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A sheet of ice has formed on the bottom of the freezer. Why.

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There is a drain port in the behind the freezer panel where all of the water drains when your evaporator coils defrost. It has gotten clogged with food, or ice. Thaw all of the ice and unplug the drain hole, and ice will stop forming on the bottom of your freezer.

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Ron Coons

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  • Posted on Mar 20, 2008

SOURCE: Excessive Frost and Ice Build up in Freezer

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

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Mike Inman

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  • Posted on Mar 19, 2009

SOURCE: water collects in bottom of freezer forming ice which leaks.

your drain hole is frozen over u need to unthaw with a steamer

satya prakash sahoo

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  • Posted on May 15, 2009

SOURCE: FREEZER IS FORMING ICE IN VERY BOTTOM AND CAUSING DOOR TO STICK

first of all, defrost the freezer. after that swich off your refregerator for about 8hrs and place the thermostart point on 3...............now try it. i'm sure that your problem will be solved

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 27, 2010

SOURCE: the bottom freezer portion of my gladiator freezerator forms ice

Hi,
The drain for the water to get away when defrosting is frozen shut...
Checkout this tip to help you..

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