I respect your recommendation but steam can get hot enough that your whole refrigerator will look like it was in the Lahaina fire instantaneously. The steamer in the vid won't get that hot though. :)
I had the same problem with my freezer. All the videos I found were to fix water coming from UNDER the fridge, not under the bin INSIDE the freezer. I followed your instructions and it worked beautifully. Thanks be to GOD and you, my floor is dry again. I am a home remodeler who specializes in bathrooms, but my appliance repair knowledge is limited. Thanks to you, I know how my refrigerator/freezer's operation so much better. Allan Wiggins 🙌
OMG, you are a life saver. After 21 years of fighting with my Maytag fridge and having a towel to catch the access water coming onto my floor, I took apart the rubber hose attached to the drain and it turned out to have insulation clogging it up. I never would have checked that for an issue as I never thought anything would be able to get into that drain valve. Turns out the insulation from the regulator was dropping in the drain valve and over the years was clogging it up. THANK YOU for this video, you are a life saver! 🙏
This is THE complete guide to solve this particular issue with freezer! I had smile on my face when I saw the towel because I used the same method while I was trying to figure out a way to fix this. Thank you!!!
Great video. I borrowed a handheld steamer from a neighbor and thawed off huge chunks of ice from the freezer. The whole drain in the center was frozen over. No wonder we were having spillage out the front. As a bonus to fixing the leak, the ice maker started working again! Thanks so much for the video! For those folks following the instructions, leave yourself a couple a hours to do this. Keep breathing and take it one step at a time!
Ive been working on stuff on my own using books before the internet,I normally dont comment but you are very good at explaining and showing everything really well hope you have other videos next time something breaks!!Thanx for taking the time!!!
Having the same problem. Just a thought.. what if I emptied the fridge and unplugged it for the night with doors and drawer open so any ice buildup would melt. The drain nipple is nice and clean by the way. ???
I'm from Brazil and I agree with the guy that told about the quality of the equipment around the world after years 2000. Before 80's and 90 everything was great
Thanks for this great video. My Bosch fridge was a bit different in the back. The drip tube for whatever reason had a pee trap that was holding debris and causing drainage to have to overcome the static pressure in the trap. With the info you provided I just cut the pee trap out so the the drain did a straight drip into the pan. The part that took the most time was gently thawing the coils and condensation collector in the back of the freezer.
Thanks for this helpful video. I got stuck for awhile trying to figure out how to remove the wire basket from the freezer. I found the missing piece of information at exactly 0:40 in this video, a brief moment when the outboard half of the gear housing is visible in the raised position, allowing the round gear to disengage from the straight gear rack and let the basket to come all the way out. To raise each gear housing you must depress two catches and lift it. Then, after you remove the screws on the front ends of the gear rack so that it can flex enough, you can pull the basket all the way out. I used a hair dryer on medium heat, but also needed to pour 180-degree water into the frozen drain to open it. This all took about two hours, including cleaning. I could probably do it faster now. There appears to be a heater tube in the drain pan in the back, probably to help evaporate the water. It would be great if the chronically freezing drain under the evaporator coil had its own little heater.
Thank you very much for your super helpful video. Following your instructions I was able to fix the water leaking issue on my Whirlpool fridge. I am not strong enough to pull out the fridge so I wasn't able to clean the whatever nozzle from the back but I used both a hair dryer and a portable vacuum cleaner onto the drain hole inside the freezer. My hair dryer has a button when pressed down the dryer only blows out cold air so no concern of melting the plastic. It's been 24+ hours after my repair, so far so good, looking neat and no leak! Thank you again!
I grew up in the 80s and 90s. We had a fridge and freezer that worked for decades without having to go through all this trouble. The "smarter" technology gets, the worse it is.
Thanks! Very helpful video! I hope your wife was understanding ha ha! I am bald, so no hair dryer, but I do have an electric LEAF BLOWER!!! It worked 🥰
You asked about the ice accumulating on the tubes on the top of the evaporator coils. Put some pipe insulation there and tape it down to itself. I use that metal tape. The issue is that the coils actually absorb heat to turn the refrigerant to gas on its way back to the compressor.
I believe there is a hot plate in there for the condensate and it is probably not functioning anymore. Are used to hear a loud popping in mine from brand new mine is no longer doing that so I have water on the floor.
Good to know this...but what is causing the problem in the first place I wonder; and what is the fix to that source cause? Do you think it was just that buildup of dirt in the nipple? Has the leak returned over time? Thanks
Mine is a different model and the drain pipe was clogged with brown gooey gunk. The pipe looped around 360⁰ and I cut / straight-piped it down to drain pan.
Keeping the coils clean behind the kick plate helps (also removing the back and using computer duster on the fan and back coils), but the main issue is the drain line rubber grommet gets clogged. Whirlpool/KitchenAid makes a new drain piece probably runs $20-$30. I had this same issue 4-5yr ago and is happening again. Good luck!
I'm having the same issue with my GE bottom freezer. Need to clean the ice build up as mentioned here. But the issue that created the condensation in the first place was a faulty ice maker dispenser door that wasnt sealing correctly.
Instructions worked well for my KichenAid frig. My frig had the drain pipe with the trap/bend in it. After I melted all the ice, the drain would still not drain the water. Root cause: Some spinach (or something green) had plugged up the trap in the pipe, causing the water to back up onto the floor of the freezer compartment and eventually onto the kitchen floor.
Hi. Is it possible that a refrigerator bought two months ago has these problems? After a month of operation, it started to flow from time to time underneath. Thank you very much.
Here's a WAY easier, less complicated fix folks. Put all the freezer food in a cooler and take out the baskets like in the video, but instead of disassembling your freezer, just leave the door open to thaw on its own. Fresh food section should stay cold enough overnight, and cooler should do the same, but if you're that worried about it go buy a couple of blocks of dry ice from Walmart and put one in each. After the freezer has thawed on its own, THEN take the back off and clean the drain as shown in the video. I usually just use a portable air compressor to blow the drain line out, clean the nipple with hot water. Problem solved!
YO!!!! I USE THAT SAME EXACT STEAM CLEANER....IVE BEEN USING IT TO MELT THE GIANT ICE SHEET THAT BUILDS UP AT THE BOTTOM. ,👍👍👍 great minds think alike. Ive used that steam cleaner for a few years now for COUNTLESS projects and jobs... i love that thing
This is very helpful and looks a lot like our Maytag. You seem to have actively worked on yours because you had no place to put your frozen food! I’m thinking if we just empty our freezer (we have a spare freezer to put stuff in) and totally defrost the freezer it might fix the problem doing slowly what you did quickly with taking it apart, using a steamer, etc. Might still take the back panel off, though, to unclog the black nipple, as that seems to be a weak point where dirt can get in and clog it up. What do you think? Thanks.
In my case the water is coming not from inside the fridge. The drain tube is clean. Water is leaking from below and behind the fridge. Can’t figure out why
Could you just unplug the refrigerator and let manually defrost? Then clean up the excess water that melts without undoing all those panels? Just wondering if easier but longer process (due to allowing melting of ice to occur.
I got a new LG french doors kept in my garage (so not hooked up to H2O) and each day we find water under the freezer, also the freezer maxes at 3-7 degrees empty, not zero. Any clues my friend? Thanks much
I also have a freezer & 2 refrigerators in my garage. I had a repairman, (old guy), told me it’s the garage temperature that can make them work harder to maintain temperature. He suggested to get them up off the floor & leave 4” away from wall to allow air to circulate around the back & bottom. I put them on pallets. They don’t leek anymore.
All that grief over a little bit of dust/debris inside a rubber drain nipple? I would have cleaned off all dust from the back of the fridge - from the compressor fan blades, from the back panel cover, wipe off the back of the fridge, and mopped the floor underneath the fridge to remove all dust while the fridge was out. Maybe the rubber nipple needed to get trimmed a bit so it's not as restrictive of water flow? Thanks for posting the video!
I just had a crazy thing happen to my fridge. All of a sudden I heard water gushing from behind the fridge, followed by a good amount of water coming out the bottom. It's stopped, but I have no idea what caused it and why. I'm guessing this is not it lol?
So basically all you have to do is thaw out your freezer. Let it sit for a day without power, and the door open. My dad had no idea what was causing this. He thought it was the ice maker because when he turn it on, the fridge would stop leaking as much.
all is not needed and even harmful, using any metal on plastic. what you need to do is shut off fridge and place some water soaked towels done. ice will melt itself
I wanted to put an update to your video. Our LG French door refrigerator was also leaking out from under the freeze. I planned to pull it apart this coming Saturday as I found a sheet of ice under the lower bin. This is where it gets interesting and a much easier solution. You may not need to pull it apart as in this video if you will check for this issue. Be sure to check the door seal before you start pulling things apart. While my wife and I were looking at the freezer door she commented that the door had a gap where the seal touched the right side frame. Room temperature air was getting in. She could push the door tight and it would seal. She let go and the seal came away from the frame. I looked up under the lower bin to see if there was something blocking the door from closing. I was expecting it to be a build up of ice. I then spotted a frozen food package had fallen down between the door itself and the larger lower bin. There is a sizeable gap between the door and the lower bin. The food package was hanging down between the bottom door seal and the bottom frame. It took some pulling, but I was able to remove the package which allowed the door to seal all around the frame. So while we were down there we used a large wood paint stir to knock out the ice sheet under the bin. Then using an old toothbrush we cleaned between the ridges of the seal. A lot crap fell out. Then we clean the faces of the seal and the frame. We now have a good seal all around the freezer door.
This happened to my family when we bought our first french door fridge with bottom freezer door. the bottom freezer is notorious for getting caught open letting in warm air. The first sign we look for now is seeing frost forming over evwrything. Thats the moisture from the warm air getting frozen. worst part for us was the problem being user error! we didn’t have any food blocking the door. our problem was not pushing in the top basket all the way and then pushing the door closed with our leg thinking it would push in the basket farther to close, if need be. luckily, i bought a warranty with the fridge so we were able to have a tech come to the house, paid by the warranty, to show us the reason. But yes, food can also block the door from shutting properly. Troubleshooting leaky fridge should start with door shutting properly to keep out warm temps and keep in the cool.
In our refrigerator there was a nearly empty food bag that originally held the freezer drawer (like in the video above) slightly ajar. We removed the food bag and thought we had an end to our problems. But a few days later we found water on the floor again. We removed the drawer pretty much as shown in the video above and found ice on the sloped bottom. I think the bottom of the lower bin was pushing against the ice which kept the drawer from fully closing. We cleaned up the ice, but didn't open any rear panel. I have to look again, since my model is different from the one in the video and may not have a panel there, everything may have to be reached from the back of the refrigerator. This video is a great how to for this type of refrigerator.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate this video... it was exactly my problem and a repair guy wanted to charge me $458 to fix it and I did it myself in about an hour
I can't tell you how much I appreciate this video... it was exactly my problem and a repair guy wanted to charge me $458 to fix it and I did it myself in about an hour
Be sure to have a good air flow in the freezer. Mine did this too. I learned that my freezer was blocked off at the back by things I had in it. I always check mine now to make a space for air to flow and it has stopped freezing up. Whew. Great video!
This also caused the problem for me. Stocked up on a bunch of food during the Covid shortages and blocked too much of the air flow. Also, it seems to happen more often if I cook a lot of things involving boiling water (rice, beans) during the winter months when I can't open the windows to really clear out the water vapor in the kitchen.
Kudos for mentioning the rubber slit you access from the back of the fridge. The dust buildup in it is what causes the water to back up ever so slightly in the freezer which fills/freezes in the main drain hole slowly over time.
@yongkyputra1173 I bout to have a talk with the wife as well. The freezer shut, but as the newly purchased meat began to freeze it expanded against the wire basket and slightly pushed the door open overnight.
Steamer is the way to go. Do not use a heat gun or hair dryer. They will more often than not melt the liner. Steam can only get so hot so it is safe.
I agree! steamer is the best and safest way! I personally use this one: amzn.to/3jyzqAO
Who has a steamer?? No one.
@@edeberding4536if you can spend $1000+ on a fridge, you can spend $12 on a steamer. That's the point
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I respect your recommendation but steam can get hot enough that your whole refrigerator will look like it was in the Lahaina fire instantaneously. The steamer in the vid won't get that hot though. :)
The little helping hand deserves 1 like ❤
I had the same problem with my freezer. All the videos I found were to fix water coming from UNDER the fridge, not under the bin INSIDE the freezer. I followed your instructions and it worked beautifully. Thanks be to GOD and you, my floor is dry again. I am a home remodeler who specializes in bathrooms, but my appliance repair knowledge is limited. Thanks to you, I know how my refrigerator/freezer's operation so much better.
Allan Wiggins
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OMG, you are a life saver. After 21 years of fighting with my Maytag fridge and having a towel to catch the access water coming onto my floor, I took apart the rubber hose attached to the drain and it turned out to have insulation clogging it up. I never would have checked that for an issue as I never thought anything would be able to get into that drain valve. Turns out the insulation from the regulator was dropping in the drain valve and over the years was clogging it up. THANK YOU for this video, you are a life saver! 🙏
This is THE complete guide to solve this particular issue with freezer! I had smile on my face when I saw the towel because I used the same method while I was trying to figure out a way to fix this. Thank you!!!
Thank you! This is exactly the problem I'm having right now. 🥰
Great video. I borrowed a handheld steamer from a neighbor and thawed off huge chunks of ice from the freezer. The whole drain in the center was frozen over. No wonder we were having spillage out the front. As a bonus to fixing the leak, the ice maker started working again! Thanks so much for the video! For those folks following the instructions, leave yourself a couple a hours to do this. Keep breathing and take it one step at a time!
Thanks!!! This is such an irritating problem that develops!
God Bless
Ive been working on stuff on my own using books before the internet,I normally dont comment but you are very good at explaining and showing everything really well hope you have other videos next time something breaks!!Thanx for taking the time!!!
Having the same problem. Just a thought.. what if I emptied the fridge and unplugged it for the night with doors and drawer open so any ice buildup would melt. The drain nipple is nice and clean by the way. ???
This is what happened during a power outage and it fixed my leaking problem.
I'm from Brazil and I agree with the guy that told about the quality of the equipment around the world after years 2000. Before 80's and 90 everything was great
Thanks for this great video. My Bosch fridge was a bit different in the back. The drip tube for whatever reason had a pee trap that was holding debris and causing drainage to have to overcome the static pressure in the trap. With the info you provided I just cut the pee trap out so the the drain did a straight drip into the pan. The part that took the most time was gently thawing the coils and condensation collector in the back of the freezer.
Thanks for this helpful video. I got stuck for awhile trying to figure out how to remove the wire basket from the freezer. I found the missing piece of information at exactly 0:40 in this video, a brief moment when the outboard half of the gear housing is visible in the raised position, allowing the round gear to disengage from the straight gear rack and let the basket to come all the way out. To raise each gear housing you must depress two catches and lift it. Then, after you remove the screws on the front ends of the gear rack so that it can flex enough, you can pull the basket all the way out. I used a hair dryer on medium heat, but also needed to pour 180-degree water into the frozen drain to open it. This all took about two hours, including cleaning. I could probably do it faster now. There appears to be a heater tube in the drain pan in the back, probably to help evaporate the water. It would be great if the chronically freezing drain under the evaporator coil had its own little heater.
Perfectly direct instructions! I've been needing to fix this problem for close to a year!
Thank you very much for your super helpful video. Following your instructions I was able to fix the water leaking issue on my Whirlpool fridge. I am not strong enough to pull out the fridge so I wasn't able to clean the whatever nozzle from the back but I used both a hair dryer and a portable vacuum cleaner onto the drain hole inside the freezer. My hair dryer has a button when pressed down the dryer only blows out cold air so no concern of melting the plastic. It's been 24+ hours after my repair, so far so good, looking neat and no leak! Thank you again!
I grew up in the 80s and 90s. We had a fridge and freezer that worked for decades without having to go through all this trouble. The "smarter" technology gets, the worse it is.
Ohk ! I’m jst said this now I wasn’t be grown and I’m here lol I’m like ma I never knew they had no damn pan under the fridge lol
Yup exactly!! I want to buy an old one with the freezer on top. All this trouble with a upgraded one
Amen
You had to manually defrost the old refrigerators 🤣
What he just did probably only needs to be done every 5 years or more
The longer anything last. The less money they make. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Thank you! We are seniors and we did exactly what you said, fixed! So very glad you posted this!
Thank you so much for posting your feedback and results! I’m glad I could be of help! 🙏🏽😊
Bro. This is excellent. Dont forget the snickers and thank you for the help
Thanks so much! Our freezer is now fixed!!
This video fixed our freezer problem!!!! Thank you so much!!
I’m glad I could be of help! 👍🏽😊🙏🏽
has it refroze up yet ?
Thanks! Very helpful video! I hope your wife was understanding ha ha! I am bald, so no hair dryer, but I do have an electric LEAF BLOWER!!! It worked 🥰
Thank you very much for your sharing the repair of refrigerator with water leaking thumbs up’s
I’m glad I could be of help my friend! 🙏🏽😊
You asked about the ice accumulating on the tubes on the top of the evaporator coils. Put some pipe insulation there and tape it down to itself. I use that metal tape. The issue is that the coils actually absorb heat to turn the refrigerant to gas on its way back to the compressor.
Great Job on this repair process! It was clear, concise and through from start to finish, although a bit fast for some. Also great OJT for you son!
Instead of melting the ice with a blower, can you not just turn your freezer off for a day? And clean up all the water afterwards?
I believe there is a hot plate in there for the condensate and it is probably not functioning anymore. Are used to hear a loud popping in mine from brand new mine is no longer doing that so I have water on the floor.
Good to know this...but what is causing the problem in the first place I wonder; and what is the fix to that source cause? Do you think it was just that buildup of dirt in the nipple? Has the leak returned over time? Thanks
Mine is a different model and the drain pipe was clogged with brown gooey gunk. The pipe looped around 360⁰ and I cut / straight-piped it down to drain pan.
How did you remove the top sliding tray with sprocket riding on the serrated bar? Thanks
So, I tear apart the frig? Could I not just unplug overnight for same result? Temporary fix either way?
That what I was just thinking.
Same thing I was thinking. Gonna give it a try this weekend.
How it work out@@C9stealth
@@C9stealthwe basically did this when we lost power for a few days. Problem came back though 😢
This was great. Did thr trick for me and was easier than expected. Thanks for the useful and concise video
thank you! gotta keep those snickers ready to eat! and i love the steamer advice! and i happen to have one!
Tyvm. This is my exact issue. You saved me tons of money.
I’m glad I could be of help! Thank you for the feedback! 🙏🏽😊
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We are having a similar issue. How do you prevent this from not recurring after you go to the trouble of clearing the drain?
Keeping the coils clean behind the kick plate helps (also removing the back and using computer duster on the fan and back coils), but the main issue is the drain line rubber grommet gets clogged. Whirlpool/KitchenAid makes a new drain piece probably runs $20-$30. I had this same issue 4-5yr ago and is happening again. Good luck!
I'm having the same issue with my GE bottom freezer. Need to clean the ice build up as mentioned here.
But the issue that created the condensation in the first place was a faulty ice maker dispenser door that wasnt sealing correctly.
Thanks you very much for video how to fix clear clog drain on freezing side.
Wow! I hope this fixes my leaking freezer, bro. Thanks a lot! PS Snickers is my second favorite candy bar.
Instructions worked well for my KichenAid frig. My frig had the drain pipe with the trap/bend in it. After I melted all the ice, the drain would still not drain the water. Root cause: Some spinach (or something green) had plugged up the trap in the pipe, causing the water to back up onto the floor of the freezer compartment and eventually onto the kitchen floor.
How about unplugging it for a couple days? Have heard that could sucessful. What say you?
That would work. The ice would melt.
There is an update part for this problem your supposed to remove the black rubber drain valve and install a simple kit or it will happen again
Why not just put all the frozen food in a cooler over night and unplug the fridge? Seems alot easier
What about just a simple unplug and defrost operation? I just want to avoid all the tearing apart of the parts.
Good thanks
Thank you very much
Thank you for watching! 👍🏽😊🙏🏽
Hi. Is it possible that a refrigerator bought two months ago has these problems? After a month of operation, it started to flow from time to time underneath. Thank you very much.
Thanks!! Seems like a pretty new refrigerator to be having to do this kind of thing....
Excellent! Thanks for putting this together.
Thank you!
How about another option empty it out unplug and open until melts seems a little easier
Very helpful video, and the comments are very helpful as well. TYVM!
Did you put a piece of copper wire on the refrigerator coil leading into the drain hole? I did this with an old Whirlpool freezer. Great video!
Here's a WAY easier, less complicated fix folks. Put all the freezer food in a cooler and take out the baskets like in the video, but instead of disassembling your freezer, just leave the door open to thaw on its own. Fresh food section should stay cold enough overnight, and cooler should do the same, but if you're that worried about it go buy a couple of blocks of dry ice from Walmart and put one in each. After the freezer has thawed on its own, THEN take the back off and clean the drain as shown in the video. I usually just use a portable air compressor to blow the drain line out, clean the nipple with hot water. Problem solved!
Thank you!!
Really helpful, thanks a lot! You're a life-saver!
YO!!!!
I USE THAT SAME EXACT STEAM CLEANER....IVE BEEN USING IT TO MELT THE GIANT ICE SHEET THAT BUILDS UP AT THE BOTTOM. ,👍👍👍 great minds think alike.
Ive used that steam cleaner for a few years now for COUNTLESS projects and jobs... i love that thing
Thanks for your helpful. ❤
I’m glad I could be of help! 👍🏽🙏🏽😊
Thx!!!
This is very helpful and looks a lot like our Maytag. You seem to have actively worked on yours because you had no place to put your frozen food! I’m thinking if we just empty our freezer (we have a spare freezer to put stuff in) and totally defrost the freezer it might fix the problem doing slowly what you did quickly with taking it apart, using a steamer, etc. Might still take the back panel off, though, to unclog the black nipple, as that seems to be a weak point where dirt can get in and clog it up. What do you think? Thanks.
Thank you so much!🎉🎉🎉
I’m glad I could be of help! 👍🏽😊🙏🏽
damn, I have the same problem and same steamer, hey, ho, let's go !
this is my problem, and I will be attacking mine very soon!! Thanks for posting!!
Thank you so much. This is a big help! Keep up the good work ❤.
I’m glad I could be of help! 🙏🏽😊
In my case the water is coming not from inside the fridge. The drain tube is clean. Water is leaking from below and behind the fridge. Can’t figure out why
Thanks! Very helpful!
Nice video! Subscribed!
Thank you so much! 🙏🏽😊
Could you acomplish the same thing by just turning the freezer off for a couple of hours?
Well done, step by step, You are life saver !
Great
Could you just unplug the refrigerator and let manually defrost? Then clean up the excess water that melts without undoing all those panels? Just wondering if easier but longer process (due to allowing melting of ice to occur.
Thank you. This will help me as well.
I got a new LG french doors kept in my garage (so not hooked up to H2O) and each day we find water under the freezer, also the freezer maxes at 3-7 degrees empty, not zero. Any clues my friend? Thanks much
I also have a freezer & 2 refrigerators in my garage. I had a repairman, (old guy), told me it’s the garage temperature that can make them work harder to maintain temperature. He suggested to get them up off the floor & leave 4” away from wall to allow air to circulate around the back & bottom. I put them on pallets. They don’t leek anymore.
All that grief over a little bit of dust/debris inside a rubber drain nipple? I would have cleaned off all dust from the back of the fridge - from the compressor fan blades, from the back panel cover, wipe off the back of the fridge, and mopped the floor underneath the fridge to remove all dust while the fridge was out. Maybe the rubber nipple needed to get trimmed a bit so it's not as restrictive of water flow? Thanks for posting the video!
Well done!
Thank you pretty much
Pretty much
Great video! Thanks for it.
Awesome thanks 👍
Good job. Keep it up.
wow looks simple but my husband isn’t that good at things like that
I can't see any obvious water leaks and there is some water in the evaporation tray at the back. Could I check for something else?
@6:15 epic lol
I caused a small crack trying to break the ice. Got to scrape it not smash it.
Oh no! Please be careful. Try to use a wooden spatula and gently remove the ice 🙏🏽😊👍🏽
clogged drain tub🤔✌️
I wish I had a dollar for every time he said " pretty much " 😂
I just had a crazy thing happen to my fridge. All of a sudden I heard water gushing from behind the fridge, followed by a good amount of water coming out the bottom. It's stopped, but I have no idea what caused it and why. I'm guessing this is not it lol?
clean the coils in the back
What happens if this continues to build up after few weeks
So basically all you have to do is thaw out your freezer. Let it sit for a day without power, and the door open. My dad had no idea what was causing this. He thought it was the ice maker because when he turn it on, the fridge would stop leaking as much.
Pretty much….
É uma pena que passa muito rápido a tradução. 😢
Can't I just unplug the fridge for a few hours? Won't it solve the problem?
all is not needed and even harmful, using any metal on plastic. what you need to do is shut off fridge and place some water soaked towels done. ice will melt itself
I wanted to put an update to your video. Our LG French door refrigerator was also leaking out from under the freeze. I planned to pull it apart this coming Saturday as I found a sheet of ice under the lower bin. This is where it gets interesting and a much easier solution. You may not need to pull it apart as in this video if you will check for this issue. Be sure to check the door seal before you start pulling things apart. While my wife and I were looking at the freezer door she commented that the door had a gap where the seal touched the right side frame. Room temperature air was getting in. She could push the door tight and it would seal. She let go and the seal came away from the frame. I looked up under the lower bin to see if there was something blocking the door from closing. I was expecting it to be a build up of ice. I then spotted a frozen food package had fallen down between the door itself and the larger lower bin. There is a sizeable gap between the door and the lower bin. The food package was hanging down between the bottom door seal and the bottom frame. It took some pulling, but I was able to remove the package which allowed the door to seal all around the frame. So while we were down there we used a large wood paint stir to knock out the ice sheet under the bin. Then using an old toothbrush we cleaned between the ridges of the seal. A lot crap fell out. Then we clean the faces of the seal and the frame. We now have a good seal all around the freezer door.
This happened to my family when we bought our first french door fridge with bottom freezer door. the bottom freezer is notorious for getting caught open letting in warm air. The first sign we look for now is seeing frost forming over evwrything. Thats the moisture from the warm air getting frozen. worst part for us was the problem being user error! we didn’t have any food blocking the door. our problem was not pushing in the top basket all the way and then pushing the door closed with our leg thinking it would push in the basket farther to close, if need be. luckily, i bought a warranty with the fridge so we were able to have a tech come to the house, paid by the warranty, to show us the reason. But yes, food can also block the door from shutting properly. Troubleshooting leaky fridge should start with door shutting properly to keep out warm temps and keep in the cool.
Thanks you just saved me a lot of time
In our refrigerator there was a nearly empty food bag that originally held the freezer drawer (like in the video above) slightly ajar. We removed the food bag and thought we had an end to our problems. But a few days later we found water on the floor again. We removed the drawer pretty much as shown in the video above and found ice on the sloped bottom. I think the bottom of the lower bin was pushing against the ice which kept the drawer from fully closing. We cleaned up the ice, but didn't open any rear panel. I have to look again, since my model is different from the one in the video and may not have a panel there, everything may have to be reached from the back of the refrigerator.
This video is a great how to for this type of refrigerator.
Thank you!
Thank you. Very helpful
Thank you!!!! 😊
Pretty much
I can't tell you how much I appreciate this video... it was exactly my problem and a repair guy wanted to charge me $458 to fix it and I did it myself in about an hour
Yup next week will be doing it myself to👍🏻.
@@AbuOmar1988 Just curious, how long did yours stay clear?
Just curious, how long did yours stay clear?
I can't tell you how much I appreciate this video... it was exactly my problem and a repair guy wanted to charge me $458 to fix it and I did it myself in about an hour
Exactly wth
THANK YOU
You are very welcome 🙏🏽
Be sure to have a good air flow in the freezer. Mine did this too. I learned that my freezer was blocked off at the back by things I had in it. I always check mine now to make a space for air to flow and it has stopped freezing up. Whew. Great video!
This also caused the problem for me. Stocked up on a bunch of food during the Covid shortages and blocked too much of the air flow. Also, it seems to happen more often if I cook a lot of things involving boiling water (rice, beans) during the winter months when I can't open the windows to really clear out the water vapor in the kitchen.
Dude, nobody could do it better than you!!! You really aced it! Thanks Man!
Kudos for mentioning the rubber slit you access from the back of the fridge. The dust buildup in it is what causes the water to back up ever so slightly in the freezer which fills/freezes in the main drain hole slowly over time.
What happens is when you place
alot of food in your freezer and possibly block the fan the cold air can get blocked and cause freezing .
I have been arguing over this with my wife, now i have a support for my statement of putting too much stuff on the freezer since she kept denying it.
@yongkyputra1173 I bout to have a talk with the wife as well. The freezer shut, but as the newly purchased meat began to freeze it expanded against the wire basket and slightly pushed the door open overnight.
Could you just turn off your freezer for a couple days and let that ice melt