The bottom of freezer is collecting ice believe drain line is clogged
I used the solid copper wire trick suggested by Ron - worked great. I also vacuumed out the coils at the top of the fridge behind the grill in case that was a contributing factor. No frost since!
I later learned that Viking has a retrofit part to address this issue:
http://www.allvikingparts.com/016774_000_SECONDARY_DRAIN_TROUGH_KIT_p/016774-000.htm
It’s designed to both ensure water reaches the drain hole, and that the drain remains unfrozen.
SOURCE: Water collecting in refrigerator and ice collecting in freezer
sounds like you have a clogged defrost drain tube. removing back panel of freezer will give you access to drain trough, melt away the ice with a hair dryer, youll find a drain hole under there somewhere,pouring boiling water down the drain will clear it pretty quickly( i use a steam machine purchased from the infomercials works awesome, after you clear it and all water drain down tube wrap a piece of solid copper wire around the heater( black heater right above the drain trough) and stick it in the whole maybe an inch or so. now every time the heater comes on to defrost it will prevent the hole from freezing over
SOURCE: Water collects at the bottom surface inside my
Take a large syrenge filled with hot water and flush the defrost drain.If this is clear,unplug the frig and empty the freezer section. Remove the rear cover of the freezer with fan assembly. Observe if the drain trough under the evaporator (large alumanum grill) is frozen over with ice. If frozen, let defrost and clean.
Reassemble rear panel..
SOURCE: Top mount freezer drain keeps freezing up causing
Check the Evaperator Fan in freezer for correct operation low air flow will cause the problem. Check defrost timer, heater and limit thermostat, If it is not defrosting correctly it will cause the problem.
SOURCE: Refrigerator top freezer model with
Click this link below:---
http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2011/06/where-is-defrost-drain-tube-located-on.html
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This should help.thanks.Helpmech.
SOURCE: drain hole appears to be
The drain in the freezer behind back lower panel
needs opening. You can see it at the bottom of the back panel
underneath the evaporator coils. (The cold coils)
Run Hot water in the drain until it clears or use a hairdryer.
When the defrost melts the water it goes down the drain
If the drain is clogged with Ice or ? The defrost water
overflows into the ref. or freezer or on floor
Run Hot water in the drain until it clears or use a hairdryer.
Also check fan undernearh Ref in the rear
Clean condenser coils underneath
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