The short answer
The Caf CIC Refrigerator family covers the models listed in the matrix below, all sharing one refrigerator platform. The matrix below lists four model tags that differ only in their trailing revision characters, so a part that suits one usually suits its neighbours, and the tag still decides.
What goes wrong on these models
- Runs continuously but the cabinet is warm — Cold is being made and not delivered — a frosted evaporator, a stopped fan or a stuck damper. — Slug: caf-caf-refrigerator-cic-refrigerator-cooling-failure — Title: Caf CIC Refrigerator: Not Cooling or Not Freezing
- No ice, or small and hollow cubes — Look into the mould before anything else: dry is a supply fault, full and unfrozen is a harvest or temperature fault. — Slug: caf-caf-refrigerator-cic-refrigerator-ice-production — Title: Caf CIC Refrigerator: Ice Maker Fault
- Water under the crisper drawers or on the floor — Usually a defrost drain blocked by an ice plug, which spills meltwater forward instead of routing it to the pan. — Slug: caf-caf-refrigerator-cic-refrigerator-water-leak — Title: Caf CIC Refrigerator: Water Leak
- Grinding, buzzing or a rattle that is new — Time the noise before chasing it: bursts every few hours are the ice maker, a constant rattle is the condenser side, a knock at start is the mounts. — Slug: caf-caf-refrigerator-cic-refrigerator-abnormal-noise — Title: Caf CIC Refrigerator: Abnormal Noise or Vibration
Problem classes in frequency order
- Cooling loss and defrost — Ranked first: the defrost and airflow group is what takes a cabinet out of service, so it carries the frequency and the consequence together.
- Ice production — Second: most ice faults resolve at a consumable rather than at a component.
- Leaks and drain blockage — Third: the defrost drain is a single point that every defrost cycle depends on, and a plug there shows as water long before it shows as anything else.
- Noise and vibration — Fourth: the majority of the noise on this platform is mechanical rattle rather than a component on its way out.
Models in the CIC family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| CIC36LK*Z*** | caf:refrigerator:cic |
| CIC36LP*V*** | caf:refrigerator:cic |
| CIC36RK*Z*** | caf:refrigerator:cic |
| CIC36RP*V*** | caf:refrigerator:cic |
Problem classes by relative frequency — No counted component sample covers this family, so the column ranks the classes against each other rather than by share.
General guidance| Problem class | Relative frequency on this family |
|---|---|
| Cooling loss and defrost | highest |
| Ice production | second |
| Leaks and drain blockage | third |
| Noise and vibration | lowest |
When to call a technician
The Caf CIC Refrigerator family has one owner side across the models in the matrix: condenser cleaning, filter changes, drain flushing, bin clearing and levelling. The line is the freezer rear panel — anything behind it, and anything in the sealed system, is a service call.
Other families of this brand
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