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My fridge has the drain tube in the back but it doesn’t go anywhere all the water keeps going on floor

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Is the drain pan missing or cracked

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 07, 2007

SOURCE: clogged fridge drain tube

The drain is behind the back panel in the freezer at the bottom. Sounds like it is frozen over which is pretty common. Will need to remove panel and thaw out drain by running hot water down. You can use a putty knife to break up ice first. Make sure you get all ice around the drain above and below the thin aluminum tray at the bottom. After the drain is free don't be alarmed if you get some water on the floor because the drain pan may not hold all of the water you ran down the drain. Not anything you can do to prevent this on this model.

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Mac Gyver

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  • Posted on Feb 11, 2008

SOURCE: Fridge water "overflow" ?

It is supposed to drain to a plastic tray under the fridge. There is usually not a lot of water that drips down there... and the water usually will evaporate before overflowing.
If the water is draining on the inside of the fridge, then the drain tube on the rear of the fridge might be clogged. You should be able to remove the tube fairly easily, and then see if you can blow air into it to see if its clogged. Sometimes it just gets clogged with dirt and dust. If the tube is clogged, and you cannot blow air through it, then see if you can get a small somewhat flexible wire and push it through the tube.
Hopefully it will make it all the way to the other side.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.
Mac =)

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 08, 2008

SOURCE: Maytag A512 Leaks out airgap when draining/spinning out

Check pump. I would say it is the most likely cause for the water leak, especially if itdoes it while filling and on spin as the pump holds some residual water in it . That is normal.

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  • Posted on Mar 06, 2009

SOURCE: Water inside my Hotpoint Fridge/Freezer RFA70

There is a kit available, WR2X9393 which includes an aluminm heat probe which you attach to the heater to prevent icing of the drain

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 28, 2009

SOURCE: ice under freezer floor, water in fridge (drain clogged)

in the freezer remove the cover plate where the fan is an insert a pipe cleaner into the drainage tube opening.

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Two possibilities:
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Those plastic tubes don't last forever. I've replaced many of them for the same symptoms. They're known to simply deteriorate with age.
Manuf's make good money selling replacement tubing kits.
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hi thanks for the question the drain from the freezer to the drain pan is clogged up now with these new fridges the drain hose goes between the outside and inside wall of the fridge so the only way to clear the drain is to shut the fridge down with the doors open to allow the ice to thaw buy yourself a small plastic hose from hardware store and after it has thawed go to the drain tube at the back near the drain tray and blow into the tube to clear this should solve your problem thanks the appliance doc
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It is supposed to drain to a plastic tray under the fridge. There is usually not a lot of water that drips down there... and the water usually will evaporate before overflowing.
If the water is draining on the inside of the fridge, then the drain tube on the rear of the fridge might be clogged. You should be able to remove the tube fairly easily, and then see if you can blow air into it to see if its clogged. Sometimes it just gets clogged with dirt and dust. If the tube is clogged, and you cannot blow air through it, then see if you can get a small somewhat flexible wire and push it through the tube.
Hopefully it will make it all the way to the other side.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.
Mac =)
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