Our refrigerator still works fine but it is about 12 years old. Last
week I cleaned the coils and afterwards saw water running out. The
clear plastic tube that goes in the icemaker was loose - so I fixed it
(just pushed it back up there) and it worked fine....no leak. Early
today I went in and saw a pool of water in front of the refrig....a low
place in the tile. Guess it had run down and pooled ... and then dried
up under the refrig. Cleaned it up and watched. This PM I saw some
more water. Moved the refrig. out from the wall and there is a small
puddle under there ... cannot tell where it is coming from. The
plastic tube is still up where it belongs. The pan that holds water
from defrost has a small amount of dirty water. The water on the floor
is clean. Have run my hand all along the copper pipe from wall to
where it goes into refrig. and don't feel anything.

Does anybody have any idea? We have the refrig. out from wall with
newspaper on the floor under the copper pipe to see if we can tell
"where" ...

At what point does it pay to just get new refrigerator and not bother
to fix old one? Want to be sure the leak is from the refrig. but can't
think what else it could be ... too far from dishwasher I think.

On 28 Oct 2006 13:20:30 -0700, "Dottie" wrote:

Our refrigerator still works fine but it is about 12 years old. Last
week I cleaned the coils and afterwards saw water running out. The
clear plastic tube that goes in the icemaker was loose - so I fixed it
(just pushed it back up there) and it worked fine....no leak. Early
today I went in and saw a pool of water in front of the refrig....a low
place in the tile. Guess it had run down and pooled ... and then dried
up under the refrig. Cleaned it up and watched. This PM I saw some
more water. Moved the refrig. out from the wall and there is a small
puddle under there ... cannot tell where it is coming from. The
plastic tube is still up where it belongs. The pan that holds water
from defrost has a small amount of dirty water. The water on the floor
is clean. Have run my hand all along the copper pipe from wall to
where it goes into refrig. and don't feel anything.

Does anybody have any idea? We have the refrig. out from wall with
newspaper on the floor under the copper pipe to see if we can tell
"where" ...

At what point does it pay to just get new refrigerator and not bother
to fix old one? Want to be sure the leak is from the refrig. but can't
think what else it could be ... too far from dishwasher I think.

I wonder if the leak happens when the ice maker is taking on water? I
would re-check "all" connections from the source to the ice maker.
Look inside an see if the ice maker is seated properly.
--
Oren

"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly."

The ice maker came on for a few seconds, ran water in, and nothing
leaked.

I am wondering about the condenser pan. There is about an inch or more
of water in there now...it is yucky...rust colored. I think I am going
to vaccum it out and see if getting the crud out will make it evaporate
faster. The water that was on the floor looked clean...I am not sure
the water in the pan would look that clean. We are still just
watching.












Oren wrote:
On 28 Oct 2006 13:20:30 -0700, "Dottie" wrote:

Our refrigerator still works fine but it is about 12 years old. Last
week I cleaned the coils and afterwards saw water running out. The
clear plastic tube that goes in the icemaker was loose - so I fixed it
(just pushed it back up there) and it worked fine....no leak. Early
today I went in and saw a pool of water in front of the refrig....a low
place in the tile. Guess it had run down and pooled ... and then dried
up under the refrig. Cleaned it up and watched. This PM I saw some
more water. Moved the refrig. out from the wall and there is a small
puddle under there ... cannot tell where it is coming from. The
plastic tube is still up where it belongs. The pan that holds water
from defrost has a small amount of dirty water. The water on the floor
is clean. Have run my hand all along the copper pipe from wall to
where it goes into refrig. and don't feel anything.

Does anybody have any idea? We have the refrig. out from wall with
newspaper on the floor under the copper pipe to see if we can tell
"where" ...

At what point does it pay to just get new refrigerator and not bother
to fix old one? Want to be sure the leak is from the refrig. but can't
think what else it could be ... too far from dishwasher I think.

I wonder if the leak happens when the ice maker is taking on water? I
would re-check "all" connections from the source to the ice maker.
Look inside an see if the ice maker is seated properly.
--
Oren

"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly."

On 28 Oct 2006 14:15:44 -0700, "Dottie" wrote:

The ice maker came on for a few seconds, ran water in, and nothing
leaked.

I am wondering about the condenser pan. There is about an inch or more
of water in there now...it is yucky...rust colored. I think I am going
to vaccum it out and see if getting the crud out will make it evaporate
faster. The water that was on the floor looked clean...I am not sure
the water in the pan would look that clean. We are still just
watching.

Got any frozen drips on the inside wall ... adjacent the ice maker?

I agree a good cleaning can't hurt - add a little bleach.

--
Oren

"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly."

You should be able to lift that pan out and give it a good cleaning.
I live in a dry climate so the pan is most always dry.

Dottie wrote:
The ice maker came on for a few seconds, ran water in, and nothing
leaked.

I am wondering about the condenser pan. There is about an inch or more
of water in there now...it is yucky...rust colored. I think I am going
to vaccum it out and see if getting the crud out will make it evaporate
faster. The water that was on the floor looked clean...I am not sure
the water in the pan would look that clean. We are still just
watching.












Oren wrote:
On 28 Oct 2006 13:20:30 -0700, "Dottie" wrote:

Our refrigerator still works fine but it is about 12 years old. Last
week I cleaned the coils and afterwards saw water running out. The
clear plastic tube that goes in the icemaker was loose - so I fixed it
(just pushed it back up there) and it worked fine....no leak. Early
today I went in and saw a pool of water in front of the refrig....a low
place in the tile. Guess it had run down and pooled ... and then dried
up under the refrig. Cleaned it up and watched. This PM I saw some
more water. Moved the refrig. out from the wall and there is a small
puddle under there ... cannot tell where it is coming from. The
plastic tube is still up where it belongs. The pan that holds water
from defrost has a small amount of dirty water. The water on the floor
is clean. Have run my hand all along the copper pipe from wall to
where it goes into refrig. and don't feel anything.

Does anybody have any idea? We have the refrig. out from wall with
newspaper on the floor under the copper pipe to see if we can tell
"where" ...

At what point does it pay to just get new refrigerator and not bother
to fix old one? Want to be sure the leak is from the refrig. but can't
think what else it could be ... too far from dishwasher I think.
I wonder if the leak happens when the ice maker is taking on water? I
would re-check "all" connections from the source to the ice maker.
Look inside an see if the ice maker is seated properly.
--
Oren

"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly."