In this post, we are going to dive deep into what this drain does, why it gets clogged, exactly how to fix it, and how to prevent a swimming pool from forming under your produce ever again. To understand the drain, you first have to understand how your fridge fights ice.
Crumbs, coffee grounds, loose lettuce leaves, and that mysterious sludge from the bottom of a takeout container. These solids wash down with the meltwater and get stuck in the narrow drain port. refrigerator defrost drain
Modern frost-free refrigerators cycle through a defrost mode several times a day. A heating element melts the frost that builds up on the evaporator coils (usually located behind the back panel of your freezer). This melted water has to go somewhere. In this post, we are going to dive
You wipe down the shelves. You change the water filter. You even vacuum the condenser coils once a year (go you!). But there is one tiny, hidden component inside your refrigerator that is likely the #1 cause of unexpected kitchen floods and spoiled food. These solids wash down with the meltwater and
This is the sneakiest problem. If the drain tube is too close to the freezer cooling lines, the water freezes before it leaves the tube. You get a "Popsicle plug" that stops everything. You’ll have a dry drain pan and a flooded freezer.
