Maytag Bottom Freezer Ice Build Up

I have located the panel in the freezer that i believe i need to remove to clear the problem.

Maytag bottom freezer ice build up.

An improper seal of the gaskets on the refrigerator or freezer doors could also cause humidity to form. Clear the drain tube to fix this problem. How to fix an iced freezer bottom. Thick ice build up but now i have manually defrosted.

The repairman said that it s the control board that needs replacing because the fridge was not defrosting every 8 hours or so like it s supposed to. Your maytag fridge has an automatic defrost system that melts the ice from the freezer coils. Every six to eight hours the defrost timer in your freezer turns on to melt any frost or ice buildup on the cooling coils behind the freezer wall. As the ice melts it drips to the bottom of the freezer exits through a drain and collects in a drain.

I have a maytag french door refrigerator with a bottom freezer and about 6 months ago it started building up ice on the floor of the freezer and leaking onto the floor. Ice build up on lower back and bottom of freezer. Humid room air causes moisture to build especially when the doors are frequently opened. In an upright freezer with automatic defrost a defrost drain tube clogged with ice or gunk can cause water to puddle at the bottom of the freezer where it forms a sheet of ice.

A drain hole. Appears that it is com read more. I ve read about the freezer to fridge vents being possibly blocked by ice build up food debris etc causing air restrictions which may be causing fridge section to be warm. Maytag side by side ref freezer with ice dispenser which is not hooked up to water but dispenses ice that i put in it.

Fitzpatrick my whirlpool bottom freezer french door fridge starting to build up ice on the evaporator coils after 11 months of buying the fridge. Get all items out at one time keep food organized and close the door as soon as possible. Defy c315 freezer cold but fridge section warm.