So, you have water leaking into the bottom of your fridge, and even onto the floor, but from no apparent source (ice maker & water supply line ruled out). Basically, you have water pooling in the bottom of the fridge, but the drain pan underneath the unit is bone dry. Obviously, the drain is clogged. So you pull out all the drawers and find . . . NO DRAIN! Now what?

You go online to find the manual and . . . nothing.

You search forums and find similar complaints, but no solutions.

Well, I was able to fix mine, with a simple procedure, but Frigidaire does not make it easy!

The problem is a clogged drain line all right, but just try getting to it. The brilliant engineers at Elextrolux Home Products have designed it to be virtually inaccessible. The appliance should win an award for incredibly stupid design. But I digress.

To fix, pull the unit out from the wall and UNPLUG IT.

Then remove the cardboard panel at the bottom. But no ordinary flat head or Phillips tool will do, for even this, the engineers at Electrolux designed to be difficult. You will need a hex wrench. A 1/4 inch hex wrench to be exact.

Pull out and remove the flexible clear plastic tube found in the bottom on the left side. It will pop off (again, make sure that you have unplugged the unit first). If you are lucky, IT will be clogged, and you can clean it out, reattach and problem solved!

If you are not so lucky, it too is bone dry and the clog in somewhere else. Now the true brilliance of the designers shows in all its glory, as you will quickly note that there is no possible way to access the rest of the drain tube. So what do you do. Well, it is kind of gross, but reattach the tube, but with the end sticking out towards you, get down on your knees, and blow. But be warned, once you clear the clog, a flow of uniquely nasty water will commence to drain into your unsuspecting mouth. Have a pan ready. Your clog may also be stubborn, like mine, and if it is you may need to use an air compressor to generate enough force to blow the clog out.

Once cleared, you should be able to blow through the tube with no resistance. Now, detach the tube, stick the end back into the drain pan, then reattach to the drain nipple, reassemble the unit, and you should be good to go until the next clog.

In the end, you postpone a new appliance purchase and save your floor, but this design seems to be almost willfully stupid.

Good luck, and next time, buy a different brand.

Well, your right about it being the gross way.

I been cleaning the drain lines on these for 20 years, and you can always get to the top of the drain from inside the freezer, just remove the inside back panel of your freezer and look below your evaporator coil, you will see the drain hole, it may be iced over so much that you would need to use a hair dryer and hot water to clear it just to see the drain hole.

There's plenty of forum posts that explain this:
Problems with FRS26BH6CB0
model FRS26ZNH side by side
Locating Freezer Drain
Water under crispers

Jake

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