tyk
Premium Member
- Model Number
- LFXC24726S
- Brand
- LG
- Age
- 6-10 years
We moved into a condo that had a 7 year old LG LFXC24726S. Cools fine. No issues with the ice maker or water. All good.
Except that we've had buildup of ice at the back of the refrigerator - behind the vegetable crispers and under the wide drawer. Freezer is dry. On rare occasions (once a month?), we've had some water pooling toward the front of the fridge, and sometimes that pooling leaks out and dribbles onto the floor.
I think the most likely culprit is the evaporator drain being clogged, or freezing up (causing these other problems). I know Samsungs have this problem a LOT, and there are clips out there to keep the drain area from freezing. The problem is that I don't know how to confirm this on my LG or fix it. I can do a full manual defrost, which might work if the drain just froze over once. But if it's clogged, it will recur. And if it's freezing, it will likely freeze again.
Rick showed a few photos of pulling open the multi-duct here:
www.applianceblog.com
But mine doesn't look quite like that -- my multi-duct goes down all the way to the bottom left of the fridge, and even with the three visible screws removed, the bottom part is *very* tightly on and doesn't seem like something I can pop off. And I don't see where the lead wire can be disconnected. Here's my exact multi-duct.
From the repair manual:
drive.google.com
It looks like the evaporator should be accessible from inside the fridge behind the multi-duct, but dang if I can figure out how to get at it without giving a big tug on that plastic multi-duct. (Which the previous owner seems to have cracked slightly... adding to my hesitancy.)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Except that we've had buildup of ice at the back of the refrigerator - behind the vegetable crispers and under the wide drawer. Freezer is dry. On rare occasions (once a month?), we've had some water pooling toward the front of the fridge, and sometimes that pooling leaks out and dribbles onto the floor.
I think the most likely culprit is the evaporator drain being clogged, or freezing up (causing these other problems). I know Samsungs have this problem a LOT, and there are clips out there to keep the drain area from freezing. The problem is that I don't know how to confirm this on my LG or fix it. I can do a full manual defrost, which might work if the drain just froze over once. But if it's clogged, it will recur. And if it's freezing, it will likely freeze again.
Rick showed a few photos of pulling open the multi-duct here:
LG LFXS32726 error code E rf
For approximately a month our unit was making a noise inside the fridge portion of our French door refrigerator. came back from vacation to a warm refrigerator portion and the freezer was still working. After looking at several possible fixes, we started in the freezer and replaced both do...
www.applianceblog.com
But mine doesn't look quite like that -- my multi-duct goes down all the way to the bottom left of the fridge, and even with the three visible screws removed, the bottom part is *very* tightly on and doesn't seem like something I can pop off. And I don't see where the lead wire can be disconnected. Here's my exact multi-duct.
From the repair manual:
LFXC24726S.pdf
drive.google.com
It looks like the evaporator should be accessible from inside the fridge behind the multi-duct, but dang if I can figure out how to get at it without giving a big tug on that plastic multi-duct. (Which the previous owner seems to have cracked slightly... adding to my hesitancy.)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
