I have an issue with my fridge. It is a fridge freezer combined that
is not frost free. I defrosted it a few months ago, and that is now
fine. However at the back of the inside of the fridge is a drain hole
just above the bottom shelf, which fills up every so often and then
leaks on to the base of the fridge underneath the veggie draws. There
is a little plug sitting in this drain hole which makes no difference
at all. I dont have it plugged in.

Can anyone tell me the problem please and how I rectify it? I am fed
up of clearing up the water every few weeks.

Thanks

On 31 May 2007 03:31:22 -0700, David
wrote:


I have an issue with my fridge. It is a fridge freezer combined that
is not frost free. I defrosted it a few months ago, and that is now
fine. However at the back of the inside of the fridge is a drain hole
just above the bottom shelf, which fills up every so often and then
leaks on to the base of the fridge underneath the veggie draws. There
is a little plug sitting in this drain hole which makes no difference
at all. I dont have it plugged in.

Can anyone tell me the problem please and how I rectify it? I am fed
up of clearing up the water every few weeks.

Thanks

What does your instruction book say?

It should perhaps drain out to a tray at the back of the fridge where
it can evaporate. If it doesn't then it sounds blocked. You could try
poking something down it... but not too violently. Got any
pipecleaners?
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On May 31, 12:19 pm, Mogga wrote:
On 31 May 2007 03:31:22 -0700, David
wrote:



I have an issue with my fridge. It is a fridge freezer combined that
is not frost free. I defrosted it a few months ago, and that is now
fine. However at the back of the inside of the fridge is a drain hole
just above the bottom shelf, which fills up every so often and then
leaks on to the base of the fridge underneath the veggie draws. There
is a little plug sitting in this drain hole which makes no difference
at all. I dont have it plugged in.

Can anyone tell me the problem please and how I rectify it? I am fed
up of clearing up the water every few weeks.

Thanks

What does your instruction book say?

It should perhaps drain out to a tray at the back of the fridge where
it can evaporate. If it doesn't then it sounds blocked. You could try
poking something down it... but not too violently. Got any
pipecleaners?
--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

Thanks for your reply. I am one of these silly people who dont keep
the instruction boolets. I didnt even know there was a tray behind.
Where is it likely to be located?

Thanks

"David" wrote in message
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Thanks for your reply. I am one of these silly people who dont keep
the instruction boolets. I didnt even know there was a tray behind.
Where is it likely to be located?

The tray will be on the compressor (which is nice and warm, and hence good
for getting rid of the water). But this doesn't really matter - you don't
need to get to it.

Some fridges come with a little pokey thing to stick down the hole and clean
it. If you don't have one, just carefully stick something else in the hole,
and waggle it about to clean it. Pipecleaner is a good choice, knife is
probably a bad choice. Piece of wire?

cheers,
clive

On 31 May, 12:33, David wrote:
On May 31, 12:19 pm, Mogga wrote:





On 31 May 2007 03:31:22 -0700, David
wrote:

I have an issue with my fridge. It is a fridge freezer combined that
is not frost free. I defrosted it a few months ago, and that is now
fine. However at the back of the inside of the fridge is a drain hole
just above the bottom shelf, which fills up every so often and then
leaks on to the base of the fridge underneath the veggie draws. There
is a little plug sitting in this drain hole which makes no difference
at all. I dont have it plugged in.

Can anyone tell me the problem please and how I rectify it? I am fed
up of clearing up the water every few weeks.

Thanks

What does your instruction book say?

It should perhaps drain out to a tray at the back of the fridge where
it can evaporate. If it doesn't then it sounds blocked. You could try
poking something down it... but not too violently. Got any
pipecleaners?
--http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk
Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for deliveryhttp://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

Thanks for your reply. I am one of these silly people who dont keep
the instruction boolets. I didnt even know there was a tray behind.
Where is it likely to be located?

Thanks- Hide quoted text -

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I had a fridge like that and the same problem. The drain hole was
blocked with food particles so I got a bit of thin wire and poked it
down the drain hole and it cleared the blockage. Water is supposed to
go down the hole and out on to a small tray where it evaporates
naturally.If you look behind the fridge at the bottom you should see
it. Hope this helps.
Borosteve.

David wrote:
I have an issue with my fridge. It is a fridge freezer combined that
is not frost free. I defrosted it a few months ago, and that is now
fine. However at the back of the inside of the fridge is a drain hole
just above the bottom shelf, which fills up every so often and then
leaks on to the base of the fridge underneath the veggie draws. There
is a little plug sitting in this drain hole which makes no difference
at all. I dont have it plugged in.

Can anyone tell me the problem please and how I rectify it? I am fed
up of clearing up the water every few weeks.

I had a fridge/freezer like this many years ago. The only problem with
poking the pipe with anything that is remotely sharp is the fact that if
the pipe goes through the freezer insulation and if pierced will leak
water into it and end up freezing as mine did.

So whatever you do, do not use anything that might pierce the pipe.

Dave

On Thu, 31 May 2007 12:40:26 +0100, Clive George wrote:

The tray will be on the compressor (which is nice and warm, and hence
good for getting rid of the water).

Also a good place for "things" to grow. Inevitably bits of food go down
the pipe and there are all manner of air borne spores etc.

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail