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Excess water inside fridge

I have a nextra fridge ( not fridge freezer ) and water gathers at the back of the fridge towards a small hole. i dont know if there is a release for this water but it overflows into the lower part of the fridge where the drawers are, then runs out of the bottom when i open the fridge door. what can i do about this?

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Take a pipe cleaner and run it down the little hole. That is a drain hole and it has something clogging it, not allowing the frig condensation to drain.

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