Kitchen Large Electric Appliances - GE Refrigerator: Water leaking sometimes from Freezer section. Why?
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dcmetro
08-14-06, 01:58 PM
Guys:
My GE refrigerator leaks water from the freezer section once a week. Not sure why? Any ideas why this might be happening. It seems to be cooling fine on both sections. But this water leak bothers me. Does not leak a whole lot of water...but enough on the floor to clean once a week.
Your suggestions shall be appreciated.
My GE refrigerator leaks water from the freezer section once a week. Not sure why? Any ideas why this might be happening. It seems to be cooling fine on both sections. But this water leak bothers me. Does not leak a whole lot of water...but enough on the floor to clean once a week.
Your suggestions shall be appreciated.
dave6466
08-14-06, 07:36 PM
Sounds like a drain line block when it defrosts. Depending on the model of your fridge it either drains down a line in the back of your fridge, or down the inside back wall of the fridge & down through a drain plug on the bottom under the crisper drawers. Find the drain line or plug & blow through it or use a wire to open the obstruction. Dave
dcmetro
08-15-06, 10:38 AM
This fridge is 5 years old. Is there a diagram where I can see what the drain pipe looks like?
greyhound
08-15-06, 11:08 AM
Sounds like a drain line block when it defrosts. Depending on the model of your fridge it either drains down a line in the back of your fridge, or down the inside back wall of the fridge & down through a drain plug on the bottom under the crisper drawers. Find the drain line or plug & blow through it or use a wire to open the obstruction. Dave
I was able to buy a small part to repair mine. A small flat piece of metal that hooks around the heat coil, and sticks down into the drain hole. It keeps the hole from freezing up, causing the blockage, hence the water in the crisper drawers.Did this over a year ago, never another leak yet.It seemed to be a small design flaw on the part of the fridge mfr.
I was able to buy a small part to repair mine. A small flat piece of metal that hooks around the heat coil, and sticks down into the drain hole. It keeps the hole from freezing up, causing the blockage, hence the water in the crisper drawers.Did this over a year ago, never another leak yet.It seemed to be a small design flaw on the part of the fridge mfr.
brentwoodpmg
08-15-06, 07:49 PM
first i agree with greyhound, ge found that they had a design
"difficulty" with how the defrost- to- drain worked, especially those units sold in high humidity climates. they implimented a "thermo-conductive device" that was placed around the defrost element (if it was a glass enclosed defrost element, it is to be attached to the shield in front of the glass enclosed element, where conveinently there is a place to put it) and was placed into the drain hole to conduct heat to the drain hole thus to prevent it from freezing closed. second, we need to know the model of your fridge, because what we may be telling you may not apply to your situation. and third, dave may be correct by indicating that the drain line may be clogged. we just need a little more info on the fridge. let us know, we are here to help.
barry
"difficulty" with how the defrost- to- drain worked, especially those units sold in high humidity climates. they implimented a "thermo-conductive device" that was placed around the defrost element (if it was a glass enclosed defrost element, it is to be attached to the shield in front of the glass enclosed element, where conveinently there is a place to put it) and was placed into the drain hole to conduct heat to the drain hole thus to prevent it from freezing closed. second, we need to know the model of your fridge, because what we may be telling you may not apply to your situation. and third, dave may be correct by indicating that the drain line may be clogged. we just need a little more info on the fridge. let us know, we are here to help.
barry