2026-09-29 05:24 UTC
#AskFedi for any appliance repair folks in the #fediverse. A friend has a #Kenmore 795.7160 series #refrigerator that is accumulating water at the bottom of the #freezer compartment, which then builds up into ice and eventually impacts the ability of the drawer to shut properly.
There is a trail of ice coming down from one of the cold air vents in the freezer. I thought it might be the ice maker water line and turned off it, and the feed line at the wall. Water is still collecting.
My working theory is now there's an obstruction somewhere with the defrost water drain. I would like some validation with this diagnosis and advice on how to proceed before digging in the back panel of the refrigerator or the panel inside the freezer to see if I can clean out whatever may be causing the leak. The amount of dust and cat hair behind the refrigerator when I pulled it out from the wall was prodigious.
I'm inclined to tell my friend it's beyond my ability to fix. But if it is something I can just clean out, I'd rather do that.
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