What Is Causing This

jennyjoan | 13:58 Fri 06th May 2016 | Home & Garden

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I have had about 4-5 fridge freezers in my day.

Every one of them including this one "leaks".

Where the drainage hole at back of fridge - water seems to leak from it resulting perhaps some water in the vegetable basket and also underneath it.

All these years I just rolled up a kitchen towel and put it at the hole and just changed it when I had to. Anybody know how I can stop the "leaks".

I have cleaned the hole many times but to no success.

Zantedeschia Calla

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EDDIE51

It is not a 'leak' .It is water condensing from the fridge due to it being cooler in the fridge than outside. There is no way to prevent it , you just have to mop it up.

Hopkirk

You need to poke something like a drinking straw right through the hole so it can drain out of the back.

jennyjoan

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I have Hoppy been using the drink straw method but it didn't work.

So I take it Eddie this is a "common" thing.

Hopkirk

The water drains into a warm tray so it can evaporate.

jennyjoan

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Hoppy I pulled out fridge the other day to clean floor and looked at that tray - was looking for water but it musta evaporated or perhaps stayed in the fridge to cause that leak

chiaroscuro

Net curtain wire works a treat.

Old_Geezer

Aye, sounds blocked to me too.

jennyjoan

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ok if it is blocked and I got the wire - should I expect the wire to come out "the other end etc".

jennyjoan

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forgot to say when I did use the straw - the straw would only go so far

chiaroscuro

The net curtain wire will go right down the drain, clearing it completely.

jennyjoan

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now for net curtain wire ?????- had loads of net curtains years ago but all gone now. Sista has nets - she may have the wire.

jennyjoan

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by the way if I have to buy the wire - how much should I ask for - to do the job. Thanks

Hopkirk

Find a child with an art kit. They might have a fluffy pipe cleaner, which is perfect

jennyjoan

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Hoppy I used a pipe cleaner also but that only went down a certain length - not very much.

Hopkirk

Keep wiggling and twisting it, or try from the other end of the drain tube.

chiaroscuro

Buy one metre, that should be long enough - feed it gently down the drain, moving it up and down.

jennyjoan

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NOPE - it didn't work.

Bought the net curtain wire - 2 metres (it came in a pack) anyhoo - still only went down the length of the straw when it sorta hits something like steel.

May try and look for an 'ole at the back of fridge tomorrow - if anybody has any other ideas I could try.