💦 Freezer Water Leak Guide (Complete Solution)

[@domusardet4961]

Thank you!! We so could not afford a repair right now (medical bills). It took me longer (20-30 min with the hair dryer & using a plastic wedge to gently scrape & break up the ice) because the ice had built up while I had been looking for answers & repeatedly got sidetracked by other emergencies, but everything was just like you said. God bless you!!

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Your Welcome. Happy Holidays

[@chisox551]

@@PhillipBridgesReviews Mine has leak rn from both freezer and fridge. a drawing is soaked and i saw its coming from the Water fountain for water and ice.

[@patriciashipe1864]

Thank you so much! This video helped solve my problem. So much easier than going behind the freezer and messing with the drain tube. Great video!!

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Your welcome. Thank you for tuning in. 😎 Keep on the lookout for more How-To Videos for the home.

[@nyqpi33]

Thanks! This fixed my freezer. Its so nice to find a video that has the same appliance as i actually have!

[@robine.levine9619]

Took about 20 minutes to melt the ice covering the drain but got to the drain, a couple tries with pouring the hot water and bingo ice cleared from drain. THANK YOU THANK YOU, Phillip Bridges

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Awesome! Glad to help out!

[@robine.levine9619]

This is my second time around about a year later and it was really filled with ice (so it looks like I have to do this about 2x year to keep the ice from building up too much). Anyway, this time, after melting the ice with a hair dryer, when I put about a cup of hot water down the drain, it cleared but it may have overflowed the drain pan since there's now a pool of water on the garage floor (the floor is not the issue). My question is, if I accidentally poured too much water down the drain and the drain pan got that full that it overflowed, will the condensor eventually evaporate it because if the drain pan is accessed from the back, there no way I can get to the back of our 2008 upright frigidaire freezer. Thanks for you help.@@PhillipBridgesReviews

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

@@robine.levine9619 if the refrigerator is working correctly. The condenser should slowly evaporate the water from the pan.

[@robine.levine9619]

@@PhillipBridgesReviews Thanks so much for replying. Yes, freezer is working fine, just think I added too much water down drain hole.

[@billkuo9554]

I especially appreciate the subtitles. Good job and thank you.😊

[@aznibas]

Thank you very much for your honest way of teaching how to fix freezer water leak. You also provided information if someone wants to fix water leakage differently.

[@leogarcia3273]

I’m with you on this, I’m going to try to defrost mine without removing the back panel👍🏼

[@AJ-pu2em]

that's what I did

[@flaneur75]

I hope that works, I have a 25 year old Amana, o videos, and no clue how to get the back panel out..right now, just letting it de ice by unplugging

[@car9race]

Great video man! Extremely informative and clearly laid out!

[@templeman4]

Phil, thanks for your advice on fixing the freezer drain in my basement freezer, I was able to solve my problem.

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Your welcome. Happy too help.

[@user-nn9ox4nl8s]

Thanks so much! It worked exactly as you said, but we haven’t checked the back yet. We’ll see if it keeps draining.

[@onerbfromtn4320]

If your defrost heater is working properly, get a bare copper wire clipped onto defrost heater bent down in the drain - metal to metal contact needed. There will be something to stop hot air from getting in the compartment from the drain - do not touch it with the wire, clip it just short of this item. If the air prevention item is a rubber cap with a slit in it, clean it with Goo Gone so it is not sticky and sticking closed. Or get a better drain kit from the manufacturer that has a P-trap in it. Good luck!

[@Ron_Masterjohn]

I’m not understanding what you’re saying to do with the wire?

[@heela188]

I have a Frigidaire freezer which looks exactly like this one and I had the same problem. Found water leaking from somewhere and found the whole back area was frozen over. I used a hair dryer as well with towels to melt the ice and remove water. Word of caution: that split in the sheet metal is razor sharp and I am bleeding as I write this. Be careful when putting fingers around or past that split to feel in the drain hole. I actually had to disconnect the plastic drain tube from underneath, and then push a pipe cleaner brush up from under to clear the last piece of ice out of the hole to clear it. Still not sure what clogged it - no food particles found but it is clear now. Thank you for making this video.

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

It seems, every once a while I have to do this. Not sure if I pack to much product on lower shelf that causes this.

[@barry5767]

Thank you for the guide, Phillip.

[@tandyjenkins7495]

Thank you I got my freezer fixed

[@maxwellcrazycat9204]

Since you're dealing with an electric hair dryer I'd recommend plugging into a GFIC outlet.

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Yes, most definitely. Usually hair dryers has a GFCI on it. But some may not.

[@guymeetskitchen1576]

Good job 👍🏻

[@mcbaby1520]

I hope mines will be this easy!! Thanks for your help

[@Flipperflips]

Helpful video!

[@moretonbayorganics-organic6612]

£££I

[@pahand]

Great video. Exactly what you said was going on. Hair dryer and hot water did the trick. Thanks.

[@szk1513]

Thank you for making this task straightforward. Didn't even know about this maintenance until water was on the floor a few days ago under my 1990's trouper of a fridge. After calling some appliance repair companies I learned that no one could repair it since it's missing the model or serial number. Your video helped me know I could do this myself. Success! Really appreciate your clear steps and including letting us know how much time it took you.

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Glad to have helped. Thank you for watching 😀

[@joesasnett]

Great video. Using your simple method I fixed my leaky freezer in record time. Thanks.

[@ELDTAdventures-tp9jy]

5 Stars! Thanks, Phillip!

[@mluhring]

I had the same issue. Thanks for the video.

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Your welcome Mark

[@shanesmaineshop]

I had to do this just this week. Lots of people dont know about this.

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

It’s a random thing that can happen to your freezer. It’s good to know how to quickly fix it. 😎

[@lawrenceanderson6167]

Many frost free freezers have the problem of the drain freezing up, especially in areas of high humidity where the evaporator could frost up easily. A permanent fix is to attach a heater probe that attaches to the defrost element and probes down the drain. It heats up and keeps the water from freezing in the drain.

[@Anita57ca]

Thank you so much... exact same freezer and problem...

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Glad to help. Thanks for watching. 😃

[@paulamaxwell68]

My problem is the drip pan is overflowing and leaking on the floor. What could cause this? Maybe the fan not working?

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

It might be the condenser fan. Also, just to make sure the drip pan is seated properly. It could be the simple things. 😀. Hope this helps

[@donnadavis-fisher7932]

Thank you for saving me money

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Your welcome 🤗

[@ninawade3055]

Thank You for the video

[@antoniobiancofiore2396]

I would imagine my wine fridge operates the same with water existing the fridge into a water tray inside ….in my case it’s seems like a good amount of water near the top of the tray …maybe it’s overflowing from tray therefore is it not evaporating quickly enough?

[@chrislangley1565]

Great video man!!! This very thing is going on with my frig. Thanks to you I’ll get it taken care of this weekend!

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Awesome 😎

[@NewYorksFinest1]

ours kept leaking too. today I took the door off and racks and turned it off and put a header inside of it and it froze all the ice and unclogged the drain hole. took about 2-3 hrs cuz I wanted to make sure all the water drained down the hole completely

[@isitmondayet]

@Phillip Bridges - thanks for this video... you fixed the water spilling onto the floor. But, what's needed to prevent the freezing of water? I've had my unit for a looong time and now this leaking has started. ::sigh:: Because of this thorough video I'll begin working on my Maytag MTB1956GEB top freezer tomorrow. ; )) Thanks!!

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Usually it’s little food particles or a piece of ice that doesn’t defrost all the way and get clogged in the drain line when the freezer goes through a defrost cycle. It’s seems to be kind of like a roll of the dice. I have had it happen twice in the seven years I have had my freezer. I try to wipe down and clean out my freezer about twice a year. Usually, when the time change happens. So it doesn’t happen. *side note* when I do clean it out, I pour a cup of hot water down the drain just to free up anything. The times it has clogged I neglected to do this. This seems to work for me. Hopefully it helps you out. Thanks for watching 😃

[@kennyg6482]

@@PhillipBridgesReviews I did the same repair today. There is a replacement drain tube kit put out by the manufacturer which is better than the original to keep it from clogging up. Hopefully, mine won't be clogging up and having to take the freezer apart to thaw it out again.

[@richmellow3315]

Look up (Freezer Heat Probe) it clips directly onto the heating element and keeps the drain hole just warm enough to keep it open. I just used a thick copper wire and haven't had any problems since.

[@Danielleknoll5]

Awesome info

[@leechen504]

This is the way.

[@Mukundanghri]

Thanks, brother!

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Glad it helped you out 👍🏻

[@Mukundanghri]

I just did this tonight with success. You saved me $350.00😎

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

@@Mukundanghri 😉

[@palestine7209]

Many thanks 👍

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Glad to help 😃

[@MichaelGuy]

What is "a while" an hour? a day? a Week?

[@brittanyszymankiewicz7324]

I can’t see a drain hole in my freezer, is there a different method you would suggest?

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Try a cup of hot water. Pour it in the bottom of the freezer. It will help you find that drain hole. Ice can sometimes cover up that drain.

[@brittanyszymankiewicz7324]

@@PhillipBridgesReviews I’ll give that a shot, I just scraped all the ice out and didn’t see anything, I’ll have to give it another go tomorrow. So far I don’t see anymore water dripping, and it was pretty steady before I removed the ice 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@extrademonop04]

Thank you

[@daveward1484]

Followed the video and it seemed to work fine. However, the next morning the control panel temperature was -15 f. It had always run at 0 f. As I was moving the temp up, when I got to -12 f, the panel started flashing "OFF". Compressor stopped running. Waiting for repairman.

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Oh no. Hopefully it gets up and running soon.

[@wyattspop]

Hey Phillip, I got a new LG french doors kept in my garage (so not hooked up to H2O) and each day we find water under the freezer, also the freezer maxes at 3-7 degrees, not zero. Any clues my friend? Thanks much

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

I would check to see if there is anything in the defrost tube that is blocking water being drained down to the condenser. Like maybe a piece of foam from packaging. Also, I know you said it’s new but still check the evaporation pan. It might have a hair line crack that is allowing water to leak onto the floor. How full is the freezer? Sometimes I have found that I put a bulky item in the way and is restricting the circulation of air causing the temperature not cool properly. Move things around if that is the case. Check the coils too. Make sure dust or a piece of packaging from shipping is not stuck around there. Those are my thoughts. Thanks for an awesome question. 😎

[@dodieodie498]

Why are the modern refrigerators/freezers having these problems? I never had this issue until I bought a new fridge around 2010. It leaked. I've owned two mini fridge/freezer units, and they both leaked. What's the deal?

[@Minkagurl]

Not made in America

[@laurice8056]

Dixie Odie* They just don’t make things as good as they used to 😕. But I also suspect that this leaking problem may be more common in the freezers made with an automatic defrost system. Seems like they just traded one inconvenience for another one.🙄 Or worse… it created a big expense for some people who may have given up and just replaced their freezer 🙁💸

[@dodieodie498]

@@laurice8056 Agreed. And there's the expense resulting from the damage that can occur with leakage and the price for a repairman (if you can find one), both of which I can speak to personally.

[@marthamorales164]

We have a very old fridge, probably from the 90's and that think keeps running perfectly. Currently a fairly new Samsung fridge and it's been leaking for quite awhile, now our 2 year old fridge is leaking. New fridges aren't like the old ones. Everything was made so well back in the day!

[@path925]

Thanks Phillip. Worked well. How often would you says to check it? Only when there is water in the floor?? Thanks again!

[@path925]

Took 20 minutes .

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Yes. I would say once you start seeing water on the floor. I actually just did mine again 2 weeks ago. That was the first time it happened since I made the video.

[@path925]

This was the first time in 8 years. So way over due I'm thinking

[@kathrynstrozier5680]

Can someone please tell me who does that type of work i need help mine is doing the same thing 😢 help

[@jabneel7]

Would this problem be a reason for the freezer running all the time ?

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

A freezer running all the time might have a thermostat problem or the condenser fan motor isn’t working , not allowing air to be circulated causing the freezer to run all the time. I would look into that.

[@jabneel7]

@@PhillipBridgesReviews I replaced the defrost timer . My freezer was running all the time ,staying to cold and dripping water on the floor. The new defrost timer resolved all the problems. That part was very easy to change too !!! Thank you !!!!

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

@@jabneel7 awesome 👍🏻. I’m glad you got it fixed.

[@davidgonzales6749]

Can I just defrost the freezer and let the ice melt?

[@MauroMoreiraBR]

I always recommend work in an empty freezer.

[@benitawilliams5319]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Thank u so so much!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@stanbillah4630]

Good

[@kenyates8462]

My freezer door is frozen shut Any ideas how to fix this problem

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

My chest freezer did this a while back. I once again used my trusty hair dryer. I used it around the door seals. It took a few minutes then I grabbed a little crowbar and popped it open. Then used the crowbar to break off the ice build up once I got it open.

[@kenyates8462]

@@PhillipBridgesReviews I've burned up1 hair dryer and used acrowbar to no avail

[@lancejohn5345]

Simply let the fridge defrost over night, next a.m problem solved.

[@TonyKing-v9m]

Ty

[@abdouliebittaye6019]

Love ur video

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Thanks 😊

[@p.p2295]

If you unplug this freezer for around a week would all the ice melt and Unblock this problem

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Possibly. Sometimes there could be a piece of food particle lodged in the drain. The hot water can loosen it up. Just keep that in mind. 👍🏻

[@CreativeTrish]

THANK YOU 🙏

[@PhillipBridgesReviews]

Your welcome 😎

[@plgoddard1]

This doesn't seem like a "complete solution", it seems like a band-aid approach. Do you do this every couple months?! Seems like a huge design flaw in the freezer. And why does it happen every other month (assuming no band-aid fix in between), is the freezer melting it on its own every other month? Please expound, Phillip. Thx.

[@ToddArd-u2o]

Don't do this. Never partially thaw frozen foods. Remove all foods and store below 32°F. Bacteria colonies quickly multiply. Dairy and seafood are especially vulnerable.

[@Elpipiton]

You don't cook it after? Bacteria dies after you cook it. Unless it's rotting.

[@buenaplaza1900]

Do not thaw the ice on fridge. Tap it with a hammer and break it up. Move on to a towel. Then thaw the back as instructed.

[@btlim4316]

seem like a lazy fix is to just turn off the refrigerator for a few days and let it melt by itself.

[@Moosetraks21]

What a pain in the ass im a new home owner and did not expect this as a regular maintenance task lol

[@Moosetraks21]

Still what a great helpful video thank you

[@kathrynstrozier5680]

That refrigerator is nasty