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We have an Electrolux John Lewis 2007 fridge freezer. The fridge temperature rose dramatically to 11°c from a normal 2°. I read about flaps freezing up, as the freezer remained ice cold and its single compressor model. I defrosted it but a week later the temperature increased again. I had previously noticed the condensate pan on top of the motor was full. I drained it and it filled up again overnight. I’ve temporarily removed the condensate hose from the freezer into a larger bucket and its all stable again, but generates too much overflow
water. It seems to be generating around 3/4 pint water daily from defrost cycle. Door seal is good. Only thing we do is make quite a lot of ice at least 2 trays a day, could this be the problem. Would covered ice trays prevent this? I realise the water is from the frost free system defrosting the fins etc.
It’s from condensation coming from the evaporator. If the house is extremely humid it could cause this issue.
Hi, What is the model number of the refrigerator? How did you test the door seals? One way is to place a piece of paper between the door and the door jamb and to try to pull out the paper when the door is closed. It will come out but only with a bit of effort. It shouldn’t come out too easily and it certainly shouldn’t just fall out by itself. Try this test at various places around the doors, top, bottom and both sides. Have you checked how much ice is building up on the evaporator unit? The evap unit is behind a panel inside the freezer compartment. Access is from the front Also does the evaporator pan under the refrigerator have a heating element in it at all? I seem to recall in some earlier model fridges (maybe not your make and model perhaps) that the pan has a heater element in it that sped up the evaporation of the meltwater to prevent overflow if it didn’t all evaporate before the next defrost cycle. Can’t see it in the parts list you linked if the pan has this or not. Just a thought on this and maybe worth a check if it has one.
I’ve rigged a bucket to the drain hose. It seems to produce a pint of liquid daily. I think it overwhelmed the pan on the motor, so the water must have refrozen the flap that sends cold air upto the fridge. Temperature stable 2°c now, just bucket water to deal with!
