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came home to my Maytag fridge. leaked water on floor?

My Maytag fridge leaked water all over floor and only the fridge is loosing its cold temp. Any ideas of what is wrong? The freezer is on the left and frisge on the right w an ice maker which still works. Please help. Cheri from Chino Hills

Cheri. from Chino Hills
January 2010

Maytag Kitchen Appliances, Refrigerators Fridge Cold Temp

if you have ice on the bottom of the freezer section, then it's the evaporator drain hole in the freezer blocked up.
the water created in the defrosting process isn't draining away, but coming into your freezer and forming ice.
to clear this problem, remove the back panel in the freezer to reveal the evaporator compartment. at the bottom you'll see an ice build up. you'll need to clear this ice and make sure the drain hole is clear. you can do this by pouring hot water down the drain hole. once water flows freely down the drain hole, then your problem has gone. of course, if you don't have ice on the bottom of the freezer section, then the water is coming from elsewhere in the appliance, which will need further investigation.

eddie
January 2010

First thing I'd do is defrost it...Sometimes the waterways get blocked up with ice.

CHUMLEY
January 2010