What should I do about my refrigerator problem?

Question

I had shut off my refrigerator's power miser light to save on my power bill, and the top of the inside of the fridge was dripping like crazy. I called an appliance repairman who said to turn on the power miser switch, and the fridge should stop dripping within a week. After that, I turned on the power miser light in order to reduce inner condensation. The light came on. The following morning, the light was in the "on" position but wasn't lit, and the inside of the fridge was dripping like crazy again. Money is tight, so should I wait one week and see what happens, or should I pay to have a repairman see if there is a different problem with it? It's an old Kenmore self-defrost fridge.

Answer 1

I can't help with this exactly, but if you check your local advertising papers or shop windows (or ebay) you should be able to pick up a new (well not brand new obv) fridge for around £30...this is probably less than the repair bill? Hope this helps. =]

Answer 2

There is a drain tube that runs from your freezer to the pan under your refrigerator where it evaporates.  This tube is used to drain the water from the freezer during the defrost cycle.  Most likely it is plugged up not letting the water drain properly.  You can check that tube to see if you see a clog but most likely it is ice buildup at the freezer end.  By manually defrosting the freezer that ice will melt and drain plus the ice buildup in the freezer will melt and drain properly.  This is an easy thing to try.

Answer 3

I think you should check to see if it is in some sort of defrost mode and that it is set to the right temperature.

Also, check the seals around the door. That water is coming from the air being cooled and the water vapor comes out of the air during the cooling.