the front, or behind the cabinet. — Slug: avg-avg-refrigerator-arbm-refrigerator-water-leak
Problem classes in the order they actually come up on this family
- It will not hold temperature — First on AVG ARBM: the heat path and the door decide this long before any component does.
- Frost or ice is building up inside — Second: moisture entering a cabinet of this type has only a few places to go.
- Water is appearing inside or underneath it — Third, and often the same fault in a warmer month — condensate taking the wrong route.
- It has started making an unusual noise — Fourth: few parts move here, so timing the noise against the cycle settles most of them.
Models in the ARBM family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| ARBM150SE | avg:refrigerator:arbm |
| ARBM171DSE | avg:refrigerator:arbm |
| ARBM171SE | avg:refrigerator:arbm |
| ARBM172BSE | avg:refrigerator:arbm |
| ARBM172SE | avg:refrigerator:arbm |
| ARBM172WE | avg:refrigerator:arbm |
Problem classes by rank on this family — Ordinal ranking, not a share: no counted corpus covers this family, so there is no denominator to print and none is implied.
General guidance| Problem class | Rank on this family |
|---|---|
| It will not hold temperature | first |
| Frost or ice is building up inside | second |
| Water is appearing inside or underneath it | third |
| It has started making an unusual noise | fourth |
When to call a technician
Treat the split on AVG ARBM as access rather than skill: what you can reach with the door open or the grille off is yours, and what needs the cabinet drawn out of its opening is not. A refrigerator holds food safely at 40 °F (4 °C) or below, so move perishables rather than waiting on a diagnosis.
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