When in defrost mode, frost is melted and the water is directed to a tray at the rear bottom of the freezer. A tube is connected to the bottom of the tray so the water is sent down the back of the refer to evaporate at the bottom.
The tube gets clogged with gunk, water backs up and freezes. Then, at the next defrost cycle the water has no place to go except into the refer interior.
Unload the freezer, remove the bottom plastic plate, let the ice melt, unclog the tube, put everything back together and you're good to go!
Testimonial: "after posting my question about water inside fridge, I continued to search the internet for clues and found exactly what you had described, however, I seem to think the problem resulted from freshly filled ice cube trays when stacked, often time dropped allowing fresh water to directed down vents located at rear of freezer and above the temp control in fridge. I re-arranged the freezer, moved the trays and haven't had a problem since. Thank you for your help!"
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