My refrigerator is seriously leaking water on the inside! It is old now, so Is it time for a new fridge?

Question

This fridge has been here for over 25 years, it has been ok until lately...

Answer 1

is the outside fan running to your fridge? I mean the one in the back, near the bottom?

Our double door fridge quit cooling, and all it was to fix was to replace that $30 fan. Did it myself!

ps - and the coils at the bottom - are dust free? get the vacuum!

HOWEVER - 25 years - whooooooo
You will not believe how much electricity you will save - we got a new one and our bill went down 10%.

Answer 2

Two separate things can cause this problem. Either the drain is restricted at the top (most likely), or at the bottom of the hose (not likely). The other cause would be if the drain pan in the freezer is plugged. If the drain pan hole is frozen closed you will be getting water from both vent holes in the refig. top on each side near the back. If the drain is plugged the water will be from the center of the back wall. What most often happens something will get in the drain cup in the refrig. and start growing and plug the drain cup. The drain cup catches the water from the freezer defrost, passes it through the back to the drain hose were it runs into a pain under th refig. where it evaporates. To access the drain cup when the refig controls are in the back of the refig., remove the light cover, remove the knobs, remove the control cover. The drain cup should be visible now. If you don't see any screws holding the drain cup in, it should pull straight out. Clean and replace. You may want to run a little water through it after the drain cup is put back in to make sure it isn't plugged behind the cup. A little bleach water will help keep it from plugging again right away. If the drain pan is frozen in the freezer, the easiest thing to do is unplug the refig., Open booth doors and waite until the water quites coming out the drain hose. This could take a day or longer depending how ice is built up under the cover inside the freezer. Good luck

Answer 3

I agree that 25 years is a good long lifspan for a fridge. However I'm going to say that they don't make water... never have ...but that would be a good invention huh? You are dealing with huge amounts of condensation I'm guessing. Could be that the warm air from your home is entering the fridge/freezer through warn-out seals around the door. If you have good seals and it's a self defrosting model I'd check for a clogged drain line in the back of the unit near the bottom. Good Luck !

Answer 4

if it is a self defrosting model .u will find a hose coming off the drip pan in the freezer.food and ice sometimes clog up this hose.the easiest way to clean is to pour salt all around the open let it set there for a bout 30 Min's then pour hot water down the drain.u schold hear the water draining into the tray at the bottom of the fridge

Answer 5

I recently replaced my 22 year old "Viking" refrigerator due to the same problem. It was the condenser that had "died" and all the condensation built up at the bottom then froze! I bought a new kitchenaid fridge without all the fancy water dispensers and icemakers (according to my friend, who is a plumber are just not necessary and cause future problems).
Cheers!

Answer 6

If your fridge is frost free there is a tubular pipe going down the back of the fridge,it empties into the compressor bowl.clean the end of this pipe and blow back into it,to unclog the drain.If this doesn't workdon't spend any money on it get a new fridge.

Answer 7

If it is water on the inside, it could be as simple as the defrost drain line. When the unit self defrosts the ice is supposed to melt and run through a tube (many times on the back) down to a drain pan underneath. If the opening of the tube is blocked, the water has to drip to the inside.
Clean the tube and the water should go where you can't see it again.

Answer 8

Is it humid in your house? My Fridge seems to be leaking water on the inside when it is humid and when the door seal isn't sealing well. The seal gets bad when it gets dirty or when I lean on the door too much and screw up the alignment. Try wiping down the seal with some 409 or some other cleaner...

Answer 9

If you can afford it, get a good energy efficient one. If you would rather not buy a refrigerator right now, look for the reason it's doing this. Sometimes it's really easy and cheap to fix, and doesn't mean the unit is on it's last legs. Refrigerators can run a long time.

Answer 10

sounds like the drain hose that runs down to the pan under the frig is cloges up. This is the water that occures when the frig defrosts. Yo may just need to unclog the hose.