The short answer
Water around the AFC refrigerators comes from one of three places: the defrost drain, the supply side, or condensation that never was a leak. On these models condensation past a tired gasket is the first thing this page would have you rule out. None of the causes below needs a technician to rule out — only the repair might.
What you observe on these models
- Water at the back of the cabinet rather than at the door — The back is the pan and the supply; the door is the drain.
- Beads of water inside the liner along the door edge — That is condensation getting in, not water getting out.
- Ice outside the mould, on the shelf or down the back wall — A fill is overshooting or is aimed wrongly.
- NEAR MISS — the water keeps arriving with the appliance unplugged — That is plumbing rather than the appliance.
Causes, most likely first on this family
- Condensation from a leaking door seal — Warm room air meeting cold surfaces condenses, and a seal that no longer pulls flat gives it a way in all day. It leads because it is the likeliest of the set on these cabinets. One design carries every cabinet size in this family, so it holds across the line.
- Drain pan cracked or out of position — A pan leak gives water at the back rather than at the door, which separates it from a blocked drain. Second: common enough on these models to come before anything below it.
- Supply tap or saddle valve seeping — Any leak that carries on with the appliance unplugged is on the supply side by definition. Third on the list, where the likelihoods start to fall away.
- Condensation in a drawer mistaken for a leak — A drawer with its humidity slide closed and wet produce in it collects water, and there is no fault to find. Last of the set listed here, and the least likely of them on this family.
- Body: Against the brand-wide order, airflow causes move up and installation causes down: the ladder spans cabinet sizes, and the largest cabinets in it load the airflow path hardest, which is where this fault shows first.
Check in this order, and why
- Look for beads of water on the inside of the liner along the door edge rather than under the drawers. — It comes first because it matches the cause ranked first above.
- Cut the power, look under the back of the cabinet and check the pan is intact and properly seated. — Next in order, following the ranking rather than convenience.
- Unplug the appliance for a day and see whether the water keeps arriving. — Last of the set, and only worth doing once the others are clean.
Power down first, then work
Safety
Unplug the appliance or switch off its breaker before removing any panel, because a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off. Nothing on the sealed system is owner work; those lines are under pressure. Dry the floor before pulling the appliance out, and keep water away from the electrical parts at the base of the cabinet.
Models in the AFC family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| AFC07**BW | amana:refrigerator:afc |
| AFC10**BW | amana:refrigerator:afc |
| AFC15**BW | amana:refrigerator:afc |
| AFC22**BW | amana:refrigerator:afc |
When to call a technician
Owner work ends at the rear panel. If the drain clears, the pan is sound, the cabinet is level and water still arrives, what is left is behind sheet metal. Call at once if there is water under a socket.
The other faults covered for this family
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