Freezer leaking water Maytag Model MZD 2766GEW

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The two web sites I found with "fix it" ideas are

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I think you want to the GES if it's that gorgeous side by side model.

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jJim McLaughl>

It really sounds minor like a hose that's not connected tightly.

Look for something very minor.

neilyoung_at_heart snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com wrote:

I expect the drain cycle has something to do with it. I expect that is the drain you are describing. The one for the defrost cycle. It runs from the bottom of the coils at the back of the freezer out and then over to a pan under the refrigerator section. You should only see water in the pan after a defrost cycle.

But the ice build up I can't explain. Is that behind the panel at the back of the freezer? Ice would build up there until it goes into a defrost cycle.

Under panel at bottom f freezer, but effectively in he same kind of area you describe.

From what I've been reading elsewhere, I think that there is a defrost cycle problem and taht something is not defrosting.

I have a unit just like the one you describe. Probably the same model. Quite a job to remove that back panel. Looks like you have to remove the ice maker first. But looking though the holes at the bottom I can only see the pan that collects the defrosted water and then can see the hose under the refrig.

Difficult when you don't know where the water is coming from. I had a defrost problem with another refrigerator. In that case a big block of ice formed at the bottom of the freezer preventing air flow and it stopped cooling. I had a problem with a leak in the ice maker. Forget just what it was but I think a tube was not lined up properly. That of course would leak only when it was calling for water for the ice maker..

Since you have the freezer apart, defrost the catch pan and drain under the cold coils. Then pull the "kick plate" from the front of the unit. Need to have both doors wide open to do this.

Look for a plastic pan that is about 6 inches wide, and ru ns from front to back. Squirt some water into the drain under the cold coils. The water should end up in the plastic pan. The pan may be already full of water, or the pan may be cracked.

Look for a plstic hose, which goes from the drain into the pan That hose should be connected, and should be draining into the pan, not onto the floor.

I expect that is where the problem is. Remember a leak in the ice maker line would happen only when the ice maker is filling with water. The valve is near the floor on the rear so you need to be in the fill mode to see any leak beyond that point.