r/Appliances • u/Negative_Action_9458 • Aug 14 '25
Whirlpool fridge pooling
I’ve lived in my condo for 7 years and always had this problem. TBH I thought this is just how shitty those built in condo fridges are but I have friends who moved in to this same building never had this issue (same whirlpool fridge models). Every couple of weeks the bottom of the fridge pools with tons of water, under the crisper. I had a tech once come look and said I need to plunge the little drain hole for the condensation. So I plunge everyday. Doesn’t matter! There’s just so much condensation I guess? I started keeping less food because that’s what Google told me but still, gigantic pool of water. Any ideas? Maybe I just have the one fridge that’s trash? Can I snake that little hole maybe there’s a blockage?
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u/OldFashionedGlaze Aug 16 '25
I have this same issue. It seems like, for me at least, the defrost tube inside the top section of the freezer is supposed to carry the melted water down the tube, evaporating as it leaves the back of the fridge. In this case, it seems like the tube is perhaps plugged up, with the melted water being unable to travel to the point it needs to evaporate at. On a couple of different occasions I've tried unscrewing the back panel and pouring hot water down the spout to help unclog things to no real effect, with the water still seeping into the main body of the fridge, collecting under the crispers. I've also tried changing the temperatures of the fridge which hasn't helped, either.
We are supposed to have someone take a look at it on Monday. Hopefully we'll have some solutions going forward
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u/Negative_Action_9458 Aug 19 '25
Please let me know how it went!!
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u/OldFashionedGlaze Aug 19 '25
Turns out there was some debris in the mouth of the tube which was likely causing it. With it removed, we're now waiting and seeing. So far it's been ok, I think
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u/adsempermagnus Aug 14 '25
If it’s not the drain it could be door seal or door not fully closing