The short answer for this family
On the Almo catalog series, water inside the cabinet or on the floor beside it is usually a blocked defrost drain. These units are identified by catalog number rather than by a model family, so the first job on this page is making sure the cabinet in front of you is the one the number names. The brand-generic order holds at the head here; what this platform changes is the order below it.
What you observe on these models
- Which of the family's models you are standing in front of — The matrix on this page is three consecutive catalog numbers and an unresolved family key, so the units are identified by catalog entry rather than by a model series, and that is worth reading first, because these units are identified by catalog number rather than by a model family, so the first job on this page is making sure the cabinet in front of you is the one the number names.
- Water pooling under the bottom drawer or on the cabinet floor — Melt water that could not reach its drain has to go somewhere, and this is where it collects.
- A sheet of ice under the drawers — The same blocked path, found later. The pool froze before anyone noticed it.
- Water on the floor at the back — A supply fitting or a line, not anything happening inside the cabinet.
Causes, most likely first on the catalog series
- A blocked defrost drain — Ranked first because these units are identified by catalog number rather than by a model family, so the first job on this page is making sure the cabinet in front of you is the one the number names.
- A cabinet that is not sitting level — Second. The machine compartment is at the base of the cabinet, and a cabinet that has been moved is almost never put back on its feet properly.
- A door that is not sealing — Third. It costs nothing to test, which is why it sits above the expensive causes even though it is not the most common one on this family.
- The drain pan and the evaporation path — Fourth. Look at it while the cabinet is pulled out for the coil, because the two checks share the same access.
- The water supply line and its fitting — Last. Worth a look because a supply leak wets the floor without ever wetting the cabinet.
- Body: This is not the brand-generic ranking. The head of the ranking matches the brand-generic order, but below it a cabinet that is not sitting level moves up to second place, because the platform here is cabinets that the catalog groups together but that carry no shared family designation.
Check in this order on these models
- Find the drain hole at the base of the evaporator area and clear it — Warm water down the hole until it runs freely. This is the single most common cause of water inside a refrigerator cabinet.
- Put a level on the cabinet, front to back and side to side — A cabinet tipped forward runs its internal water the wrong way and lets the door hang open just enough to sweat.
- Walk the seal with a sheet of paper — A seal that lets warm air in makes condensation continuously, and the condensation is the water you are looking at.
- Body: The order follows the ranking, and the access decides the rest: on these models the machine compartment is at the base of the cabinet.
Before you open anything
Safety
Unplug the appliance or switch off its breaker before removing any panel, and before putting your hands anywhere near standing water inside it; a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off. Turn the water supply off at its valve before touching any fitting.
Models in the almo:refrigerator:? family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| 9760101 | almo:refrigerator:? |
| 9760201 | almo:refrigerator:? |
| 9760301 | almo:refrigerator:? |
Where the owner limit falls on these models
Call when the drain is clear, the seal holds and the water still returns, when water is arriving from the machine compartment, or when a supply fitting weeps after being remade. A leak that has soaked into cabinetry or flooring should be looked at quickly for the damage rather than for the appliance. On this family the line falls where the access does: the machine compartment is at the base of the cabinet.
Other symptoms covered for this family
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