Whirlpool Refrigerator Drain Tube Freezing

After another defrost cycle more ice is melted and water has nowhere to go but into the lower part of the.

Whirlpool refrigerator drain tube freezing.

Whirlpool refrigerator defrost drain clogged. In a self defrosting refrigerator this tube carries water produced during a defrost cycle out of the refrigerator to a pan at the bottom of the refrigerator where. Tube fitting parts ice maker parts insulation parts knob dial. One of the most common problems with frost free refrigerators and often with upright frost free freezers is drain freeze up.

Solving your refrigerator s and frost free freezer s drain problems for good. If your drain heater is defective or is not in the proper position the defrost drain might freeze over. When the water arrives at the tip of the drain it is close to freezing temperature and the drain typically freezes shut. Water under the fruit and vegetable bins of your refrigerator ice in the bottom of the freezer or puddles of water under your refrigerator can indicate a clogged defrost drain tube.

The motion for preliminary approval of the settlement explains that whirlpool in late 2009 and early 2010 began selling combination refrigerator freezers with newly designed freezer drain tubes that allowed the company to produce a cost reduced machine compartment the new tubes were designed to channel defrosted water from the bottom. This video shows how i repaired my late model whirlpool refrigerator. Drain heaters prevent the water in the drain pan from re freezing and clogging the defrost drain. Refrigerators with defrosting coils melt out the ice built up in the freezer by heating up and allowing the water to drip into the defrost drain.

I had water dripping from the freezer into the refrigerator compartment. This happens when food particles or other debris clog up the drain hose which can lead to ice buildup and eventually water leaking out of the freezer and refrigerator.