Kitchenaid bottom drawer freezer is making frost or ice flakes inside. Why?

Freezer has been leaking water at the bottom. I opened the drawer/door and removed the bins, there was a small amount of ice formed on the bottom at the back, I broke it away and poured a small bit of warm water in the black drain hole. the next day the bottom and rear are full of frozen ice and it is difficult to open the drawer/door to the freezer. Everything is covered with frost. Help!

Hi,

How are the ice cubes? Are they normal size or hollow? I was wondering if some of the water was not making it into the ice maker and causing this issue. Is there any frosting issue not mentioned? Any water droplets on or around the back wall of the unit (inside)? I am a service tech certified and would like to know more about this issue. Have you cleared the drain completely, meaning after you de-iced unit, did you use water to verify the drain was cleared?

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Most problems with side by sides frosting up is due to failure of the defrost heater in the bottom of the freezer section behind the panel inside.

You can switch off the freezer from time to time to let the ice to melt.

Of course the too much accumulation of ice will affect the freezer.

Check the seal on the door and make sure it is "sound". Pay particular attention to the bottom or underside of the freezer door / drawer. Make sure nothing is preventing a seal between the fridge case and door. Misfigured, distorted or otherwise damaged seals can cause frost build up as you describe. Clear any objects / replace damaged seals found.

Good luck!

The 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 inside of the freezer at the bottom of the rear cover.

Hello,

Your unit has auto defrost. Remove the food from the bottom section and see if you have some frost/ice blocking the bottom vent. If it is blocked, using a hair dryer....remove the frost/ice and then you may have to remove the inside rear panel to unblock the drain hole behind the panel.....


Take care ......

If the door has a gap, certainly ice build up will occur on the evaporators and block the air flow which will just accumulate more and more if you don't defrost it first. make sure the doors always shut.

The adjusta cube ice maker has an on/off switch. To stop the ice from overfilling and being knocked off when you open the freezer door turn the ice maker off and then back on as needed.

defrost drain is blocked probably with ice
remove back panel inside freezer and drain is at bottom. melt of any ice with a hairdryer and follow up with hot water till water flows away freely. needs patience