Okay, I need a little help. My refrigerator pools water at the bottom which eventually spills out all over the kitchen floor. Knowing not much about refrigerators I need some advice as to things to check. Is there a drier like there would be in an A/C system?

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Mine has a tray under it to catch the water, it never gets so full that it cant evaporate on its own.
Do you get a lot of frost build up? When my defrost coils started going out it would build up a lot of ice and then a defrost would cause a lot of water.
You can probably get new coils but after I replaced mine twice I realized I could have just purchased a nice used refrigerator. It could also be the defrost timer, if its not defrosting enough it will also build up a lot of ice.
Good luck
Jake

quote Originally posted by Jake_Dragon: Mine has a tray under it to catch the water, it never gets so full that it cant evaporate on its own. Do you get a lot of frost build up? When my defrost coils started going out it would build up a lot of ice and then a defrost would cause a lot of water. You can probably get new coils but after I replaced mine twice I realized I could have just purchased a nice used refrigerator. It could also be the defrost timer, if its not defrosting enough it will also build up a lot of ice. Good luck Jake

Thanks for the advice! Sorry, I meant its pooling inside at the bottom. As for the frost, it doesn't really ice u pat all, that I can tell.

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1. Make sure it's level.
2. Find the drain and make sure it's not blocked.
3. Check the settings. Some have a small switch near the thermostat. That switch can affect how much water the thing throws off.
4. Check the seal on the doors. If those are failing it will pull water like crazy.

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quote Originally posted by theogre: 1. Make sure it's level. 2. Find the drain and make sure it's not blocked. 3. Check the settings. Some have a small switch near the thermostat. That switch can affect how much water the thing throws off. 4. Check the seal on the doors. If those are failing it will pull water like crazy.

9 times out of 10 it is a leaking door seal. Allows humitidy in, and water to leak out. But, being unlevel can affect how well the door fits too.

quote Originally posted by theogre: 1. Make sure it's level. 2. Find the drain and make sure it's not blocked. 3. Check the settings. Some have a small switch near the thermostat. That switch can affect how much water the thing throws off. 4. Check the seal on the doors. If those are failing it will pull water like crazy.

quote Originally posted by maryjane: 9 times out of 10 it is a leaking door seal. Allows humitidy in, and water to leak out. But, being unlevel can affect how well the door fits too.

I'm betting on door seals. Make sure it's level. Check the door seals. More often than not, it's cheaper to replace the fridge, that is of course, assuming we're not talking about one of those top line expensive suckers.

Ron

Thanks everyone, I checked the drain, it was clogged, although the seals don't look all that great either. I'm going out of town (Reserve drill) but I'll let you know on Sunday. Thanks again!

Yup, those drains need maintenance. Last time ours started to leak I found out about it by my wife yelling at the dog in the kitchen! this went on for a few days, poor doggie,,hehehehe

quote Originally posted by Red88FF: Yup, those drains need maintenance. Last time ours started to leak I found out about it by my wife yelling at the dog in the kitchen! this went on for a few days, poor doggie,,hehehehe

Yeah, it's between myself and the dogs on who gets blamed for those wet spots in the kitchen. Heck, there's no one else in the house to blame. It always ends up being my fault, if the dogs did it, I didn't get them out in time, of couse, I never make a mess in the kitchen.

Ron

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Well, I cleaned up the seals and unclogged the drain before I left, I just got back and my wife reports that there were no puddles while I was gone. I checked the tray under the fridge and there was a small amount of water there, but no where near the pond we were seeing before.

Thanks again, +s for everyone who doesn't already have them from me!

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Is the fridge running?

Was searching through old threads and stumbled upon this one. Just a quick update. Fridge still working great, no more leaks! You guys rock!

quote Originally posted by MonteC: Is the fridge running?

I don't think he's falling for that joke It was a joke wasn't it?

Jane

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Kind of reminds me of a humorous refridgerator story.

I was sharing an apartment with this chick (just roommates, no hanky panky). All of a sudden she told me that I had to move (middle of winter and less than 2 weeks notice). When I moved in, her fridge froze everything no matter what temp setting she had it on. I had a decent used fridge I brought in. She told me that I should leave my fridge just to "be nice". I told her I'd sell it to her for $100 (I paid $150 less than a year earlier). On the day I moved out, she and her boyfriend packed the fridge with food (probably so I couldn't move the thing out). I fooled her, though. I left the fridge but I removed the fridge and freezer doors and took them with me!!!

quote Originally posted by OKflyboy: Was searching through old threads and stumbled upon this one. Just a quick update. Fridge still working great, no more leaks! You guys rock!

A trick i stumbled across, clean the magnetic seals with vinegar, it gets rid of mildew on the seating areas, and prevents mold and mildew on the accordion areas of the magnet areas too.

An empty fridge is an unhappy fridge, fill those shelves with beer or water. The more themal mass, that's cold, the less the fridge will have to cycle, the less energy it uses.

I don't know a lot about refridgerators either but I will share my experiences. First, as Don said, a faulty seal is the most common type of problem that causes this. Second, I had a fridge with the freezer on top, and the freezer actually vented into the fridge area. This vent would ice up and block. The fridge part would warm up and then the blockage would drip into the fridge. It took a technician to find this because the vent was behind a plastic cover. Once I knew where it was, I took care of the problem myself. We now have a fridge with the freezer on the bottom.

Jim