Screwdriver (maybe), bucket/towel, bleach or white vinegar, rubber gloves.
Its job is to catch the water that melts off your evaporator coils during the fridge’s automatic defrost cycle. Most modern frost-free refrigerators run a defrost cycle every 6 to 12 hours. The ice melts, turns into water, drips down a drain tube, and lands in this pan. This is the clever part: The pan is usually placed on top of the compressor. defrost drain pan
That dripping sound under your refrigerator isn’t a leak; it’s science. Learn how the defrost drain pan works, why it gets smelly, and how to clean it in 15 minutes. We spend a lot of time worrying about the front of our refrigerators: the water dispenser filter, the smart screen, or the vegetable crisper drawer. But the real magic—and the most common point of failure—happens out of sight, in the back. The ice melts, turns into water, drips down