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The last week there has been about a pint of water collecting under veg bins on a daily basis...yesterday I pulled it back away from the wall and took off the drain...but it was open and clear,
The water is coming from the top portion of the refrigerator section. the insulation between the freezer and the refrigerator is getting wet that is why the coldness of the freezer is transferring to the refrigerator trough the insulation foam. you can see droplets of water forming underneath the refrigerator section. sometimes you can see ice forming underneath also.
as the compressor cuts off more often, the insulation in between then would not cool very much and might eventually reduce the water droplets forming underneath.
another solution could be to replace the insulation foam in between the two section, but this solution is quite hard to do plus the insulation is very hard to find in the parts department since they have not thought that this insulation would absorbe water and get wet and would initiate a problem.
tnx again,
drcool
you can lower the thermostat for a start.
as the compressor cuts off more often, the insulation in between then would not cool very much and might eventually reduce the water droplets forming underneath.
another solution could be to replace the insulation foam in between the two section, but this solution is quite hard to do plus the insulation is very hard to find in the parts department since they have not thought that this insulation would absorbe water and get wet and would initiate a problem.
tnx again,
drcool
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hi kostas. Condensation runs down the back of the fridge and collects in the gully sitting at the back of the fridge where the water is then channelled through the drain hole into a container which sits on the compressor, it's then evaporated away.
Pull the bins out. Just above them is a channel with a hole in the middle. Push a drinking straw in the hole to clear the drain. The water will drain away instead of dripping under the veg bins.
All depends on how much water is collecting. A lot of water indicated a leak from the ice maker. A small amount and it's probably a clogged condensate drain. Here's a YouTube video on a different brand showing a clogged drain, your may be similar (or not), but it might give you an idea as to where to look. Refrigerator dripping water inside FIX
Hi,have you got a drain at the back of the fridge just above the veg draw,if yes is there eney food above that that is tuching the back wall of the fridge above the veg tray,if so then the water that runs down the back wall will be going onto the food that it tuches and into the veg draw,hope this was some help,all the best.
Just above the veg drawers at the back is a channel that collects water when the fridge defrosts. It has a hole to drain the water which is blocked and the water is pooling under the drawers. Clear the hole with a drinking straw.
Pull the veg. bin draws out and you'll see a hole that could be clogged with food or frozen water. First, clear away food if there is any. Then, pour boiling water into the drain and watch the bottom of the unit where it should be draining into a pan which will evaporate from the heat of the compressor.
Look inside at the back to see if there is a collecting troff which collectes the water runing down the cool plate. In the middle of the troff is a run off hole which takes the water outside to the back to an evaporation tray. if this hole gets blocked it floods the fridge and you know the rest. Some fridges have a looped plug which you pull out of the troff hole to clear the blockage. I know this as my fridge does this too.
This refrigerator look like mine (Picture). Mine did the same thing. If it is the same then this is what I did. Look under the there is a collection tray. This tray collect the water. At the bottom of the refrigerator (Inside where the water collect) is a cap. The cap has cap would have holes or a slot that allow the little water to fall to the collection tray. Mine has slots and was block up. clean it out and that should do it. The water should be able to fall to the tray at the bottom. I do hope this help you.
Hi. thanks for the question . the problem you have is with the drain tube, from under the freezer wall ,in the fridge. that tube is clogged up . pull fridge away from wall. locate the drain hose at the drain tray. clean. also clean all coils behind fridge thanks the appliance doc
Brand is a GE
top is the freezer...bottom is the fridge
thx
OK...is there anything I can do about it?
thx
what kind of refrigerator do you got?..is it a side by side or a top and bottom doors?
tnx, drcool
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