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Readers who envisage to carry out similar works inspired by the below method shall do this at their own risks and liability.
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Symptoms of an iced bottom freezer:
- The bottom freezer is building ice.
- The lower drawer is blocked and cannot be pulled out.
- If you succeed in pulling it out, you will notice ice buildup underneath it and behind it.
- Some condensate (water) is found on the floor near the fridge from time to time.
- Both fridge and freezer temperatures are normal and no other symptom is there.
Blocked freezer drawers could occur even of the fridge and freezer temperatures are normal.
In our test, we found a fridge temperature of 3 degrees Celsius and -18 for the bottom freezer.
In our test, we found a fridge temperature of 3 degrees Celsius and -18 for the bottom freezer.
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How to deice the freezer and free the blocked drawers
Remove the inner panel cover.
A few Philips screws usually hold it.
A few Philips screws usually hold it.
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Look inside and you will see that ice has blocked a hole leading to a drain tube.
The condensate can no more flow down out of the freezer compartment which causes the ice to build inside it.
The condensate can no more flow down out of the freezer compartment which causes the ice to build inside it.
Heat some water and pour it on the ice until the hole is visible and water flows well. Make sure the water is just hot, not boiling.
Continue with little undiluted white vinegar, this will help dissolve any dirt or deposits inside the drain tube.
Continue with little undiluted white vinegar, this will help dissolve any dirt or deposits inside the drain tube.
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Introduce a drinking straw inside the drain hole of the freezer compartment to make sure nothing blocks the tube anymore.
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Checking the drain tube of the freezer in the compressor compartment
Go behind your fridge and find the condensate tray on top of the compressor.
Push the clips with a flat screwdriver to unlock the tray.
Push the clips with a flat screwdriver to unlock the tray.
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Pull it out while taking care not let the water inside splash out. In normal conditions, the condensate in this tray evaporates when heated by the compressor, which is just beneath.
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Look inside and you will see the drain tube tip which is made of rubber and kept closed to avoid hot air goes into the freezer.
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Pull it out to make sure it is well clean and does not stick when closed. You can put some oil inside to make sure it won't stick.
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You're now ready to refit your drawers inside the freezer provided it de-iced completely.
Restart your fridge and activate the fast freeze button.
Restart your fridge and activate the fast freeze button.
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