3 year old Whirlpool with Freezer on top, single temp control... recently, puddles of water appear on top shelf of fridge, can see droplets on ceiling of fridge. Thought it was thawing overflow from freezer above, but determined that is NOT where water is coming from. Suggestions?!?!?!?
If it is not from a plugged or misaligned defrost drain tube, then it is always from air leaking into your refer section. Check you door gasket to see if it is sealing correctly all around your door. Make sure your door is shutting tightly every time. Good Luck, Appliance Specialists.
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The defrost water drips into a drain trough in the freezer compartment. To get to this, you remove the back panel of your freezer from inside the freezer. Check to see if there is ice built up under your evaporator. The drain trough is under the aluminum coils and has a drain tube in it that drains the water from the defrost cycle. If this is plugged then ice builds up, overflows and drips into the refer section. Clear any ice out, using hot water or a pump up garden sprayer. If this is not the problem then you will need to remove the control box or air baffles that are in the refer section and directly under the drain. Check to see if the line is clear here, or if there is a cup that is plugged up here. Whirlpool has many different drain designs and without the model number I can't tell exactly how this drains. Pull the refrigerator out and see if there is a drain tube on the back wall of the unit. Disconnect and see if it is plugged, or the part that it connects to is plugged. Sometimes you need to blow this section out. Good luck, Appliance Specialists
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