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Posted by Rich256 on October 25, 2006, 6:29 pm
jJim McLaughlin wrote:
> Intermittant leaks of water onto floor every 2 - 3 daysunder frezer
> side of side by side Sudden onset about a week ago. Small puddle. Unit
> is a about 3 1/2 years old. Service folks say they can't come out to
> look at unit untiil 3 November. *SWMBO*not amused at delay.
>
> Unit is keeing frozen stuff well frozen, and refrigerator side wrking
> well in terms of keeping chilled stuff chilled. Plenty of ice from
> dispenser, and plenty of cold water from dispenser
>
> Pulled unit out from wall and unplugged. Took out shelves. Took
> off lower and back inside panels . Traced incoming water line from back
> of unit up to and through entire routing to front water dipenser. No
> leak I can find. Traced line to icemaker, again no leak I can find. If
> it were a leat in the water line to the icemaker or the chilled water
> outlet in the door, I'd expect to see ice forming insde the freezer
> unit. There is non/
>
> There is a group of refrigerant coils in the rear under the bottom of
> the freezer. The coils have an ice build up on them A good amount of
> ice. Ice encases several wires near coils. I'm thinking that probably
> isn't the way its designed to operate and that this can't be good. The
> owner's manual, which I have, is useless.
>
> I did find a sort of drain under the coil area and it, too, has water
> and ice on it. I poured some war tah to melt he ice and gntly cleaned
> he darin arae with some tips. Doesn't seem clogged. There is a
> perforated metal plate under the drain area, but cant reach iyt with
> anything to try to clear ay clogs.
>
>
> Anybody here got any better ideas of what might be causing he
> intermittant puddling and the ice build p on the coils and wires.
>
> I vaguely recall a web site for "Harry Homeowner" appliance repairs but
> haven't saved the URL. I am separately doing a Google search fr that
> site, but wuld appreciate any pointers to the site.
>
> Please E mail me at jaymclaughlinatyahoodotcom with responses in
> addition to posting here\
>
> Thank you in advance.
I expect the drain cycle has something to do with it. I expect that is
the drain you are describing. The one for the defrost cycle. It runs
from the bottom of the coils at the back of the freezer out and then
over to a pan under the refrigerator section. You should only see water
in the pan after a defrost cycle.
But the ice build up I can't explain. Is that behind the panel at the
back of the freezer? Ice would build up there until it goes into a
defrost cycle.
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