We also have a unit that will not drain out the back, but pools in the front compartment instead. It builds up until the fan sprays it into the room, and drips into the living room floor. It doesn't seem to be getting to the back where it is supposed to drain at all, and yes, it its slanting. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

vent pipes are not sealed properly and condensation is building up and leaking out .

Hello,

That water is from the melting frost of the automatic defrost cycle. Their is drain in the freezer behind the back wall under the evaperator coil that is blocked, so instead of defrost water draining it's pooling in the freezer or in some case espically on models with the freezer on the top,the water is leaking from the freezer vents into the fresh food compartment.
The way to clear the drain is remove back plate and remove all ice build up and GENTLY make a small hole in drain through then totally flush w/warm water.
The exact location of drain is under the coil behind back freezer plate in the center

Good luck

I hope this helps

Gene

Hello,

That water is from the melting frost of the automatic defrost cycle. Their is drain in the freezer behind the back wall under the evaperator coil that is blocked, so instead of defrost water draining it's pooling in the freezer or in some case espically on models with the freezer on the top,the water is leaking from the freezer vents into the fresh food compartment.
The way to clear the drain is remove back plate and remove all ice build up and GENTLY make a small hole in drain through then totally flush w/warm water.
The exact location of drain is under the coil behind back freezer plate in the center

Good luck,
Gene

Hello,

That water is from the melting frost of the automatic defrost cycle. Their is drain in the freezer behind the back wall under the evaperator coil that is blocked, so instead of defrost water draining it's pooling in the freezer or in some case espically on models with the freezer on the top,the water is leaking from the freezer vents into the fresh food compartment.
The way to clear the drain is remove back plate and remove all ice build up and GENTLY make a small hole in drain through then totally flush w/warm water.
The exact location of drain is under the coil behind back freezer plate in the center

Good luck

I hope this helps

Gene

Hello,

That water is from the melting frost of the automatic defrost cycle. Their is drain in the freezer behind the back wall under the evaperator coil that is blocked, so instead of defrost water draining it's pooling in the freezer or in some case espically on models with the freezer on the top,the water is leaking from the freezer vents into the fresh food compartment.
The way to clear the drain is remove back plate and remove all ice build up and GENTLY make a small hole in drain, then totally flush w/warm water.
The exact location of drain is under the coil behind back freezer plate in the center

Good luck

I hope this helps you to stop that leak,
Gene

Hello,

That water is from the melting frost of the automatic defrost cycle. Their is drain in the freezer behind the back wall under the evaperator coil that is blocked, so instead of defrost water draining it's pooling in the freezer or in some case espically on models with the freezer on the top,the water is leaking from the freezer vents into the fresh food compartment.
The way to clear the drain is remove back plate and remove all ice build up and GENTLY make a small hole in drain through then totally flush w/warm water.
The exact location of drain is under the coil behind back freezer plate in the center

Good luck

I hope this helps

Gene

Hi and welcome to FixYa. I am Kelly. The compartment drain is most likely clogged. I have checked the manuals that I have and I am not seeing a compartment drain tube. I do see what is called a cap. Units that have this cap like device on the bottom of the compartment (Under the refrigerator) often experience particulate build up in the cap. The cap itself is hollow and water will drain into the cap and then drip into the catch basin below the cap. Remove the cap by pulling down hard and slow, then clear / clean the cap passages. When this cap clogs it causes water to remain in the compartment and eventually run out the door of the refrigerator and pool usually near the corner of the unit. You will need a thin piece of wire to also clear the water passage from the inside compartment to the mating point of the cap.

The evaporator drain will sometimes have a plastic disc in it that has holes in it. You will need to lift out the disc to make sure the water passage is clear. A good hard tooth pick or a jewelers screw driver works great for removing the disc.
See item 5 of this link:
http://www.appliancepartspros.com/partsearch/model.aspx?model_id=5171276&diagram_id=1334945#d1334945
Make sure that the metal tray drain on the bottom of this item is also clean

If yu have to do a manual defrost to clear the unit of ice so you can clean the drain just unplug it.. place a fan on it for a little over 2 hours. (Water mess) The goal is to get everything to room temp so that any residual ice is melted. The clear all water passages.

Now If by chance I am mistaken from my manual research and your unit in fact has a drain tube clear the tube using a solid piece of copper wire or... with NO sharp end. Fold it back onto itself if need be or cut it clean so that only the wire insulation touches the tubing but clear the tube end to end.

By doing the above you should stop your water pooling problem.

Thanks for choosing FixYa.

Kelly .

Hi,

The coils you see on the back of your dehumidifier are the evaporator. When the unit runs, the coils get very cold. As the fan draws the room air over the coils, the humidity in the air condenses out of the air onto the cold coils. But, if the temperature of the air the fan draws over the coils is too cool, the humidity that condenses out of the air freezes on the coils.

To remedy this problem, you can try any of these:
Warm up the room the dehumidifier is in.
Put the dehumidifier on a sturdy table (the room air is coolest near the ground).
Turn the unit off until the room warms up.

Take care.

Check to make sure the fan in the freezer compartment is working and not blocked. This delivers the cold air to the refrigerator. The fan should run every time the freezer calls for cold.

To increase the efficiency of the air conditioner's cooling to meet US energy requirements, most manufacturers eliminated the traditional drain plug. Instead, they switched to a design that used the extracted moisture from the room to help evaporatively cool the condenser.

To do this, the traditional fan blade was replaced with a 'sling blade' which was a fan blade with a rim or ring around it. The drain plug or drain hole in the bottom of the pan was eliminated and replaced with overflow notches in the back edge. Along with a solid piece drain pan, this provided a pool of water for the edge of the sling blade to dip into and pick up water to 'sling' or spray around the compartment to create evaporative cooling. The overflow notches established the maximum depth of the water pool and are also the lowest place when installed properly.

Although this is more efficient, this has caused 2 problems: increased noise as the water is slung around and water spray from the side air vents.

Persons have drilled holes through the pan or back edge as drains. This is not recommended as it negatively effects the colling ability of the unit and could lead to a voided warranty or premature failure.

Instead, insure that there is adequate pitch with the installation and make sure the overflow notches are kept clear.

If you 'need' a drain hose, my suggestion would be to drill into drain pan's back edge or the rear potions of the sides. The hole should be at the same level as the overflow notches. Once the drain hose is installed, block/cover the overflow notches to redirect the excess water to the drain hose instead.