On Jun 3, 7:33*am, jim wrote:
On Jun 3, 7:48*am, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:





"Bob" wrote in message

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Subject line explains it. I did search for info, and found web
archives about removing ice from under the base-plate of the freezer
compartment. And there was indeed a big sheet of ice where there
supposedly should have been an air passage. Removed the ice. Fridge
dry for a few days. But now it's back, along with the iceberg.

This must be caused by something else. If it matters, the fridge model
is: GE TBXY14LPJRWH

I know it's a long shot, but maybe someone here is familiar.

Defrost timer defrost heater, or evaporator fan not working.

The line to the drip tray is frozen, blocked with debris or both.
Disconect the line (plastic) at the top of the fridge. Take a syringe
full of hot water and start injecting into the line. This will clear
the blockage / debris without having to shut off or defrost. Do this
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That's the fix I used to employ. If you take the bottom off the
freezer section and use hot water you can get the ice out and clear
the line fast enough to put it back together in a half hour or so.
Put the freezer food in a cooler while you do it. I used a long piece
of plastic hose instead of a syringe and just sucked a bunch of hot
tap water into the hose. Then blow it into the drain tube. Keep
doing this until the water starts coming out into the drain pan under
the fridge.

There is a kit from the manufacturer that fixes this by extending a
piece of metal into the drain from the defrost heater. I did the same
thing by just using some 10 gauge bare copper wire. There is a bunch
of stuff about it on the net. That was about a year ago and it's
still working. There are a bunch of models with this defect.