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I have a Kenmore Coldspot refrigerator Over the past 2 years I have had to take apart the freezerevery 3 to 4 weeks to chip out the ice that has formed up in the bottom of thefreezer. The drain line freezes up I have been on line and done everythingeveryone else has done pour bleach down the drain line run a brush down theline blew air through the line and it stills freezes up. I have replaced theheater and the Bimetl-def[FONT="Verdana","sans-serif"] [/FONT]andit still is freezing up the drain line. What else is there that I can do to fixthis problem?
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I am assuming that you have cleaned the drip tray under the eva[porator coils to ensure there is nothing that will slow upp the water flow.
So here is a jiggery pokery fix.
Get yourself a length of bare copper wire 12 or 14 gauge will do.
Wrap one end snugly (just snug not really tight or you will crack the calrod heater) around the defrost heater a couple times.
Then run the other end down the drain hole an inch or so.
Now when it defrosts it will also defrost the drain.
It is a good idea to check it to make sure it does not get too hot,
so force a defrost cycle and check it.
Note: that the defrost thermostat must be frozen for the heater to come on. |
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Originally Posted by: denman  I am assuming that you have cleaned the drip tray under the eva[porator coils to ensure there is nothing that will slow upp the water flow.
So here is a jiggery pokery fix.
Get yourself a length of bare copper wire 12 or 14 gauge will do.
Wrap one end snugly (just snug not really tight or you will crack the calrod heater) around the defrost heater a couple times.
Then run the other end down the drain hole an inch or so.
Now when it defrosts it will also defrost the drain.
It is a good idea to check it to make sure it does not get too hot,
so force a defrost cycle and check it.
Note: that the defrost thermostat must be frozen for the heater to come on. Where is the defrost thermostat for the freezer?
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After checking the Net for a 'heat probe assy' that I would use in my apartment maintenance job (obtained thru a local heating/plumbing company in Fargo). I, also, thought about using a piece of solid copper wiring to fix the 'drain hole' problem of my sister's side-by-side refrigerator/freezer. And, suggest other readers using this Forum-Do The Same. David Originally Posted by: denman I am assuming that you have cleaned the drip tray under the eva[porator coils to ensure there is nothing that will slow upp the water flow.
So here is a jiggery pokery fix.
Get yourself a length of bare copper wire 12 or 14 gauge will do.
Wrap one end snugly (just snug not really tight or you will crack the calrod heater) around the defrost heater a couple times.
Then run the other end down the drain hole an inch or so.
Now when it defrosts it will also defrost the drain.
It is a good idea to check it to make sure it does not get too hot,
so force a defrost cycle and check it.
Note: that the defrost thermostat must be frozen for the heater to come on.
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