i HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD kENMORE FRIDGE. wATER IS LEAKING DOWN ...

The door gasket may be cracked and shifted out of place, and condensation can cause the "leak". order a new gasket from an appliance repair shop and replace the old one yourself. It's not difficult, but may require 2 sets of hands. Also check drip pan underneath for corrosion. Take grill off front bottom check for corrosion, and clean real well. That may fix it.

Some models have what is called a "unimount". Its at the bottom of the fridge and it looks like a compressor sits on top. It's not a regular drip pan, but it does have all sorts of areas where water might be intended to collect AND its near the bottom of a tube that comes from the freezer. If you find that. clean it real well and see if that fixes your problem. Hope this helps. Please get back to me if you have more questions. Thanks, Justerri

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The door gasket is fine. Think I found the drip pan. I removed the bottom grill thing and pulled out a long flat strange shaped pan thing. It is completely dry and rusty looking. So will cleaning that help?

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Check the hole under the evaparator, it could be pluged with ice or other particals. also make sure the the drain cup or elbow leading to the outside of the unit is not pluged.

Try pouring boiling (or at least very hot) water down ... back of the fridge on top of the compressor.

If the refrigerator is equipped with a water dispenser on the freezer door, check if the water line to the dispenser is leaking. Also, check the drip pan to be sure it isn't out of place, broken or cracked.

Inside back wall of refrigerator:In some refrigerators, the water from the defrost cycle is intentionally directed down the back wall of the refrigerator, where it then flows to the bottom of the refrigerator compartment and out to a small drain - usually located beneath one of the drawers at the bottom of the refrigerator. If the drain becomes clogged or blocked, the water may back up. To fix this problem, clear the obstruction.
Self-defrosting refrigerators usually dispose of the water generated during the defrost cycle via a tube or channel that directs the water to a pan at the bottom of the refrigerator. From the pan, the water normally evaporates. (See a more detailed explanation of this in the How Things Work section of our website).

If the tube or channel is clogged or obstructed, the water backs up and leaks into the inside of the refrigerator compartment. Then the water builds up at the bottom, inside of the refrigerator. When the water has built up for a time it may spill out of the front of the door opening. To fix this problem, clear the drain tube or channel and allow the defrost water to flow down to the drain pan.

In some refrigerators, the defrost water is intentionally directed down the back wall of the refrigerator, where it then flows to the bottom of the refrigerator compartment and out to a small drain--usually located beneath one of the drawers at the bottom of the refrigerator. If the drain becomes clogged or blocked, the water may back up. To fix this problem, clear the obstruction.

Another cause may be the following. The refrigerator may have doorframe heaters to evaporate any condensation on the cabinet frame. If your refrigerator is equipped with a switch inside that says "energy saver" or something similar, while running in that mode the door heaters are disabled. Turn the switch to the opposite setting and wait 24 hours. If the condensation disappears the problem is solved.
Try these simple in home repairs and get back to me if you still need help! Justerri

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