Kitchenaid Refrigerator Bottom Freezer Water Leak

If the water filter was not installed correctly it could cause the refrigerator to leak.

Kitchenaid refrigerator bottom freezer water leak. Water puddling up under your refrigerator is never a good sign but it is also a fairly common occurrence and can usually be resolved relatively easily. If the filter is cracked or damaged replace the filter with a new one. Check the defrost drain to determine if it is clogged or frozen. You whirlpool kitchenaid bottom freezer refrigerator folks experiencing ice buildup on the freezer chest floor and water leaks on the floor should check out the whirlpool technical service bulletin w10632338 released august 2013.

After cleaning t read more. If the defrost drain is frozen thaw the ice. Water leakage typically comes from one of. The water inlet valve where the water line connects into at the back of the refrigerator may also have a slight leak that causes a puddle of water.

A few days ago we noticed a huge pool of water around the front corners. Unclogging the drain then should eliminate the leak. The water line that connects to the back of the refrigerator may be damaged or loose and cause water leaks. Please remove the filter and try installing again.

There is a p trap drain available to replace the duckbill drain valve. Cue the condensation collecting on the coils and soon water dripping onto the floor just like in the scenario of an improperly leveled fridge. We have a kitchenaid french door bottom freezer refrigerator model kbfs20evms5. Fill the bottle with hot tap water and nuke it hotter but don t boil it.

Like that which might be used to hook up the waterline to the fridge cut the bottle tip to allow the waterline a tight fit and use silicon to seal it making sure the line reaches the bottom of the ketchup bottle. This water can eventually leak onto the floor. Unplug fridge from power and slide it out from the wall. It s about 2 plus years old.

The leak is relatively slow it saturates a towel over night bad news my hardwood floor is completely buckl read more. Go get a squeeze bottle like you would use for ketchup at picnics and get a 3 4 foot section of plastic line with a 1 4 inch o d.