Check and empty the drain pan, you should be able to gain access by removing the vent grill below the door if there is one. The pan is under the unit somewhere. There is also a drain tube, make sure its not blocked with ice.
SOURCE: water dripping under freezer.
Hi nrudiger,
The source of this water is the defrost system located in the freezer section. Every time a refrigerator enters a defrost cycle, the compressor and fans will turn off and a heater will turn on to melt the accumulated frost off the evaporator. This water should run down the drain tube into the condensate pan located behind the bottom access grill. When the drain becomes blocked, the water has no place to go and will freeze when the defrost cycle ends. After several cycles, the ice will be high enough to cause water to overflow into the refrigerator section (or out the freezer door in a side by side) and you will notice water leaking from the refrigerator top and start pooling under the bottom drawers. The solution to the problem is to clear the ice out, defrost the drain, and clear any debris from the drain tube. Defrost the unit and it will drain again then, no more leaking water.
Hope this helps.
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