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A leak on the ASI line is answered by where the water sits before it is answered by what failed. Five model numbers carry this family badge, and the matrix on this page is the list. Water under the crispers is melt water that could not drain; water at the back with the supply live is a joint; moisture on the liner is the door.
What you observe
- Water pooling under the crisper drawers — The classic blocked defrost drain: melt water backs up inside the liner instead of reaching the drain pan.
- A sheet of ice on the freezer floor — The same blockage seen from the other compartment — melt water freezes where it stands before it can drain.
- Water at the front of the floor, usually after a cycle — Water appearing at the front edge of the floor some hours after the appliance has been running.
- A steady drip at the back, near the floor — Water at the rear is a supply-side or pan question, and the two are told apart by whether the drip continues with the water off.
- Damp or buckled flooring under the appliance — Flooring that has darkened or lifted under the cabinet, which dates the leak far earlier than the puddle does.
- NEAR MISS — water only in the drain pan at the back — That is the system working. Melt water collecting in the pan and evaporating is normal and needs nothing.
What it usually is, in order
- Blocked or frozen defrost drain — First on the ASI line because the drain is a narrow tube that carries every litre the defrost cycle produces, along with whatever was on the evaporator, through the coldest part of the cabinet. It silts, then it freezes, and then the water goes forward instead.
- Door seal admitting warm humid air — Second: a gasket that has taken a set loads the cabinet with moisture, which appears as condensation on the liner and as extra water the drain has to handle.
- Supply or dispenser line joint weeping — Third because clean pressurised water at the back of the cabinet behaves differently from melt water: it does not stop, which makes it both easy to identify and more urgent than anything above it.
- Cracked or displaced drain pan — Last. It is normally found after the drain has been cleared and the water has not stopped.
What to check first, second, third
- Empty the bottom of the cabinet and find where water collects — First because the collection point names the source: under the crispers is the drain, at the back is the pan or a supply joint, on the liner is condensation.
- Check the drain outlet at the back of the freezer floor — With the bottom basket out, a drain hole that is iced over or silted shut is visible, and clearing it is the repair.
- Paper-test the door seal at several points — Third, because a leaking door is what overloads the drain, so clearing the drain without fixing the seal buys a few months at best.
- Move the appliance and look at the drain pan and the supply joints — This needs the unit out, so it comes last.
Before any panel comes off
Safety
Dry the floor and isolate the appliance at its breaker before working — a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off, and standing water around a live appliance is the real hazard. If water has reached a socket or a lead, switch that circuit off at the consumer unit before touching either. Close the household water valve before breaking any supply joint.
Models in the ASI family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| ASI2175G**0* | amana:refrigerator:asi |
| ASI2275FR*0* | amana:refrigerator:asi |
| ASI2575FR*0* | amana:refrigerator:asi |
| ASI2575G**** | amana:refrigerator:asi |
| ASI2575G**0* | amana:refrigerator:asi |
Where owner work stops
Call when the water turns out to be pressurised supply water, when the drain will not clear from the freezer side, or when the floor has started to suffer. On the ASI line the owner side is the drain outlet, the gasket and the drain pan, and everything behind the liner is not.
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