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Gene,
Thanks for the reply. I have not measured temps inside either compartments. However, I would assume they are holding at the set temps (0 for the freezer and 37 for the 'frig section). No error codes reported on control panel. However, from what I have read, one needs to go through a set sequence in order to get into a diagnostic mode, which I have not done...
Many thanks for your input.
Regards,
Ralph
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Hello, Ralph.
If there is nothing wrong with the temperature in both compartments, then most likely there is nothing wrong with the defrost cycle. You have to investigate what caused water under the refrigerator from the back of the fridge.
Gene.
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Hi Gene,
Thank you again for the quick reply. This evening there was again a pool of water in front of the unit. I investigated and found about a quarter inch thick sheet of ice on top of the bottom liner in the freezer compartment. I recall one day that the door was left partially open overnight. which would cause the unit to run continuously and affecting the run-defrost cycles adversely.
What I did this evening was disconnect the unit, unload the items in the freezer and removed the sheet of ice in the freezer bottom. I have reloaded the freezer and the unit is currently cooling down. It shouldn't take too long to cool, as the unit was only off about 25 minutes.
Hopefully, the unit will now behave normally with the ice sheet removed. As I stated earlier, the unit maintained both the 'frig and freezer compartments in the designated temp settings. What was abnormal was that the unit seemed to run constantly and there was water running (apparently) out of the front (ice sheet was probably melting during the defrost cycle...
I do appreciate your input/help. I will post results when something changes either way. It may help others down the line that might have similar issues.
Best Regards,
Ralph
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Hi, Ralph.
Every time when the freezer defrosting, the defrosted water should drain out of the freezer through a special drain. The drain hole is usually located under the evaporator coil in the back of the freezer. In your situation very likely the drain hole is clogged. If it was just frozen up then manual defrosting and removing the ice from the bottom of the freezer could help to solve the problem. Otherwise, it would need cleaning. Hot water pouring through the drain would do it.
Gene.
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Hi, Ralph.
Every time when the freezer defrosting, the defrosted water should drain out of the freezer through a special drain. The drain hole is usually located under the evaporator coil in the back of the freezer. In your situation very likely the drain hole is clogged. If it was just frozen up then manual defrosting and removing the ice from the bottom of the freezer could help to solve the problem. Otherwise, it would need cleaning. Hot water pouring through the drain would do it.
Gene.
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