I have condensate leakes into the bottom of my freezer and ices up the bottom of the freezer

Remove contents from bottom of freezer. Turn ref/freezer off. Use the handle end of a screwdriver and carefully break up the ice build up from the bottom of the freezer. Find the condensate drain and remove ice build up. Find the condensate drain and remove ice or any kind of restriction from the drain line.
Or you can turn the refrigerator off for a day , mop up the water and blow out the condensate drain

Hello Geens

My name id Peter. I am a retired field service refrigeration technician.

You have a frozen condensate drain. About every 8-10 hours your refrigerator shuts down for about 20-30 minutes. At this time your defrost heater (Under your cooling coils) turns on and melts the frost off the coils. This condensate goes down your condensate drain. If the drain is frozen, the condensate has no where else to go except on the bottom of the freezer.

The freezer drain is behind the back wall of the freezer. You need to clear the ice out of the drain and put a heat sink in the drain hole.

You may try using warm water and a hair drier, but be ready for a small flood.

You did not give a model number, so I can not tell you how to repair.

Hello and Welcome to Fixya,

This is one of the most common problems in most of the refrigeration appliances. What's going on here is that the condensate drain hole in the freezer gets plugged with ice. Once this happens, all the frost melted off the evaporator during subsequent defrost cycles can no longer drain and so spreads out on the freezer and dribbles down and also chokes other components. Here are the instructions that you need to follow inorder to get rid of the problem:

• Unplug the refrigerator and pull everything outta the freezer, and I mean everything.
• Remove the bottom panel inside the freezer so you can see the condensate trough in the back of the freezer.
• Notice that the condensate trough is filled with ice- all that has to be cleared out.
• Take it easy back there, delicate parts are exposed- don't start hacking at it with an ice pick because there are chances that you'll just end up puncturing the evaporator and you'll turn a simple, inexpensive repair into a majorly expensive one.
• Use hot water to drain all the frosted ice that is visible.
• Re-place all the units removed during the process.
• Once all the ice is cleared away and the condensate drain opening is cleared, you are done.

Best of Luck,

Please do rate my solution, If found helpful.

Regards.

Hello and Welcome to Fixya,

This is one of the most common problems in most of the refrigeration appliances. What's going on here is that the condensate drain hole in the freezer gets plugged with ice. Once this happens, all the frost melted off the evaporator during subsequent defrost cycles can no longer drain and so spreads out on the freezer and dribbles down and also chokes other components. Here are the instructions that you need to follow inorder to get rid of the problem:

• Unplug the refrigerator and pull everything outta the freezer, and I mean everything.
• Remove the bottom panel inside the freezer so you can see the condensate trough in the back of the freezer.
• Notice that the condensate trough is filled with ice- all that has to be cleared out.
• Take it easy back there, delicate parts are exposed- don't start hacking at it with an ice pick because there are chances that you'll just end up puncturing the evaporator and you'll turn a simple, inexpensive repair into a majorly expensive one.
• Use hot water to drain all the frosted ice that is visible.
• Re-place all the units removed during the process.
• Once all the ice is cleared away and the condensate drain opening is cleared, you are done.

Best of Luck,

Please do rate my solution, If found helpful.

Regards.

Hello and Welcome to Fixya,

This is one of the most common problems in most of the refrigeration appliances. What’s going on here is that the condensate drain hole in the freezer gets plugged with ice. Once this happens, all the frost melted off the evaporator during subsequent defrost cycles can no longer drain and so spreads out on the freezer and dribbles down and also chokes other components. Here are the instructions that you need to follow inorder to get rid of the problem:

• Unplug the refrigerator and pull everything outta the freezer, and I mean everything.
• Remove the bottom panel inside the freezer so you can see the condensate trough in the back of the freezer.
• Notice that the condensate trough is filled with ice– all that has to be cleared out.
• Take it easy back there, delicate parts are exposed– don’t start hacking at it with an ice pick because there are chances that you’ll just end up puncturing the evaporator and you’ll turn a simple, inexpensive repair into a majorly expensive one.
• Use hot water to drain all the frosted ice that is visible.
• Re-place all the units removed during the process.
• Once all the ice is cleared away and the condensate drain opening is cleared, you are done.

Best of Luck,

Please do rate my solution, If found helpful.

Regards.

possible causes: bad door seals or condensate drain plugged causing evaporator coils (in freezer) to ice up, condenser or evaporator fans not on, condenser coils dirty, compressor not working, or a freon leak. if the back wall of your freezer is frosty or super cold, the coils are iced up. remove the back wall and defrost it with a hair dryer. if the water doesn't drain, unclog the drain tube. check the door seals for gaps. replace if necessary. check the fan in the freezer and the fan in the back. both should come on when the compressor is on. if not, check the fuses on the main board. replace if needed. if all that is fine, and there is no frost, you have a slow leak or a bad compressor. call in a pro or get a new fridge.

Your defrost condensate drain beginning in the rear and bottom pan of the freezer has a blockage somewhere between the freezer and through the turns it makes going down to the condensate collion pan below the refrigerator. There are many reasons for this happening for example water leaking from a water supply line for the dispenser or ice maker, a crack in the defrost pan, water leaking inside and draining through the refrigerator cabinet, but most are cased by a defrost drain line blockage. Below is a link that may be helpful so try to take it all in and use the parts that most refer to your specific problem, Thanks Sea Breeze
click on link below

if the freezer has air and the rear freezer wall has frost on it, the evaporator coils are iced up and need defrosting. causes:
1. low refrigerant
2. no fan
3. too much humid air in fridge/freezer due to door open or bad door seals
4. the condensate drain tube is clogged

if the seal around the door is ripped or not completely sealing, or there is condensation at the bottom or the walls of the fridge, replace the seal(s).

no air, no fan. Replace

if the refrigerant is low, it just needs a top off. but you need to be certified by the epa to move refrigerant, so get a professional.

defrost solutions:
unplug the fridge. remove the wall of the freezer that is frosted/icing up. use a hair dryer to melt the ice. do not get too close. you will see a drain under the evaporator coil. make sure it is not blocked. the water should run freely to a condensate pan under the fridge that evaporates the condensation with the hot line from the compressor. once the coil is free of ice, frost, and water, replace the panel and repair any of the problems that caused the icing up. plug the fridge in and turn it on. If it frosts up within a week, there is still an issue that not been taken care of.

most likely the drain is plugged try using some low pressure compressed air to blow out the tube, yes the heater is what defrosts, no hot gas, other than that the icemaker fill tube could be leaking, freezing the drain.