A few things i need to know. where is it leaking? what drain are you looking for icemaker, refrig. or freezer. if i find out these answers i can tell you your answers. was in this buiss. for 40yrs.
Testimonial: "leak from freezer. but reservoir behind freezer now full,so perhaps blockage is clear. i will turn back on and hope no more leak. thanks!"
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It sounds like the ice in the bin is warming up enough to melt for some reason then re-freeze. Check your door gasket seal and also the ice chute door flapper seal to make sure warm room air isn't being drawn into the ice bin area. Also make sure the freezer area is VERY cold like 0 degrees F or lower, that will keep the ice hard and help stop the ice from having a liquid surface film from opening and closing the freezer door too often (then freezing again). The water down the back is from the ice cubes melting a little then re-freezing. Also, is the frige working OK? Does the compressor turn on and off normally? I ask because sometimes the compress start device is failing and the refer can warm up quite a bit while the compressor is trying to start up... eventually the compressor will start but by then the ice has melted a little then the compressor runs for a long time to bring the temps down again. Monitoring with a thermometer every hour will show if the temps are lowering in the freezer section too much.
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Drain line may be plugged. Access from the rear and clean it out. Then melt ice and put some hot water through the drain to insure it is clear. The water should appear in the drain pan under the freezer.
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This will work in most all cases of this type. You need a piece of copper wire, 14 guage, 12 to 16 inches. You can shortin it as you need to Turnoff the power to the fridge. Rap one end of the wire around the evaprorator heater and feed the othe end down the drain tube. This wire will heat up when the heater comes on and will supply heat down into the drain tube hopefully preventing the drain from freezing.
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yep sounds like you have a bloked drain, u may have to pull the freezer apart inside to fix it
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drain tubes are generally on firewall level with bottom of heater box (but on engine side) usually in dumb places that are a pain to get to. They look like a small rubber hose elbow sticking out. Once found, usually you can clear them by just sticking your finger into the end (no screwdrivers or hard objects...you can damage stuff inside there)
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