Samsung refrigerator leaking water
SAMSUNG REFRIGERATOR LEAKING WATER IN THE FRESH FOOD DOOR SECTION
Many models of SAMSUNG refrigerators sooner or later developing a leak in the fresh food section of the refrigerator. This problem is related to a frozen drain line.
Technical background:
Every frost free refrigerator on the market is equipped with some sort of defrost system. Defrost system its necessary to get rid of snow accumulated on the evaporator coils during cooling cycle.
Defrost system usually including : defrost heater , defrost thermostat and some kind of controls ( defrost timers or electronic control boards ).
During the defrost cycle heater heats up the evaporator and melts the snow ( frost) from it. Water from the snow supposed to be collected by the gather under the evaporator and drain through the drain line under the refrigerator where evaporating every day from the drip pan. If the drain line is frozen or clogged all the water starts filling up the gather and eventually overflows it and starts...