Spent 3 hours chasing a phantom fridge leak, turned out to be the icemaker line dripping down the back wall

I had a Whirlpool side-by-side that was pooling water under the crisper drawers, so I swapped the drain pan and defrost heater in under 45 minutes. Put it all back together and it still leaked, then after rechecking everything for another 2 hours I noticed the water line connection had a tiny pinhole that was spraying up behind the unit. Has anyone else had a fridge leak that was coming from a totally unexpected spot like that?

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kim_davis22d ago

Oh man, that's a rough one... I had a very similar issue with an old Frigidaire that kept making a puddle in the deli drawer area. I tore the whole back panel off and checked the defrost drain and the evaporator, nothing. Then I finally noticed a tiny crack in the plastic drip tray under the ice maker that was slowly weeping water down the back. Ended up just caulking the crack with some silicone and it's been dry for two years now. It's crazy how something that small can make you run in circles for hours.

sandra_moore3022d ago

Same trick @henryr45 taught me, silicone on the drip tray crack works every time.

henryr4522d ago

Yeah, I had a similar thing with a tiny crack in the ice maker tray, drove me nuts til I found it.