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Re: leaky bottom freezer on my kenmore elite refrigerator
Defrost drain is clogged. defrost drain water is over flowing into bottom. take back panel off. remove ice to find drain hole. use very hot water and turkey baster to wash out till clear.
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Defrost water goes into the drain-pan below the refrigerator and utilizes the air that goes across the condenser coils to EVAPORATE into the air. There is no collection of water :-)
The high level of condensation is due to constant opening of the fridge when the frost develops. It is required to defrost off the condensation and if this has an auto mode timer for defrost , then it is possible that it is not working.
The water must drain out to the drain tank but since it is formed out of the freezer the water flows out of the collection tray.
We just had a similar problem with our Maytag side-by-side in the bottom of the freezer. Just as you described...sort of a glacier on the floor of the freezer that slowly melts toward the door. After several attempts to remove the ice, only to have it form again, my husband spoke with a helpful sales person in an appliance center. He said there's a drainage plug/line on the back that's supposed to funnel condensation to the evaporation tray underneath. It gets clogged and frozen. Sure enough...my husband pulled out the freezer, opened the visible line and it was all frozen and full of gunk. He had to use a hair dryer to thaw it out, then flushed it. It was amazing how much stuff came out of there. We've had no more problem since.
dead fish smell ( under the frig there is a cond pan that collects water from the defrost . whirlpool has some tabs that you can put in pan/ it helps .. I would put a cup of bleach in pan every 3 months . and if you can find the drain inside the freezer add it thorugh the drain . algae builds up in drain and plugs it . mm
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