Fridge work

[Archeryrob]

Looking for a fridge repair man. Our disconnected his phone and I have a Frigidaire fridge/freezer the defrost drain keep freezing up.

 

[BUffaloSocks]

Ran through this with same make recently. The drain was clogged up. If you take off the back panel you should see a condensate pan under the fridge. Follow that line to see where it goes into the freezer. I took all the frozen stuff out, took all the shelves out, found the ice lake. Carefully broke it up and then used hot water to slowly melt through the ice in the line. I made a little 'pressure cleaner' bottle out of a water bottle with a hole poked in the lid big enough for some vacuum line. Straw works too. Just squeeze water in there over and over until it runs out.

My wife was disappointed I fixed it instead of getting her a new fridge

 

[Mightydog]

Turkey baster and hot water works.

 

[BUffaloSocks]

Funny timing.. Just went over and fixed this for a family member. What are the chances!

 

[MaxVO2]

Ran through this with same make recently. The drain was clogged up. If you take off the back panel you should see a condensate pan under the fridge. Follow that line to see where it goes into the freezer. I took all the frozen stuff out, took all the shelves out, found the ice lake. Carefully broke it up and then used hot water to slowly melt through the ice in the line. I made a little 'pressure cleaner' bottle out of a water bottle with a hole poked in the lid big enough for some vacuum line. Straw works too. Just squeeze water in there over and over until it runs out.

My wife was disappointed I fixed it instead of getting her a new fridge

*****I've done this. It can work well and save the fridge if this is the problem. I used my ex-girlfriends fancy hair dryer to help melt everything. Truthfully, the hair dryer was hotter than the ex, and using that thing saved me some $$$ for sure - almost as much as getting rid of the ex!

Oh, and if the line is really old, or looks cracked/crunchy replace it if possible or the problem will come back.. Depends on how it is all set up.

Good luck.

 

[Michigander08]

Ha! I opened the fridge and made some sandwich about 2 hours ago. Now everything in the fridge is frozen solid. Thermostat went bad? Door gasket leaks? Or didn't I close the fridge door properly?

 

[Slackdaddy]

Ha! I opened the fridge and made some sandwich about 2 hours ago. Now everything in the fridge is frozen solid. Thermostat went bad? Door gasket leaks? Or didn't I close the fridge door properly?

The cooling coils are typ in freezer, there is a opening between the freezer and fridge compartments with a damper door and fan. The fridge T-stat determines when the damper opens/fan on to bring some of the "coolness" into the fridge side.
Either T-stat is bad or damper stuck open

 

[John from MD]

Turkey baster and hot water works.

Isn't that how lesbians practice for getting pregnant?