Water Freezing In Refrigerator

From time to time a clogged or frozen water supply line will cause water to puddle beneath the refrigerator it will also affect ice production from the ice maker and slow or stop water.

Water freezing in refrigerator.

However first i had to remove the drain cover which was also frozen solid. The next step was also easy. My water bottles are almost ice. Ours is a ge refrigerator.

The hair dryer will work but the freezing water line will happen again and again. A ge refrigerator leaking water or ice is one obvious sign of a clogged defrost drain. I disconnected my refrigerator from the power outlet to allow the liquid in the drain hole to thaw. Rog in lake wales fl.

Just put a 2 thick 10 square piece of styrofoam on the door inside using tape doubled back on itself. Inspect your defrost drain for a blockage. Last night before i went to bed everything in my fridge was cold but not frozen. As the frost melts into water the water is channeled into a drain tube that leads to a drain pan in the bottom of the refrigerator.

When the defrost drain accessible at the back of the freezer on most refrigerators is blocked whether it be by a food particle a stack of frozen. There the water evaporates from heat. If your refrigerator has water under the crisper drawers or under the deli drawers or any type of water in or on the refrigerator ceiling there are a few things to check to fix this problem. It feels extra cold in the refrigerator area but the freezer seems to be working fine.

I opened my refrigerator and the milk and food is partially frozen. But if the drain in the freezer becomes clogged the water will simply run over and wind up dripping into the refrigerator below. The water may pool directly under the vegetable compartments in the refrigerator or show up on the kitchen floor in front of the refrigerator. I d read that pouring hot water into the drain would speed up the process.

Works perfect the freezing will never happen again. Eventually it makes its way to the bottom.