Maytag MSD2732GR Side by Side Refrigerator
Problem for Maytag MSD2732GR Side by Side Refrigerator

Water collecting on bottom of freezer coming out




By cindy_ron on Oct 11, 2009

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water collecting on bottom of freezer coming out of vent

Clarification Request

Posted by lilhelper on Oct 11, 2009

Your problem could be caused by a number of things, you could have a clogged drain pan or tube. this can get clogged with ice and when your defrost heater comes on to melt this ice, it isn't allowing it to drain so it goes into the bottom of you fridge and of course out. the ice build up could be caused by a bad defrost termination switch, or possibly a faulty defrost heater. i would remove the panels at the back of the freezer section to expose the fan and drainage, this will tell you if there is ice building up or not.

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posted on Oct 11, 2009
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woodchuck789

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Your evaporator coils frost up in normal use and every eight hours or so the entire unit shuts down and the defrost heater comes on to melt the frost. This cycle last about 20 minutes. The melted frost drips into a drain pan and through a drain tube to the drain tray under the freezer/refrigerator where it's evaporated by the condenser fan.


Your drain tube may be stopped up with ice at the upper end because it drains too slow because it's stopped up at the lower end in the evaporator pan under the unit at the floor. It can get dust and mold in it. Once you get the ice out at the top a little pressure with a turkey baster will usually clear it out. Flushing it out with hot water and clorox may help.
Make sure it drains quick enough to prevent refreezing. . The drain should be located below the evaporator coils on the lower back of the freezer.

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