The short answer
A leak on the FC line is answered by where the water sits before it is answered by what failed. The model matrix on this page lists two model numbers under this family badge. 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 — Ice under the bottom basket builds in layers, one defrost cycle at a time.
- Water at the front of the floor, usually after a cycle — Melt water overflowing the liner runs forward and out under the door, which is why the puddle appears at the front.
- Water running down the inside of the door liner — Moisture on the liner and shelves means the cabinet is running above its setpoint or the door is not sealing.
- Damp or buckled flooring under the appliance — A slow leak that has been running for a while, which is worth treating as urgent even when the volume looks small.
- NEAR MISS — water only in the drain pan at the back — A wet drain pan is the expected end of the defrost path, not a fault.
What it usually is, in order
- Door seal, alignment or a door held ajar — Ranked first on the FC line because the matrix on this page covers only a handful of closely related models — the cheapest cause is the one inspected without tools, and a leaking door produces both condensation and the melt-water overload behind most drain blockages.
- Blocked defrost drain — Second: the direct cause of interior water, and it is where the humidity admitted by the first cause ends up.
- Supply or dispenser line joint — Third: clean pressurised water, which is told apart from melt water by being there whether or not the unit has just run.
- Drain pan or the drain tube outlet — Fourth because the pan and the drain tube outlet are the end of the path and are worth looking at only once everything upstream is proven.
The check order on these models
- Close each door onto a strip of paper at several points — It is free, and a door that does not seal drives both the condensation and the drain overload.
- Check the doors are closing squarely and nothing fouls them — A bin, a shelf or a cabinet leaning back holds a door off its seal without anyone noticing.
- Clear the defrost drain at the rear of the freezer floor — Third: with the humidity source addressed, the drain is where the resulting water has been failing to go.
- Shut the water off and check the back of the unit — Shut the water off and check the back of the cabinet last: it needs an hour of waiting to be conclusive.
Safety first
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 FC family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| FC2-671 | amana:refrigerator:fc |
| FC2-671.IM | amana:refrigerator:fc |
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 FC line the owner side is the drain outlet, the gasket and the drain pan, and everything behind the liner is not.
Other faults covered for this family
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