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 🙌
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
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! 🙏
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.
You saved me from a massive repair bill. Thank you. Completely different unit and completely different layout, but the concepts guided me to the fix. I'm sure you saved me at least $400-$500 for a service call and 3 hours of labor. Thank you!
We've been fighting this problem for four years, unsuccessfully, until we found your video. You just saved us a ton of money! Thank you thank you thank you!
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.
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!!!
Just a quick note of thanks. We have the same fridge and as of two weeks ago, the same problem. We were done with front and backside procedures in under an hour thanks to your video.
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.
We did not have access to a repairman in our region of Northern Ontario. It would have been costly to get a repairman from out of town. Searching TH-cam, I found your video. Your step by step video has assisted me to do it myself. I did use the steamer, works great. Thanks for your help. Greatly appreciated. And I saved money on a long run and I learned something new.
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.
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!
Worked for me too, but only after making a few mistakes. When reinstalling the plastic cover into the freezer compartment I plugged the freezer fan back into the "wet" 2-pin plug socket, without checking to see if it was properly dry, then got suspicious I'd blown a fuse. The AVS function confused me even more as it delayed the fridge coming on by about 10 mins, so when it finally came back to life, I was very pleasantly surprised. I can now see this video has given my old fridge a new lease of life. Thank you for this invaluable education in restoring fridge freezers!!
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!
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. My fridge was leaking for about a month now, and I really didn't know what to do so I left it and just wiped up the water. I watched your video and saw that the refrigerator you worked on was similar to mine. I went to work and although mine was a slightly different configuration, the process was the same. The clog was where you showed it would be. I spent a little time, and now I'm back to good, thanks to you!
Thank you so much for this video... My LG freezer doing the exact same thing... All down to a blocked pipe... Just have to fix the water damaged wooden floor now but at least we don't have to shell out for a new freezer... Kudos to you man
I have a 10 year old KitchenAid and this was EXACTLY the issue we were having. We have a different drawer set up that took me a while to figure out, but I got it, and the vent cover was tough getting out- I had to pull it harder than I was comfortable doing, but I got it out. Your video was very helpful- I even had the same block of ice in the upper right hand corner. Of course, I had to use a hairdryer, but I was careful with the plastic not to melt it. Thanks very much!
This was great video! I believe the defrost tube in my GE French door refrigerator was the issue. Just cleaned things out today and hoping it addresses the issue. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this easy to follow video! Been struggling with this issue for a long time. Got it done finally, now we wait to see how long until it clogs up again. However long it lasts, even if it's 6 months, it should be way better than de-icing the bottom every week or two. FYI - Our steamer decided it was not going to turn on so a hair dryer had to do. Luckily my wife's has cool, warm and hot settings. Warm air from a distance did the job without the worry of melting anything.
Thank you SO much for this video. I have a different model, with more bells and whistles, so had to remove the ice maker (which we don't use, so I left out), and the side rails. I think the big ice mass at the top corner is caused by condensation or spills in the refrigerator draining into the area to ultimately get to the condensation drain. I used a trouble light with a 75W bulb to melt/loosen up the ice. Thanks again.
Thanks for this well explained video. The fridge in the house we moved into was completely clogged up with ice and was leaking constantly out the front. Your video laid out the process really well and enabled me to get the whole job done in less than 3 hours. Thanks again for the help!
@@AlfonsoMoreno-en2sv You can open the doors and let all the ice naturally melt, you just have to safely store your food, or buy new food since food spoils or grows bacteria in less than 2 hours after being removed from the fridge, or if the power goes out. The only issue with letting it naturally melt, is that this method doesn't clear the debris and gunk that often causes the clog and drainage issue. So it might happen again sooner than if you actually take it apart. At least this is what I read in the comments on another video.
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 worked well for me. It was a blocked hose which takes water down from the freezer. I removed the blockage, defroze the water outlet and it worked well. Thanks so much
Great video!! Our refrigerator is approximately 15 years old. Looks like the exact same model as in your video. I've had to do this in the past but my mind was drawing a blank as I haven't had to do it in a few years. Actually what i remember doing the last time is boiling water and using a turkey baster to defrost the bottom. And i also cleaned the drain piece in the back. I actually ordered another drain piece the last time as ar as i can remember. If i remember correctly they sell like a newer improved drain piece. Thanks for sharing.
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!!!
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.
I had the same issue within two weeks of buying a ge fridge. I took it apart after watching all the you tube videos and read the manual. Two things: my first problem was the leveling of the fridge. The manual clearly says the fridge needs to tilted about 10-15 degree backwards for the condensation to drain properly. Although I had it professionally installed the installers never did this. The fridge comes with leveling feet at the front. You have to raise the front of the fridge by turning those feet to make it higher so it is slightly tilted backwards. In my case leveling the feet was not enough since our kitchen floor is slightly sloped inward. I had to put some wedges underneath the feet to make it tilting backwards. The second problem was the drip tube at the back of the fridge. My drip tube is “J” shaped and comes with a lot of gooey stuff to hold it in place from the manufacturer which eventually gets clogged. I cleaned up all that gooey stuff and put a wedge underneath to hold it in place (probably didn’t have to). Problem solved. No issues for a year so far.
Excellent video. My p-trap in the back is a little different than yours; like an “S” shape. When I pulled it out and looked inside, I found that it was also clogged. I cleared that out and also followed your steps to remove the panel where the condensor coils were. I also found ice built up a the beginning of the drain, just like yours. Used a hairdryer (was carefull) to melt that ice. Crossing my fingers that it will do the trick.
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
Appliance tech here. Need to make sure your condenser coils are clean, this collects dirt and hair and such over time. This creates a small blanket and could interfere in the refrigeration process. Also, Possibly some parts starting to fail on the evap, intermittent issues could be starting, but I’d have to see it myself. But keep the condenser coils clean, if the evaporator keeps showing weird freeze patterns, it may be time to get an appliance tech to look at it. All that being said, great call with that steamer, hair dryers crack those evaps and ruins insulation and ruins refrigerators. I’m actually jealous of that tool and need to upgrade mine. For someone who’s not a tech, great job man! Not bad.
@ww45818 I purchased the Wagner steam cleaner and mine drained properly for about two weeks after all that labor! Any other DIY tricks? I found the dollar bill test for the gasket and mine seals fine when fully closed.
Seems a tech would have the common sense to just let the freezer thaw out on its own instead of even needing a steamer and doing all that needless labor.
Thank you very much. My problem was exactly the same. Water coming out from below the fridge in the same place. I followed your steps and fixed it all completely. Probably saved $400 on a service call.
To answer your question, the block of ice on the upper right corner where the refrigerant tube enters the evaporator is caused by the blocked drain tube preventing the moisture from leaving and being drawn upwards via the evaporator fan and refreezing on that line, causing that clump. Since you unblocked that drain and tube, this will prevent that from happening again, or until drain plugs again in three years if preventive maintenance isnt performed once a year.
What is the preventive maintenance ? I have this problem. I've added the heat sink to extend from heater into the drain to help on both fridge and freezer drains.
Worked for me. I had ice buildup on the bottom of my freezer that was leaking onto the floor and after taking the panel off inside the freezer I saw that the drainage hole under the evaporators was not draining. Even after using a steamer. I took the panel off the back of the fridge and while the setup looked slightly different (I have a GE fridge) the concept was the same. There was no sloped plastic slide that the water drains down into. Instead I just had a rubber nozzle attached to a small plastic pipe that drains directly onto the drain pan. The nozzle was clogged with sediment/dust and after removing it all of the water came pouring out. Surprisingly straightforward process and your vid helped me a lot. I do want to see if I can prevent this problem from happening again. The slit in the drain nozzle is super slim and it seems that even the smallest amount of sediment can clog it. Does anyone have a solution for an alternative nozzle? I search online but cannot find anything.
Thank you very much. I'm kind of a handy guy but not the sharpest with appliances but that completely made sense to me. I'm going to try that and hopefully it works. I subscribed to your channel and will be watching more of your videos in the future!
@FixThisHouse: Thanks for this (certainly very informative video) which is exactly what I needed in order to learn how to fix this continuous water leak problem we have now had with our Samsung fridge for a very long time.
@@FixThisHouse Thanks again for this video, it saved my household lots of $$$ after we did the work by ourselves and it hasn't leaked any more water since then!
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 the video. It’s exactly what my fridge was doing. I finally got the drain tube off which is a in an S shaped like a drip loop. I ran some hot water in it and blew the water out and a 1 1/2inch clog flew out How the hell does that much crap get into that tube? Anyway, again thanks for the video to show how to get all the covers off to be able to melt the ice below the condenser.
Thanks for this video. Having a similar or identical issue, & wish I could have found this solution earlier. Unfortunately ours had been leaking for some time so it damaged the pergo flooring underneath before we even realized it was leaking. I will check this out tomorrow!
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.
My parents do a yearly whole freezer emptying and defrosting by just letting it unplugged, open and tilted forward with a bucket and a rag underneath. That's what I would call the safest way to defrost it. But it had multiple other benefits: Forces you to go through your freezer food stock at least once a year, so you never rediscover a 10 years old frozen thing that you forgot. Allows you to deep clean it. Makes sure it never gets clogged by ice and damaged. Lets you do a checkup to make sure it lasts forever. And that freezer has been going on for maybe 40 years now. People like to say how we don't make machines like this no more, which is true, but you never get an everlasting machine without taking care of it regularly too. I moved in rentals that had 5 year old fridges and freezers that looked older just because poorly maintained by their users.
Issue is a restriction In The evaporator and is considered a sealed systems repair at this point, steaming the ice and drain is a temporary fix. Hence the large buildup of ice on the top right.
Thanks so much! We thought this was related to the ice maker, turned the water off and for weeks the water keeps on a flow’ in and we keep chipping the ice out! 🤨 This must be their job security, 10 year’s later, you need a service guy???!!! 😩 Drives ya crazy! Looking forward to resolving this! God Bless
I have the same problem. Mine worked well for the first 2 or so years (warranty LOL) then I started having this issue. Did all this cleaning once, only worked well for a couple of months but the problem returned. Did this again yesterday and moved the refrigerator to a place with less moisture. Hopefully the problem goes away.
There is a new part that you can buy!!! That black rubber part attached to the fridge that got clogged with dirt that you cleaned out has been replaced with a new redesigned part from the fridge manufacture. Replace with the new part and the freezer won't get water/ice on the bottom anymore. I did mine and we have not had issues again.
@@jvarghs I can't find my receipt. I can't remember what the part is called or the part number. If you call a parts department they should be able to help you out. Or google it, that's what I originally did before heading to my closest parts department.
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
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. :)
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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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?
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! 🙏
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.
The little helping hand deserves 1 like ❤
You saved me from a massive repair bill. Thank you. Completely different unit and completely different layout, but the concepts guided me to the fix. I'm sure you saved me at least $400-$500 for a service call and 3 hours of labor. Thank you!
We've been fighting this problem for four years, unsuccessfully, until we found your video. You just saved us a ton of money! Thank you thank you thank you!
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.
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!!!
Just a quick note of thanks. We have the same fridge and as of two weeks ago, the same problem. We were done with front and backside procedures in under an hour thanks to your video.
Thank you so much for your feedback 🙏🏽😊
Thank you! You saved us $600.00 took me about an hour to fix the issue. From the rip me off state of California!
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. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
We did not have access to a repairman in our region of Northern Ontario. It would have been costly to get a repairman from out of town. Searching TH-cam, I found your video. Your step by step video has assisted me to do it myself. I did use the steamer, works great. Thanks for your help. Greatly appreciated. And I saved money on a long run and I learned something new.
Perfectly direct instructions! I've been needing to fix this problem for close to a year!
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.
Dude, nobody could do it better than you!!! You really aced it! Thanks Man!
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
Worked for me too, but only after making a few mistakes. When reinstalling the plastic cover into the freezer compartment I plugged the freezer fan back into the "wet" 2-pin plug socket, without checking to see if it was properly dry, then got suspicious I'd blown a fuse. The AVS function confused me even more as it delayed the fridge coming on by about 10 mins, so when it finally came back to life, I was very pleasantly surprised. I can now see this video has given my old fridge a new lease of life. Thank you for this invaluable education in restoring fridge freezers!!
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!
Mines doing the same thing .
Another chore I don’t want to do but if it saves money ,
Thanks for the video 👍💯
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. My fridge was leaking for about a month now, and I really didn't know what to do so I left it and just wiped up the water. I watched your video and saw that the refrigerator you worked on was similar to mine. I went to work and although mine was a slightly different configuration, the process was the same. The clog was where you showed it would be. I spent a little time, and now I'm back to good, thanks to you!
Thank you so much for this video... My LG freezer doing the exact same thing... All down to a blocked pipe... Just have to fix the water damaged wooden floor now but at least we don't have to shell out for a new freezer... Kudos to you man
Thank you! My fridge was leaking for years and this was the solution!
I have a 10 year old KitchenAid and this was EXACTLY the issue we were having. We have a different drawer set up that took me a while to figure out, but I got it, and the vent cover was tough getting out- I had to pull it harder than I was comfortable doing, but I got it out.
Your video was very helpful- I even had the same block of ice in the upper right hand corner. Of course, I had to use a hairdryer, but I was careful with the plastic not to melt it.
Thanks very much!
This was great video! I believe the defrost tube in my GE French door refrigerator was the issue. Just cleaned things out today and hoping it addresses the issue. Thank you so much!
Thank you for this video! Most video talk about waterline leaks. I was able fix this in a few hours after many frustrating months.
Thank you so much for this easy to follow video! Been struggling with this issue for a long time. Got it done finally, now we wait to see how long until it clogs up again.
However long it lasts, even if it's 6 months, it should be way better than de-icing the bottom every week or two. FYI - Our steamer decided it was not going to turn on so a hair dryer had to do. Luckily my wife's has cool, warm and hot settings. Warm air from a distance did the job without the worry of melting anything.
Thank you SO much for this video. I have a different model, with more bells and whistles, so had to remove the ice maker (which we don't use, so I left out), and the side rails. I think the big ice mass at the top corner is caused by condensation or spills in the refrigerator draining into the area to ultimately get to the condensation drain. I used a trouble light with a 75W bulb to melt/loosen up the ice. Thanks again.
Glad it helped!🙏🏽😊
Thanks for this well explained video. The fridge in the house we moved into was completely clogged up with ice and was leaking constantly out the front. Your video laid out the process really well and enabled me to get the whole job done in less than 3 hours. Thanks again for the help!
Could you have unplugged it for a few days if the fridge was empty to solve the problem?
@@AlfonsoMoreno-en2sv You can open the doors and let all the ice naturally melt, you just have to safely store your food, or buy new food since food spoils or grows bacteria in less than 2 hours after being removed from the fridge, or if the power goes out. The only issue with letting it naturally melt, is that this method doesn't clear the debris and gunk that often causes the clog and drainage issue. So it might happen again sooner than if you actually take it apart. At least this is what I read in the comments on another video.
Thank you! This is exactly the problem I'm having right now. 🥰
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.
This worked well for me. It was a blocked hose which takes water down from the freezer. I removed the blockage, defroze the water outlet and it worked well. Thanks so much
Great video!! Our refrigerator is approximately 15 years old. Looks like the exact same model as in your video. I've had to do this in the past but my mind was drawing a blank as I haven't had to do it in a few years. Actually what i remember doing the last time is boiling water and using a turkey baster to defrost the bottom. And i also cleaned the drain piece in the back. I actually ordered another drain piece the last time as ar as i can remember. If i remember correctly they sell like a newer improved drain piece. Thanks for sharing.
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!!!
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! 🙏🏽😊
Just wanted to say I am very thankful for this tutorial. Was able to fix the leaking of my fridge. THANK YOU VERY MUCH! saved me money
I’m glad I was able to help and I’m happy your fridge is fixed! 🙏🏽😊
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.
Love doing the hand towel absorbing trick. Makes removing the water sooo much easier. Thank you for that temp solutiuon.
I had the same issue within two weeks of buying a ge fridge. I took it apart after watching all the you tube videos and read the manual. Two things: my first problem was the leveling of the fridge. The manual clearly says the fridge needs to tilted about 10-15 degree backwards for the condensation to drain properly. Although I had it professionally installed the installers never did this. The fridge comes with leveling feet at the front. You have to raise the front of the fridge by turning those feet to make it higher so it is slightly tilted backwards. In my case leveling the feet was not enough since our kitchen floor is slightly sloped inward. I had to put some wedges underneath the feet to make it tilting backwards. The second problem was the drip tube at the back of the fridge. My drip tube is “J” shaped and comes with a lot of gooey stuff to hold it in place from the manufacturer which eventually gets clogged. I cleaned up all that gooey stuff and put a wedge underneath to hold it in place (probably didn’t have to). Problem solved. No issues for a year so far.
Excellent video. My p-trap in the back is a little different than yours; like an “S” shape. When I pulled it out and looked inside, I found that it was also clogged. I cleared that out and also followed your steps to remove the panel where the condensor coils were. I also found ice built up a the beginning of the drain, just like yours. Used a hairdryer (was carefull) to melt that ice. Crossing my fingers that it will do the trick.
Thank you! Yes once you clear that blockage you will be good! 👍🏽😊
Did it work?
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
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! 🙏🏽😊
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you.
I’m glad I could be of help! 🙏🏽😊
This was the BEST “how too” video I’ve ever seen in my life 🎉
Thanks for this tutorial I was able to follow your instructions and get her going again.
This video fixed our freezer problem!!!! Thank you so much!!
I’m glad I could be of help! 👍🏽😊🙏🏽
has it refroze up yet ?
Appliance tech here. Need to make sure your condenser coils are clean, this collects dirt and hair and such over time. This creates a small blanket and could interfere in the refrigeration process. Also, Possibly some parts starting to fail on the evap, intermittent issues could be starting, but I’d have to see it myself. But keep the condenser coils clean, if the evaporator keeps showing weird freeze patterns, it may be time to get an appliance tech to look at it.
All that being said, great call with that steamer, hair dryers crack those evaps and ruins insulation and ruins refrigerators. I’m actually jealous of that tool and need to upgrade mine. For someone who’s not a tech, great job man! Not bad.
@ww45818 I purchased the Wagner steam cleaner and mine drained properly for about two weeks after all that labor! Any other DIY tricks? I found the dollar bill test for the gasket and mine seals fine when fully closed.
Seems a tech would have the common sense to just let the freezer thaw out on its own instead of even needing a steamer and doing all that needless labor.
@@bigden31 Where do you keep the food frozen if you don't have an extra freezer? It is needless labor but only due to a poor design.
www.youtube.com/@ww45818 Any ideas to keep it draining for a decent amount of time?
@@garyformoe4850 in a cooler with a block of dry ice.
Bro. This is excellent. Dont forget the snickers and thank you for the help
Thank you for this great video. Solved the mystery that none of the repairmen could.
Thank you so much! I was able to fix my freezer leak and clean the drawers asa bonus activity.
Thanks for the video. My fridge is very similar to this. Sooooo, tomorrow is fridge cleaning and fixing day.
Thank you Thank you for a great video, i do have a same issue on my Whirlpool bottom freezer ..again thank you
brilliant , thanks saved scrapping my fridge
Used the same process for a different brand of fridge, Mines is a samsung, and its been a week and no leaks or drips! Awesome tutorial
Thank you, you saved me from purchasing a brand new refrigerator!
Perfect! This issue just came out of nowhere. Thanks brother 🙏🏾
Very helpful video, and the comments are very helpful as well. TYVM!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! DO YOU HAVE OTHER REPAIR VIDEOS? YOU MAKE EVERYTHING SO CLEAR, THANK YOU.
Thank so much for the love and support! Please browse my channel,‘I have many helpful videos 🙏🏽😊
Thank you very much. My problem was exactly the same. Water coming out from below the fridge in the same place. I followed your steps and fixed it all completely. Probably saved $400 on a service call.
To answer your question, the block of ice on the upper right corner where the refrigerant tube enters the evaporator is caused by the blocked drain tube preventing the moisture from leaving and being drawn upwards via the evaporator fan and refreezing on that line, causing that clump. Since you unblocked that drain and tube, this will prevent that from happening again, or until drain plugs again in three years if preventive maintenance isnt performed once a year.
What is the preventive maintenance ? I have this problem. I've added the heat sink to extend from heater into the drain to help on both fridge and freezer drains.
@@jamesgarrett6319 vacuum condenser tubes and remove drain tubes and clear gunk out of them once a year..
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WOW! My exact issue, and fridge! Thank you so much!!!!
I’m glad I could be of help! 🙏🏽😊
@@FixThisHouse well, the ice maker has not working after this 😕!
Very helpful - thank you Sir for the post!!! Save the Snickers!!!
Thank you for the precise and not lengthy
Thanks for the clip. Very useful. Like your attention to details. Tips about the safety precautions.
Worked for me. I had ice buildup on the bottom of my freezer that was leaking onto the floor and after taking the panel off inside the freezer I saw that the drainage hole under the evaporators was not draining. Even after using a steamer. I took the panel off the back of the fridge and while the setup looked slightly different (I have a GE fridge) the concept was the same. There was no sloped plastic slide that the water drains down into. Instead I just had a rubber nozzle attached to a small plastic pipe that drains directly onto the drain pan. The nozzle was clogged with sediment/dust and after removing it all of the water came pouring out. Surprisingly straightforward process and your vid helped me a lot.
I do want to see if I can prevent this problem from happening again. The slit in the drain nozzle is super slim and it seems that even the smallest amount of sediment can clog it. Does anyone have a solution for an alternative nozzle? I search online but cannot find anything.
Thanks so much! Our freezer is now fixed!!
I knew all of this,. I just forgot that I knew it. Thank you. New sub here.😀👍
Thank you very much. I'm kind of a handy guy but not the sharpest with appliances but that completely made sense to me. I'm going to try that and hopefully it works. I subscribed to your channel and will be watching more of your videos in the future!
@FixThisHouse:
Thanks for this (certainly very informative video) which is exactly what I needed in order to learn how to fix this continuous water leak problem we have now had with our Samsung fridge for a very long time.
I’m glad I could be of help! 🙏🏽😊
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@@FixThisHouse Thanks again for this video, it saved my household lots of $$$ after we did the work by ourselves and it hasn't leaked any more water since then!
The fridges back in the day never had water dispensers and rarely had ice dispensers - that’s why it didn’t happen
Wow! I hope this fixes my leaking freezer, bro. Thanks a lot! PS Snickers is my second favorite candy bar.
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
Thank you. Thorough and detailed with simple direction. Exactly what I needed.
Thanks for the instructions! Very helpful to resolve my issue.
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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Thank you very much for the video. It’s exactly what my fridge was doing. I finally got the drain tube off which is a in an S shaped like a drip loop. I ran some hot water in it and blew the water out and a 1 1/2inch clog flew out How the hell does that much crap get into that tube? Anyway, again thanks for the video to show how to get all the covers off to be able to melt the ice below the condenser.
Thanks for this video. Having a similar or identical issue, & wish I could have found this solution earlier. Unfortunately ours had been leaking for some time so it damaged the pergo flooring underneath before we even realized it was leaking.
I will check this out tomorrow!
I wish you the best! I hope you find and fix it soon! You got this my friend! 👍🏽😊
This guy is super handy. Awesome video and thank you!
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.
Great video thanks for sharing with everyone. I wonder the make and model of your refrigerator?
My parents do a yearly whole freezer emptying and defrosting by just letting it unplugged, open and tilted forward with a bucket and a rag underneath.
That's what I would call the safest way to defrost it. But it had multiple other benefits: Forces you to go through your freezer food stock at least once a year, so you never rediscover a 10 years old frozen thing that you forgot. Allows you to deep clean it. Makes sure it never gets clogged by ice and damaged. Lets you do a checkup to make sure it lasts forever. And that freezer has been going on for maybe 40 years now.
People like to say how we don't make machines like this no more, which is true, but you never get an everlasting machine without taking care of it regularly too. I moved in rentals that had 5 year old fridges and freezers that looked older just because poorly maintained by their users.
Thanks you very much for video how to fix clear clog drain on freezing side.
Excellent! Thanks for putting this together.
Issue is a restriction In The evaporator and is considered a sealed systems repair at this point, steaming the ice and drain is a temporary fix. Hence the large buildup of ice on the top right.
Very good video
Thanks so much! We thought this was related to the ice maker, turned the water off and for weeks the water keeps on a flow’ in and we keep chipping the ice out! 🤨
This must be their job security, 10 year’s later, you need a service guy???!!! 😩
Drives ya crazy! Looking forward to resolving this!
God Bless
Thank you for the video.
How often do you have to do this?
Thanks for your helpful. ❤
I’m glad I could be of help! 👍🏽🙏🏽😊
Good info thank you
You are most welcome! 😊🙏🏽
I have the same problem. Mine worked well for the first 2 or so years (warranty LOL) then I started having this issue. Did all this cleaning once, only worked well for a couple of months but the problem returned. Did this again yesterday and moved the refrigerator to a place with less moisture. Hopefully the problem goes away.
This is a great video! Informative and very well done! Thanks so much.
Thank you my friend. Great video
Thanks. It was helpful. I should add it was super helpful and now there is no leakage in my fridge.
How did you remove the top sliding tray with sprocket riding on the serrated bar? Thanks
There is a new part that you can buy!!! That black rubber part attached to the fridge that got clogged with dirt that you cleaned out has been replaced with a new redesigned part from the fridge manufacture. Replace with the new part and the freezer won't get water/ice on the bottom anymore. I did mine and we have not had issues again.
Thanks for telling us!! What’s it called?
@@jvarghs I can't find my receipt. I can't remember what the part is called or the part number. If you call a parts department they should be able to help you out. Or google it, that's what I originally did before heading to my closest parts department.
Or clip the original oem nipple at the end of the rear drain tube on the back to prevent it from clogging,(design problem)
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
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!
This video made it soooo easy! I appreciate you!!