Kitchenaid Freezer Occassionally Defrosts

[casaloma]

Our KitchenAid side by side fridge is about 5 years old. About 1.5 years ago, the freezer defrosted overnight, with a huge water puddle on the floor and partially/mostly thawed food. We cranked the temp to the max setting and it refroze again so we left it at that setting. Since then, it has occassionally done the same thing, maybe 2 or 3 times. The fridge is always fine. Any ideas? :confused:

[woodchuck]

You have a drain in the bottom rear of your freezer which drains the melted frost when it defrost. This drain can become clogged and the water will run out onto the floor or freeze in the bottom of the freezer. This from AcmeHowTo.com might help.


Clear the drain by forcing a solution of water and bleach or water and baking soda into it with a basting syringe. If the solution will not flow through, slide a length of ¼ inch flexible tubing into the drain tube to push the clog through to the drain pan. Remove the tubing after clearing the clog.