Refrigerator Defrost - Drain

Your floors, your food, and your wallet will thank you. Have you ever had a "fridge flood" disaster? Drop your horror story in the comments below!

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. refrigerator defrost drain

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. Your floors, your food, and your wallet will thank you

If you’ve ever pulled your fridge out to find a mysterious puddle of water under the crisper drawers, or you’ve noticed a thin layer of ice building up on the back wall of your freezer, you’ve met the culprit. You wipe down the shelves

I’m talking about the .

It is a small hole (usually about a half-inch wide) located at the bottom center of the freezer compartment or at the back of the fridge section. This hole leads to a tube that snakes down the back of the appliance and empties into a drip pan near the compressor.

Do not use chemical drain cleaners (Drano, Liquid Plumber). They are too caustic for the rubber hoses and plastic fittings inside your fridge. Step 6: The Backside Check Pull the refrigerator away from the wall. Locate the drip pan (usually a black plastic tray near the compressor). If it is full of rancid, smelly water, slide it out, wash it with soap, and dry it. This prevents the "rotten egg" smell in your kitchen. Part 5: The "Pro-Tip" Permanent Fix If you get recurring freeze-ups in the drain tube, you need the Copper Wire Mod . This is a legendary DIY fix.