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Leaks on the CRPRO line are worth diagnosing by where the water is, not by how much of it there is. Water inside the cabinet, water under the crisper and water on the floor come from three different failures, and this family puts each of them in a different place.
What owners of these models report
- NEAR MISS - an oily film in the water — Oil means the sealed system is open. Stop, unplug the cabinet and call a technician; this is no longer a drain question.
- NEAR MISS - water dripping down the outside of the door — That is condensation on a cold surface in a humid kitchen, not a leak. Check the seal and the room rather than the drain.
- A sheet of ice growing across the freezer floor — Each defrost adds a layer because the water cannot leave, so the ice arrives before the puddle does.
- Dripping heard behind the rear freezer panel after the compressor stops — Normal in small amounts at the end of a defrost; a fault when it continues for many minutes or runs down the back wall.
- Water appearing only after the ice maker fills — The timing ties the leak to the supply side rather than to the defrost cycle, and that is the single most useful observation you can make.
What it usually turns out to be
- Drain trough misaligned after a shelf or panel refit — Ranks high wherever a previous repair went in. The trough is a friction fit on these cabinets and it does not click, so a panel put back a finger-width out sends the water past the port entirely.
- Water supply fitting weeping at the shut-off — Second on cabinets that have been moved. A compression fitting that has been flexed once will weep, and the drip runs along the floor to the front where it is finally noticed.
- Ice-maker fill tube icing at the mouth — The tube runs through the door channel on this platform, and a slow fill leaves a bead that freezes, so the next fill sprays rather than pours.
- Base drain pan cracked or shifted off its seat — Common after a slide-out on an uneven floor: the pan rides the levelling foot, tips, and empties its contents toward the front of the machine compartment.
Working the fault in order
- Time the puddle against the ice maker — Switch the ice maker off for a day. If the floor stays dry, you have moved the fault to the supply side without opening anything.
- Watch a full defrost cycle end with a torch in the freezer — The slowest check and the most conclusive: you see where the meltwater actually goes instead of inferring it.
- Dry the floor completely and lay paper towel in three places — The one that wets first tells you the direction the water travels, which is the only way to work backwards to a source under a full cabinet.
- Look at the back of the freezer floor for a rim of ice around the drain port — One look separates the commonest cause from every other one, and it costs nothing but emptying a drawer.
Before you open anything
Safety
Unplug the cabinet first. If you have to move it out to reach the back, walk it out rather than dragging it, and get a second pair of hands: a loaded door swings and the weight is all at the front.
Models in the CRPRO family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| CR PRO 20 | bougerv:refrigerator:crpro |
| CR PRO 25 | bougerv:refrigerator:crpro |
| CR PRO 30 | bougerv:refrigerator:crpro |
When to call a technician
Stop and call if the cabinet has to come out from a built-in surround. Panel-ready and column installations are shimmed to the cabinetry, and getting one out without damaging the door or the floor is its own skill.
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