Older side by sides had a removal drain pan behind the grill located under the doors in front. Remove grill and just pull out the pan carefully to empty. But the newer refrigerators have the drain pan built into part of the compressor mount and are not removable. You can't empty or clean them without removing the back cover at the bottom back of the cabinet. You would need a sponge or towel to dry up the water.
SOURCE: Bottom of freezer has water dripping into it
sounds like you have a clogged defrost drain tube. removing back panel of freezer will give you acess to drain trough, melt away the ice with a hair dryer, youll find a drain hole under there somwhere,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 wirearound the heater( black calrod heater right above the drain trough) and stick it in the whole maybe an inch or so. now everythime the heater comes on to defrost it will prevent the hole from freezing over
SOURCE: WATER RUNNING OUT FROM UNDER REFRIGERATOR
If the floor of the freezer is full of ice, your defrost water drain tube is clogged. Remove the ice in the freezer bottom, find the top of the drain tube inside the freezer near the top of the ramped up area, about the size of your index finger and blast hot water through it with a turkey baster. About 4 cups of good hot water but not boiling
SOURCE: drip pan needs emptying; had repairman out for other issues, now fridge keeps overflowing
The accumulated ice you saw is of course the source of the water. The refrigerator will eventually rid itself of the excess ice and the problem will therefore disappear on it's own after a while. The drip pan is normally filled with only a small amount of water, and that is dried up by the condenser cooling fan under the fridge. The pan is removable from most units, but not without making a mess. I suppose you can make and clean up the mess one time and be done with it.
SOURCE: Do I need to empty the water from my drip pan
the pan is there to catch condensation from the compressor during the refridgeration cycle. the water build up to me indicates one of two things. Either the refrigerant level is low and it is freezing up then thawing, or if you have ice or water dispencer it could have a leak in the line. the only thing other than that is a leak in the magnetic door seal or other insulation causing condensation. hope this helps
SOURCE: how do i remove the drip pan from under my
they are permanently afixed on the newer models. older ones remove the front grill(pull straight out) it is on the left side
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