any fridge repair guys around?

I have a kenmore 253.6481040 fridge, freezer on top, no ice or water. It is about 5 -6 years old.

It was leaking water onto the floor from underneath and in the back of the fridge. I took the inside back panel of the freezer out and noticed some ice built up at the top of the drain. So I figured the defrost drain line was froze up.

I emptied the fridge, unplugged it and let it defrost for about 24 hours. There was water in the drain pan.

Well hooked it back up and put everything back in the fridge Sunday, and now I had water on the floor again today.

Any ideas?

the frig is made by frigidair. the defrost drain tube some times gets a kink in the drain pipe below the cabinet. take the compressor compartment cover off and check. you can take a 1/4 inch tube down the drain line if its very limp and rounded on the end. just take the 4 screws out of the control cover to drop it down. the drain tube is behind that.

By compressor cover, I assume you’re talking about the rear panel. I’ve already done that, but the drip tray is not removable, and I cannot see the drain tube.

One thing that is wired is that all of the water is in the front of the drain pan, none is in the rear portion of it.

What material is the drain tube made out of? So I know what to look for exactly.

And just out of curiosity, how does a line that is never touched develop a kink? Is it because the material its made out of?

the water evaporates from the heat of the compressor, and yes the back cover. the tube comes out behind and above the compressor. it kinks from the heat and angle going to the drain pan. the drain pan is plastic and is usualy plastic. also is there a leter or number after the zero.

I know the pan is plastic, I was curious about the material of the drain line. Is it copper, or something else?

At the end of the model number is an E.

I had the same problem. I started by just defrosting and it did not work. I had to take the drain hose off and run some bleach through it. I also took it out in the garage and ran some compressed air through it. After reinstall I did not have any more water on the floor.

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I had the same problem. I started by just defrosting and it did not work. I had to take the drain hose off and run some bleach through it. I also took it out in the garage and ran some compressed air through it. After reinstall I did not have any more water on the floor.

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how do you take the drain hose off? are you talking about the length of the fridge from top to bottom, or only a bottom portion of the drain tube is coming off?

I may have read your post wrong. Mine was leaking from the drain tube that runs from the top to the bottom. I just had to take off the rear cover and the drain tube came right out. I am assuming that you are talking about another drain hose. I was just confused as my problems sounded the same.

If you do take this out I highly recommend running bleach or a drain cleaner through it because mine had some thick sludge in it.

I have the same problem with an older Kenmore the water builds up on the bottom of the fridge, the drain hose starts on the inside of the freezer on the top, have to pull the inside pannel off to get at it. I was told to try and run a thin wire down the drain hole but so far have not had any luck with that so every few days I have to take the wet vac to it to get the water out of the bottom of the fridge.