My refridgerator isn't defrosting properly...?
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There should be a little drain hole somewhere at the bottom of the appliance that allow water to run out from when the freezer defrosts. If this is clogged, then you will end up with water in bottom of the fridge.
Also, it isn't that unusual for the drip tray to be bone dry. That is actually kind of the idea.
When the freezer defrosts, assuming this is a frost free refrigerator, the water runs down to the drip tray, and the heat from the condenser causes that water to evaporate and the condenser fan blows the moisture out from under the refrigerator.
If you are getting water, I would just check to see if the drain is clogged. Also, I would make sure you have the freezer turned down low enough. If it isn't staying cold enough, then you will get more water draining out then would occur just from defrosting.
Also, is there any ice or frost in the freezer compartment? If there isn't and the freezer is staying cold enough, then this means that the freezerr itself is defrosting, even if the water isn't draining properly.
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Depending on the model and defrosting method of your fridge, it sounds like a defrost water drainage problem. Many fridge models will go into a timed defrost, melt the water off the evaporator, and then transfer the water to an area located next to the compressor at the bottom of the unit. Sometimes, however, when refrigerators are moved, the hose that transfers this water has been jarred loose or broken from its track to the compressor area. Locate the interrupted hose area or re-connect the hose and it should be OK. The obvious problem would be a restricted drain hole that must be cleaned. Check that out as well. Also, check out the tray under the freezer or evaporator. The drain hole in that reservoir may be plugged. Remember, on self-defrosting models like yours, a timed heating element defrosts the ice accumulation on the evaporator and the water is then transferred via hose to a tray by the compressor to evaporate into the ambient air. Again, check the course of water flow.
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If you remember where he was working around that is half the battle. Well, if he was on the bottom of the refrigerator, you need to look for a small box with a white or metal slotted screw in the middle of the box. What is happening is that the defrost cycle heater control is sticking and needs to be turned. You reach in to the box with a flat screw driver and turn it clockwise until you hear it click. What you just did was turned off the defroster and turned on the compressor. That's all that is is a timer. It turns off the compressor and turns on the defrost heater.
If you remember the old refrigerators when you would see the ice build up in the freezer and your mother in time will start chipping away on the ice to make some room in the freezer. That's what this defrost timer heater does, and melt the ice before it starts building up in your refrigerator.
You might have to turn the screw two times in the course of the day to unstick the timer. If it continues to stick, then you have to replace it.
The other location where that defrost timer can be is on the top of the refrigerator compartment, and you have the look for a hole in the plastic and inside that hole you will see the slotted flat screw driver like we talked above. Turn it like what we were talking about above.
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Get the guy back and have him do the job properly. If he only spent 10 min. on the job he probably just moved the substance causing the blockage in the defrost drain and it is back again.
I could tell you how to do the job yourself but I would need to know the make and model of the unit as there are many different methods of running defrost drains in refrigerators. If you need more info. click on my name and contact me with make and model number and I will be glad to assist.