✨ LG REFRIGERATOR LEAK - EASY DIY FIX ✨
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- ✨ LG REFRIGERATOR LEAK - EASY DIY FIX ✨
This video shows how to Fix this common problem that can lead to expensive kitchen floor damage. This video shows how to get to the freezer defrost drain tube and remove the ice block that causes the fridge leak. You’ll save over $200.00 by doing this repair yourself.
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Thanks to your video I was able to fix the freezer in no time at all! I really appreciated that you showed us which spots the red and white harnesses went in, as it was very confusing once they were unplugged as to which port they went back in! Best how to video I have watched, thank you!
Thanks so much 😊😊😊
Thank you! I am a 66 year old retired women who had confidence in doing this myself after watching your video. I have the LG model LMX25984SW /00. It has 2 freezer drawers so there is a component going horizontally across the middle of the freezer. I didn't have the right size torx screwdriver to remove it so it made it a little cumbersome working around it. In addition to what your model required, I removed both plastic brackets on the top and the bottom left with a phillips head screwdriver to allow more room to remove the back panel. My crochet hook worked for removing the back panel. I was able to follow the rest of your directions to repair mine successfully. I am very appreciative.
Wow,
Nice job😊
This was incredibly helpful, thank you!
I want to reiterate what others have said though, the core problem is likely that the drain tube to the water pan is clogged. That's what it was for me. First go through the steps in this video to clear out the ice. Then remove the lower panel on the back and find the drain tube: facing the back of the fridge it's at the lower right, a little plastic tube zap-strapped in place. Cut the straps, pull it out, clear out the gunk with a pipe cleaner, strap it back in.
This is perfect--this is exactly what happened to our LG fridge--following a tip from another of your videos I added a little copper wire to extend the effect of the heater after I unblocked the tube, taking care that it did not contact any plastic. It was nice to be able to see such good visuals of the dismantling, as I'm always anxious about taking these kinds of things apart for fear of breaking a tab. Also, if you don't have the actual tool, those free paint keys you get at the hardware store when you buy a gallon of paint are perfect for getting the back panel off.....Thanks for such a helpful set of videos.
Oooh, what a great idea to use the paint can opener!
Thank you😊👍
Video is SPOT on. I didn't see at first the drain, but realized there was more ice in the way. Fantastic camera work explaining all steps as we see them unfold. Thank you for a great video. Our fridge was an open box model bought in 2008, so I would say darn good reliability.
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Thanks for taking the time to post this Fix-it video. Same problem with my LG Fridge, and different model, but easy to repair myself following your excellent guide. Saved me £££.
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Thank you for this video, budd. This was a perfect step by step video, I had the same issue, and it's good to go now. Saved my mum from purchasing a new fridge in these rough inflated times. 🙏
I love it,
Thank you😊
I was stump as to why my LG fridge would leak every few days. I have been trying to figure this out for months and then I found this video. This is exactly what was wrong. I am so thankful that you posted this and that your explanation and visuals were so clear. Thank you, Thank you! I am going to add the copper wire like other folks have said.
Thanks so much Tim😊👍
Thank you so much for your video! We were able to dismantle the panel, melt ice, and get the panel back on with your help.
Awesome job Kathleen 😊😊😊
Before you do this, try removing the 3 screws holding the rear compressor area panel, and check the two drip lines for blocked check-valves. One of mine was clogged with the jelly mold that grows anytime cool water constantly drips. I cut the zip ties to remove them, and after cleaning them, the interior flooding stopped. I knew the blockage was the problem because when I touched one of the lines, water began pouring out of the top of the tube where it connects.
I cleaned the check valves and the drip pan as best I could then added a little bleach to the water which killed the mold/scum that was forming on the bottom of the drip tray.
Meant to mention where I live is humid and the liquid in the drip tray often fails to completely evaporate.
Great info. Joe😊
THIS! I have done the hot water thing once a year for two years. I revisited this to do it again and found this comment and this likely was it the whole time. Was very eww and bone dry but now clean and free-flowing. Thank you!
Hi Joe, where is this compressor area panel? Do you have a picture please? Thanks.
@@piclezwd very back of unit, bottom right corner if you are looking from behind. I followed this exactly and have not had a freeze/leak since. I had to cut off the old zip ties to clean it, vacuumed out the debris from the pan with my shop vac. Added a little TSP/bleach mixture to the pan to keep it clean. Replaced the hose with new zip ties. Et voila.
I'm really glad I found this tip as well. I have an LFC23760ST, so my interior is a little different and seemingly difficult to fully detach because of an ice maker. I initially cleaned out the drip tray in the back, but I didn't realize the entire thing was clogged with debris. I cut the zip ties, cleared out the rest of the debris, reattached new zip ties and presto, no leaks again. I did defrost the freezer portion for a couple of hours, just in case there was buildup, but things seem to be in good shape now.
Thanks for the very helpful video Scott. Following your instructive video, I was able to take care of this ice buildup in our 5-year-old LGLFX28968ST fridge. I would like to stress the importance of having a curved little pick tool to remove that back panel. I couldn't remove it with other tools. I found a set of small pick tools like that at Harbor Freight for $2. The repair probably took just over an hour, but figure 2-3 hours when you add in taking out all your frozen food and cleaning the freezer bins. Several times over the past few months we'd find small pools of water on the floor and discovered that many layers of ice had built up on the floor of the freezer. This made it hard to pull out and then reclose the freezer drawer, and chipping out all the ice was awkward, cold, messy and inconvenient. Thanks to your help, I'm hoping we've solved this problem for good.
I just handled this job like a boss thanks to your vid!! You’re the best!!
Nice job!😊😊😊
Had same problem. Repair tech out today, he immediately took a panel off the back side exterior and accessed the drain tube. Pulled it off and it was clogged with dust. Bad design because the end of the tube has a rubber flapper and is right next a small fan open to the floor. He said 9 times out of 10 that is the problem.
You’re right ,
What a weird design.
So what was the fix?
Same thing, take the back bottom panel off. The drain tube pulls right off. Stick a long pipe cleaner down there and/or use your air compressor and blast some air to clear it up.
Terrific video. Was exactly what the issue was. As a suggestion, I used a blow dryer to get the ice melting in the trough - made it easy to break onto large chunks and to get it happening faster. I them used hot water for the drain hole like the video.
Loved the idea of adding the small copper wire to help heat transfer.
Thanks so much 😊
Awesome, the same exact refrigerator will attempt this today after stepping in a puddle of water on the floor, after watching your video I did the fix but I took it one step further and pulled the fridge away from the wall and removed the lower cover where the fan and drain pan sit, well low and behold the drain line has this little flapper on it, it was so plugged with dirt that there was no way water would drain, even the water pan was disgusting and the fan looked like it went through an apocalypse with large amounts of what looks like anything that went under the fridge. Thanks again for the video, you helped me save a lot of time and money.
Thanks Neil😊
Without pulling out the drawers you went through the back to access those drain holes and cleaned all that crap out and had great success??
@@XX-166 I did exactly what was shown on the video but went one step further,like I said, I pulled refrigerator away from the wall and removed the bottom back cover which gave me access too the drain line that use to be frozen, I then proceeded to clean the dust and dirt out of it so it wouldn’t plug again.
@@neilmac1023 I also started with the back removal and the cleaning of the drain tube which was full of garbage and the drain pan was dry. I’m waiting to see how this works long term along with lowering the freezer to zero instead of the 5-6 below I had it at before I head to taking the back off the interior and breaking out the hair dryer to that cooler and thaw that drain tube out.
This is actually a pretty good refrigerator with a minor flaw that can be easily repaired.... Just need to watch the video step by step.... I did this fix in the past 5 years and it worked, don't be in a rush and damage the plastic.... I used a heat gun to speed up the process once I encountered a big block of ice behind the back panel, just keep yourself from melting any plastic.. I'm getting ready to do this again because I know it works... Great video!
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I have almost the same model, except with two lower freezer drawers. It has just started leaking water. I was dreading a major problem, but I'm sure this is all it is. Thanks for the confidence boost on fixing it!
Should go well Arnie😊
You were a big help! Following your instructions, I was able to fix our fridge's problem. Thanks a bunch!!!
Thank you . I never would have had the courage to pry that back panel off if I had not see you do it. It was really frozen in there. A hair dryer helped too!
You are very welcome😊😊😊
I finally got into my fridge to fix the leak. This is really a good video to help fix a LG fridge
Thanks so Much Consuelo❤️😊👍
Thanks for the video. It helped to see the configuration of the bottom freezer design because we just bought one for the first time in 2015 - an LG LFXS24623S. Without your video I wouldn't have seen how it all goes together down behind the freezer bin.
I thought this was our problem because my wife packs the fridge top-to-bottom wall-to-wall and we had a full house for over 2 months. When she told me she was seeing water on the freezer door under the icemaker, I also noticed that the freezer was not very cold. My first thought was that there must be an ice build-up somewhere, but I couldn't find any signs of ice. As near as I can tell, the fridge just stopped circulating air - cold or otherwise - altogether and everything started warming up over a 24-36 hour period without any other symptoms we were aware of. The compressor sounded normal until we plugged it back in after unplugging it for a couple hours. Now it just runs quietly like there's no demand on it. Still no air circulating, so hopefully the problem is as simple as the fan stopped working and the refrigerant simply froze up without doing further damage.
Perhaps 5 years is about as much as we can expect from big appliances these days, but I appreciate you showing how to get to some things.
A hair dryer works also. But the cause of the problem is a drain tube clogged up with debris. You will need to take off the rear lower panel. remove the the nylon ties securing the tube to the evaporator, remove the tube, remove the rubber flapper valve, and clean out all the debris at the end of the tube. Re-install the tube and secure with new nylon ties. That is what I had to do. If you don't clean out the tube the freeze up will only happen again.
Thanks Bill
Scott and Bill make a great team. Both of this did the job.
Thank you! I was wondering how the heck to get to the evaporator and condensate drain pan, this was perfect.
Great job 😊😊😊
Got it done! And only about two hours including the “wire down the hole”. Your video is perfect.
Awesome,
I love it.
Thank you😊
Couldn’t have fixed this without your video, literally saved me $100’s of dollars on a service call, good Joe’s and thanks for the video
Thanks so much Gordon,
I’m so glad it worked 👍
Thanks so much. This saved me. I had no idea why water was coming out until I saw this video. Cleared the ice with a hair dryer (takes some patience to clear all the ice) and then used a squirt bottle filled with boiled water to clear the drain. Hopefully this fixes it for a while.
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Thank you. It took me 2 hours to do this but I get her done!! Yes, I'm a woman. I made a mess, cut my hands and lost several nails but in the long run I saved money and now I know to fix if it happens again. Which it will. sigh.
Nice job Paty😊😊😊
You GO girl!
Maybe not. If i does, you can try replacing the heater bar which is one more tiny step. You got the hard part down pat, Pat!
Thank you for the great video. I've been using a towel on the floor and taking out the sheet ice on the bottom every month or so. This looks easy enough that I should be able to fix it now for good. Thank you!
You’re welcome😊
Yes same here...tired of scooping out all that ice and just dumping it down the drain...
Thank you so much for this video. I used a paint can opener to pull the back panel off without a problem!
Smart😊😊😊
I pulled on the plastic protrusions on that panel with a pliers.
Thank you so much for sharing. Very helpful information.
Glad it was helpful!😊
Worked like a charm. Saved me a repair bill. Took an hour. Thanks!!!
Excellent 😞
Thanks Scott! Your video helped immensely!!! Fixed my fridge…THANK YOU
Glad it helped!😊😊😊
Oh my gosh! Thank you!!!!! This worked perfectly for me! The only tool I had to run out the hardware store for was a Drain Weasel hair clog tool (no affiliation). I was able to get it in and I could feel where the blockage was. Pushed through it and heard all the water drain out!
Thanks so much Devon,
I’m so glad it worked👍
Thank you. I just fixed mine. I would have never known how to get the back panel off the inside of the freezer had someone not told me about this video. So thank you.
You’re very welcome 😊
Thank you so much. I spent half the day troubleshooting other things on my fridge/ freezer. Yours was the first one to solve my problem!!!
Thanks so much😊
I used a hair dryer to melt it all and it worked so well!
Great job,
Thanks for the info 👍
Thank you so much for your informative video. Worked like a charm to fix my fridge's ice build-up problem. I was able to lift the heating coil in the back a little bit up to easily remove the huge ice block without having to break them into pieces.
Very good, thank you
Absolutely fantastic Scott. Apart from the bit when you have dismantled the fridge and then learn you need a specialized Turkey baster to finish the job! But great tutorial anyway. Many thanks
Thanks Benjamin😊
This is a great video, I was able to follow the instructions and fix my refrigerator issue. Also, remember to clean the drain pipe o the back of the fridge by opening the back panel.
Thanks so much😊
This worked like a charm! thanks for the great video! I didn't know there could be so much ice build up behind that back panel.
Thanks so much😊
Thank you so much!!! I was able to do the whole thing in 45 minutes, and I am not a handyman at all. Hence, probably why I burned myself on that metal bar above the ice a few times. I also really like your way of sliding the door out. That is MUCH better than the way it’s shown in the manual!
I agree. The drawer and rails came out in one piece rather than those other videos. SO much easier!
Thanks Scott! Followed your steps and removed the blockage!
Thanks Mike👍😊
Thank you!!!! That was fun ... Probably broke every connector tab and had to unbend many a condenser coils. 😂 And thank you to the person suggesting the paint can opener! I used a 3d printed part for my shop vac that has a really narrow opening to remove the water from underneath coils as the ice melted.
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Thanks Scott, that helped me out! Mine was just like the one you show. I also took the back panel off the rear of the fridge and cleaned out the drain tube as someone in the comments suggested. I found a sheet metal screw in the bottom of that drain tube sitting on the flapper (It was probably dropped in there during assembly). Also resting on the flapper were pieces of aluminum foil that had deteriorated, and misc. dust and dirt. That aluminum foil on the back of the panel with the fans on it was very thin and falling off the styrofoam piece so I removed all of it. In its place I used some of that HVAC foil tape that's about 1 1/2" wide. I used 3 strips of that and it's better than new. Thanks again!
Wow,
Nice job Rusty😊
Which back panel did you take off to reach the drain tube to clear it of junk?? Did that fix the issue without having to take the drawers out?
@@XX-166 There is a small metal back panel on the rear of the fridge. You will see the tube, it drains into a plastic tray, it will probably be full of water. I had to clip 2 cable ties to remove the drain tube and clean it, and I cleaned out the tray also. Make sure you replace the cable ties so the drain tube doesn't fall off into the tray. You have to pull the fridge out from the wall to get behind it and remove the panel. This is in addition to the panel inside the fridge behind the drawers that Scott shows in his video. Yes, you could try to clear the drain tube first and see if that will take care of the problem. There may be ice in the upper part of the inside metal tray and tube that will block the drainage until it is all thawed.
@@rustybanjo96 i also read that a person here contacted LG and they said to put the freezer on Zero and that should correct the problem without all the disassembly. I’m gonna try that first and allow the freezer to reach that level since I had it on 6-8 below initially. If that doesn’t work then I’m heading to the back of the refrigerator next and focus on that tube in hopes that it’s blocked and my compressed air can will be ready.
@@XX-166 Good luck with the Zero trick, it will be nice if that works, I would try it for sure. I had this thought after I fixed mine - If I had the time, and a place to put all of the food in the fridge, it would be easy to just clean the tube on the back of the fridge and then unplug it and leave it for a day with the doors open an let it thaw out on it's own without removing any of the inside panels. It's that inside frozen metal tray full of ice that is really the blockage once the tube is cleared.
I just saw your video and I see the water leaking from that exactly spot and I already had to remove twice the build up frozen ice. I'm getting ready to make this repair on the next weeks, great video.
Thanks Peter,
Please tell us how it goes.
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Thank you! Definitely a big help with getting the door off. This is my 4th drain repair. But the first for it being it’s own fault…kind of. Our freezer in the basement has been left open 3 times I can’t believe it hasn’t died yet. Knock on wood.
Great video! Appreciate the explanation for the issue and tips. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!😊😊😊
You saved me $100! Your fix worked like a charm!
Awesome, thanks so much Brittany👍
My LG freezer refrigerator is doing the same thing going to tackle at this weekend thank you for the video
Good luck😊
Use one gallon sprayer to spray hot water and use 3 gallon wet/dry vacuum to remove water, you can finish the job much faster even if you got complete frozen evaporator.
Thank you for your excellent repair step by step procedure
You’re very welcome 😊
Step by step. You make looks easy. More clear not even the water.. Thanks
Thanks Enrique👍
First, clear or replace the clear corrugated plastic drain on the back of the fridge.
Make sure to use zip ties when reinstalling it so that the black rubber flapper on the end of the tube does not sit on the bottom of the drain pan restricting or preventing flow.
If you clear that tube and the end flapper, the heating element should thaw the frost and allow it to flow.
Excellent info. Thank you😊
I think my LG fridge model # LMWS27626S which is only 1.5 years old has the same issue. We had a repairman come out since it's under warranty and discovered the drain tube in back was not fastened in properly, so that might have prevented proper draining. He put the tube back in place and cleaned up dust from that area. He recommended that we empty the refrigerator & freezer and just let the ice thaw for 24 hours. Would that be just as effective?
Awesome video!! I was able to fix my fridge thanks to you
Glad I could help!😊
Hi Scott. So, your video was awesome and helped me fix our leaking problem. Don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner. Lol After putting everything back together, the freezer door no longer registers as being open on the fridge door. The temperature is fine, but what would I have done wrong?
Thanks. This was exactly my problem. I had suspicions. I would have let things thaw for just 15-20 mins and then packaged it back up if it weren't for this video.
Nice job Michael
Thank you for this video it helped me fix our same fridge today. I also saw ur other video on adding the copper wire to it.
Very cool,
Thank you
Where is the video of adding the copper wire ?
Hello sir, thanks for sharing and great video. I followed your instructions and it worked great. Only issue is the ice has not built back up over a 2 week period. I didn’t extend and copper wire on the heating element though. Should I try that or replace the actual heating element? I’m having a hard time finding that part online. Any help or direction would you greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Ryan
Hi Ryan,
Your best bet is a new heater element 👍
@@ScottTheFixItGuyChannel ordered one, thank you sir.
So installed the the new element and apparently didn’t fix the problem. Tray filled back up with ice within one week and now leaking from bottom drawer again. Ugh! I’m thinking calling an appliance service repair company may by my option now. Thanks for the help and please send more info if you think I could use it.
Thanks Scott! Saved me from having a repair man come out
Awesome,
Thanks Justin👍
Good video, It helps me to fix my refrigerator and save a lot of money, I appreciate.
You’re welcome Marlon
Thank you so much! It was easier than I thought it was going to be!
Nicely done😊
Another thanks to you! I used the video to diagnose the issue, sure enough, that's what it was. Just followed the steps and it's fixed. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. The one tool I didn't have was the tiny hook. I thought I could use something else. After that didn't work, I ran to Harbor Freight for a $2 set and it came out, just like the video.
Great video, Scott. Did you wrap a bare copper wire around the heating element then the snake down the drain plug to prevent further freeze-up occurrences? If so, any suggestions on length or wire gage?
I think it was10 gauge wire.
Awesome! This was thorough and fixed the problem.. took a while
Glad it helped!😊
Great video. I have a very similar model fridge and your tip about the hook to get that panel out helped!
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Thank you, my drain was also built up and blocked at the other end of the drain tube
Thanks Dan👍
my model is older - 2007/8 I think - LFX25 series (1st with LED lights - LG replaced my other 2006 model where the board failed and left the fridge light on that melted all the insulation and panelling in the top of the fridge! - but only after a lot of calls/emails). Drawers are a lot harder to get out (screws etc) and you have to take out both the freezer door rail runners and the left one for the upper tray from the sides of the freezer to get the back out. No wiring on the right side, just the left for the two fans. The coils - and thin aluminum drip tray guide - can be lifted up from their mount hook on the left making that part easier to get to the ice dams. Hopefully its fixed my leaking into the lower compartment then melting out the door onto the floor! Thanks pretty good video of how to do it.
Very helpful video thanks. I am having exactly this issue right now. I'm curious, barring a physical blockage in the drain line, couldn't you just turn off the unit for a day and let the ice melt and drain and just power it back up?
Yep,
If it’s just an ice block.
Unplugging it with the door freezer door open overnight should do it👍
Thank you. Worked perfectly. But i had another problem that probably cause de freeze up clog. My drain tube in the evaporator was clogged with lint and dirt, because of that the water could not drain.
How did you access that? The lower rear panel on the back of the fridge?
I could not see where that drain was from the back after I removed the sheet metal panel on the back of the fridge.
How did you fix the heating element? I didn't see that in the video. Perfect otherwise, thanks for doing this
Hi Brandon,
Best to replace it.
I think this one will fit your model:www.amazon.com/Genuine-MEE62105201-Refrigerator-Replacement-Assembly/dp/B06Y4WDRPC
@@ScottTheFixItGuyChannel cool, I successfully got the back off and got most of ice off, any chance you have a video how to replace that heating element? I was looking at it and it didn't look simple, but I am a novice at this stuff....🫤
Thank you so much for this. Followed your instructions, although I had the ice maker, but finally found the clog of ice! Also added the copper wire mini hack and hopefully that keeps it from happening again.
Nice job😊👍👍
hello， I have a ice maker too, is there something I need to do while disassemble the back panel, thank you so much.
Thanks a lot, got is fixed in about 45 minutes!😄👍
Very good,
Thank you
Thank you Scott... I was able to take care of this thanks to your video. Appreciate the help!
Thanks Scott, a huge help.
Thanks David😊👍
This video helped me a lot. Thanks a bunch!
Your welcome 😊
Thx for this video. I knew the issue but wasn't confident enough to take the back panel off without breaking it.
This would not be that common of a problem.. except people keep buying Fridges from electronics companies. Unfortunately mine came with the house. Quick tip, buy fridges from companies who do it for a century, like whirlpool. This is a giant pain in the A, and btw, the ice dispenser on this thing is a POS too.
Followed your guide, this worked perfectly !! Thank You!
Awesome,
Thanks so much😊
Thanks looks like that was our issue too.
Awesome, thank you 😊
Scott, our fridge has the ice maker in the bottom freezer as well. Do i have to remove that first to pull that back panel to access the drain tube?
Yes, you’re right 👍
Thank you!! Doing it today
This is a great video. Door removal everything was great. I have a Kenmore 795.73139.410 - this has been leaking for a while. Kept removing the ice and cleaned out coils and stuff in the back. Kept reoccurring. I just got done ( I did add a aluminum strip off of the heating bar and put it down the drain tube.) had some old aluminum from left over gutter stuff. I remember having to do this about 30 years ago on an old refrigerator with freezer in the top. Hope this fixes it. Thank Q for the great video.
Great job Kurt😊
Thank You!!
You're welcome!😊
Work great 👍👍👍 thanks for the video
You’re welcome
Welcome Bill😊
Thank you for the video, very easy to do! I saved $200, thank you again!!!😁🙃
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hi Scott - I did this repair and worked as expected for a few weeks but I suspect I need to replace the heating element. do you know the part number? Or is there another potential cause for this same icing situation. Thanks.
I think you’re right. Time for a new heating element.
Thanks a lot for your time with this video...it works!!
Awesome,
Thanks so much
Hey Scott! Thanks for the video. Helped out a bunch and saved me a ton of money especially now during this funky time. Question...is this a one-time fix or would something like this happen again?
One time. There is a heater tab you can put down the drain to help keep clear.
Thanks for the very helpful video Scott.
Where would the water run in good operational conditions .is there a catch can that should be emptied didn't see that on ur video
Thank you!!!! This helped me so much
You are very welcome 😊👍
Thank you Scott! Just finished getting all the ice out. How far into the drain is the wire?
Just an 1/8 inch👍
You didn't show how you attached a wire to the heating element to the hole. Did you just wrap a piece of electrical (14-2) wire?
I have the same problem; the tube in the back was bone dry. I blew air up the tube and I could hear the ice lifting. I have zero respect for the engineers at LG; this is nothing but a poorly designed refrigerator. :[
Thank You for showing us how to take the inner panels and drawer slides out. That will save me a lot of time. :)
Very good,
Thank you
Ours was the same. Probably an inch of ice. Question… is the black cap on the backside of the freezer drain tube supposed to be screwed on the bottom? Or should you remove it to allow water to drain fully into the bottom metal pan in the fridge?
Can you send your same question to my email at: scottthefixitguy@yahoo.com
Ok, but if there is a drain, where does it go to? Where is the water supposed to go from the drain?
Good question Christopher.
It goes down a drain tube into a tray below the fridge and then a fan blows against it to cause evaporation.
@@ScottTheFixItGuyChannel thank you sir. We have been dealing with this issue for about six months. I almost called an appliance repair company, but I can handle this.
I'm wondering, instead of going into the back panel with all the tools, if we just let our fridge totally defrost, would that self-resolve the issue? If its just that the water that's frozen needs to be go seems logical that would work. Wondering other people's experience?
That’s a good idea😊
You might want to extend some copper wire around the heater element and then just inside the drain opening.
Problem solved. Thanks Scott
Great video but you were going to show how to put a wire to to heat the draIn ? I watched the whole video waiting for this as this is the actual fix to the problem but only saw the wire for a split second when you were reinstalling the pannel.
Sorry about that. Just need to bend some thick wire to form a hook and put it over the element and the other end through the hole .
Thank you so much for uploading. I had same issues. I took out ice on the bottom of the freezer many times but it came back and I found dripping water on the floor. My refrigerator model (LFXS 29766S/01) is a little bit different. I could not open evaporator, so I used small hose
And hot water. Posted on May 4th , 2020.
This is currently happening to my Fridge not my freezer. It's similar steps to take the backing out. I removed chucks of ice and used my wife's blow dryer to melt the rest of the ice on the coils. unfortunately the problem is back again, I guess I missed the step to pour hot water down the drain hole.
My husband called LG to discuss how to avoid this problem. The rep said you have to run the freezer at 0 degrees to prevent this problem. We shall see if he's right! Previously, ours was set at 8 degrees F.
Thanks Autum, good idea😊
So how did running the freezer at zero degrees work out long term?
@@XX-166 So far, so good. It happened 5 years into owning it, so time will tell. You can't see the ice formation without taking it apart also...
@@AutumnStarostin I’ve set mine to zero now and I’ll wait about 24-36 hours for the freezer to adjust. If that doesn’t work I’m heading to the lower rear panel and remove that to access that tube and clear and clean it if necessary without the whole inside disassembly thing
@@XX-166 Yes, if the ice is already built up, you'll have to clean it first, then adjust the temperature to 0. Everything in the back, left side of my fridge freezes now. I just have to be strategic about what I put where.