I have a glass four door refrigertor why does ice keep building up on the condenser. The vent tube is clear. What can I do?

SOURCE: ice build up

I had the same problem but fixed it recently. The problem originates with the drain trough mounted on the back interior wall of the fridge that slopes down into the middle. The drain tube is attached at this point and runs to the pan under the unit. This drain trough is screwed to the interior and sealed with silicone caulking. Over time the caulking breaks free from the interior wall of the fridge allowing the defrosted water to leak past the trough, collecting in the bottom of the compartment under the veggie drawer. It freezes there building up an ice ***** that eventuallly wraps around the drain tube. Any water that now runs into the tube freezes in place over time forming an ice plug preventing any drainage at all. Now the defrosted water begins to flood the interior of the fridge eventually leaking out which it did in our situtation.

There are two solutions. One is to take off the drain trough, clean it up and the interior wall of the fridge. Also thaw out the ice plug in the drain tube and make sure it is clean and drains freely. I used hot water and a syringe to inject it into the tube until the ice melted. Dry everything off. Reattach the drain trough using silicone caulking approved for kitchen/bath use. You may have to shut down the fridge and warm it up to meet the application temperature limit of the silicpne. The other solution is simpler. After cleaning and drying the drain trough, I applied an adhesive backed closed cell foam rubber gasket (3/16" thick automotive) to the back surface of the trough that sits against the interior wall of the fridge when in place. When screwed back in place, the gasket is compressed preventing water from leaking past. The fridge does not have to be warmed up for this fix. It has been in place for a few months now with now problems.

Raymond Ramirez

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• Posted on May 26, 2009

SOURCE: Moisture/Ice build-up in Refrigerator

ok first of all. the refrige is in the basement. do you know what the relative humidity in the basement is?

you can check this with a humidity gauge.

SOURCE: My refrigertor has stop making ice.

just check if the lever in the ice maker is turned to on or off,because that causes the ice maker to stop making ice

SOURCE: Hotpoint side by side (Model HSS251FMD)

more than likely no the baffel door that opens when the call for ice is performed is more than likely sticking open due to the possibilty of beverage sloshing up and around the piviot points

SOURCE: ice builds up and closes off the vents in the

Try changing the tempt on the freezer, and not have it at the lowest setting. Also, if you do not keep too much items in the freezer, that can contribute to the excessive build-up of ice. Try recommended settings first.