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Amana ASD2324H Side by Side Refrigerator - Page 7 Questions & Answers
Not cooling sat in storage 1 year get it home and compressor runs and no cool
Hello Jim;
My name is Peter. I am a retired field service refrigeration technician.
I would professionally rank Amana at the top of the list for reliability and low maintenance.
If you read your owners manual it states your unit must be stored in a controlled environment. Otherwise your warrantee is void.
I have made service calls on units that were less that a year old. They were in a garage (Not controlled environment) and the warrantee was voided.
What happens is the drastic changes of temperature from winter to summer expands and contracts the brazed seal system joints and these joint leak.
Also, what happens is the condensate from humidity corrodes the electrical components as well as the control boards.
You can call a local service company to check out what needs to be replace. You are probably look at a $350.00 + service call, if it can be restored.
3/1/2016 3:31:05 PM •
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My fridge or the freezer wont cool. but the fans are running whats my problem
Two big difference possibilities here...
1. Compressor/refrigerant failure... Catastrophic & prohibitively expensive...!!
2. Since every Amana I've seen in the last half of my life-time has been "self" Defrosting ... I'm going right out on that limb to say...
Your freezer COULD be totally blocked from freezing and cooling by a massive glob of FROST in the bottom...
Trouble shooting is not very hard... and the two most common failure parts *(defrost heater & defrost thermostat) are NOT overly expensive
Nor is the third element... the DEFROST TIMER... but I have every confidence you AMANA has a logic board rather than a mechanical timer (the good news is... the logic boards are pretty robust and enjoy an excellent reputation.
Since your REFIGERATOR/FREEZER is not working anyway...
power it off
open all the doors
empty and clean the exterior...
Look closely into the freezer side to see if there is visible frost build-up.
If there is... prepare for (a deluge) more water than your defrost drain pan might be able to handle.
Surround the unit with towels... and get out the WET/DRY vacuum if you have one. Air it completely out and make sure it is dry.
A room air fan would be great to rush things along.
Avoid using any heaters (although it would seem clever it can ruin perfectly good door seals and warp interior plastic surfaces
If a lot of water DID come out... you can get your model number and start ordering those parts
First cheapest part to try... defrost thermostat.
If you want quick cost effective service STAY AWAY from SEARS PARTS.
The cutest exact replacement <plug-in>part I have found was from appliancepartspros: they even designed in the own test port... because the AMANA DEFROST thermostat seems to attract a lot of testing... (big hint here).
Be safe... water and electricity are a not-so-good combination.
Happy hunting!
11/11/2015 11:56:15 PM •
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Amana refrigerator does not cool
If the compressor runs all the time, you have a refrigerant leak. This is not a do it yourself type of repair. A repair person needs to fix it. If the refrigerator is about 15 years old or older, buy a new refrigerator.
11/7/2015 6:26:22 PM •
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What's the cubic feet of Amana TM17tbw refrigerator?
Yes, probably 17 ft^3.
Open the door, look on the walls, find the information plate, and write down the model number and serial number. Then go to the Amana website and look up the specifications. " Amana TM17tbw" won't cross to a specification but the exact model number from the label on the wall should.
7/8/2015 7:32:04 PM •
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