We have ice (frost) forming on the back wall of the freezer drawer in our Whirlpool Refrigerator (model WRF560SEYM04) in our 2016 Ventana. Steve 3 years 2 months. How to clean and repair a refrigerator drain line. To me this indicates that it is the humidity as no doubt the door is not opened that often if at all for several hours so no warm moist air enters. I have checked the seals on the doors and they seem okay. Get shopping advice from experts, friends and the community! This is a 3 door unit with the freezer on the bottom. vegetables and fruit, then I don't have a problem. You can test the door seals by placing a piece of paper between the door and the cabinet. Frost build up is normal on the evaporator unit, which is hidden behind a panel in the freezer compartment so it won't be seen. There are so many problems with the refrigerator. They will run down into a drip tray and evaporate into the atmosphere. Accessibility. The temperature of the dishes or food that you send to the refrigerator should not be above room temperature. The repairman not only fixes the compressor malfunction, but also explains its cause, tells you how to use the refrigerator, so that it serves you for a long time without breaking down. One cause of excessive frost and snow-like ice in a fridge or freezer can be a poorly fitting or damaged door seal. These can also freeze. This is a normal part of the ‘wet wall’ refrigeration style. P/n XXXXXXXXX Lately it has stopped cooling and builds up ice in the upper right hand corner of the interior back panel wall. The store where I bought it, Comet, do not want to know, probably because I … Eliminating Ice Buildup Keep your refrigerator set at 37 to 40 °F (3 to 4 °C) and your freezer at 0 °F … Plastic panel held in place by a screw. Hi, Ice keeps forming on the back of the freezer wall on my Kenmore Elite Top-Mount freezer. Water will condense and collect at the coldest point. If there is ice buildup, food debris, or standing water in the drain tube or trough along the back wall, clean the drain tube. Sometimes, ice can build up on the back wall of your fridge. Sometimes it melts and leaves droplets of water and then sometimes it becomes ice. After a while the condenser starts running real loud. Moisture and ice appear on the rear walls of fridges that feature a rear wall evaporator with no vertical partition plate. You can only check to see if it is the same on less humid days, © 2020 iFixit — Licensed under Creative Commons — Privacy — I've noticed small, oval ports on the left and right side of the center "spine" of the back wall of the fridge. Refrigerator water leak – Back behind fridge – How to fix? Drops of water or ice on the back of your fridge are a completely normal part of your Beko fridge's design. The consequence of this problem is spoilage of products. My Frigidaire FPHC2399KF2 professional has this rust spot on the back. Within the first day of turning it on there has been a build up of a thin layer of frost on the interior back wall (just in the middle, never at the top or bottom). We don't recommend letting any items in the fridge touch the back wall as may get wet. Cold air can hold less moisture than warm air. By this I mean that even though the air temp in the compartments is correct, the walls etc have to also cool down and this takes longer. The last week or so, the back wall appears to be going through some sort of defrost cycle. It is also strange that it doesn't happen at night. Water will condense and collect at the coldest point. Show More. But, last summer when it was hot, everything had ice on it and there was a lot of ice on the part that comes out off the wall and ice cream was soft. The freezer works perfectly but I have a problem with the refrigerator section. These can also freeze. Ice on the back wall may appear due to improper use of the refrigerator. 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