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Don't buy one because the company makes a lot of profit from it. Sure seems like a good reason.
Do they ever wonder why the sales people spend more time trying to sell the extended warranty than time trying to sell the actual product ?

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It's a rubber tube, so I would't jam a coathanger down it. I used a turkey baster to put hot water down it until it ran clear, then mix a teaspoon of baking soda in a cup of hot water and pour it down. There is a J-trap at the bottom and that is where the mold accumulates.
Where does the water drain to? And here’s a really dumb question; since the drain tube is small and inside the freezer, how does it not just freeze over immediately? I mean, how is there liquid water flowing inside there?
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Where does the water drain to? And here’s a really dumb question; since the drain tube is small and inside the freezer, how does it not just freeze over immediately? I mean, how is there liquid water flowing inside there?
There's usually a pan that the defrost water drains into with a heating element to burn that off. The pan in a lot of units is at the bottom of the fridge.
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A common thing is for the small diameter pipe, that leads to the drain pan, to get blocked. Pick the gunk out if you can and then low pressure compressed air through it. If you don't have compressed air handy "Air Duster" spray cans of air work well.
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You guys gave two or more examples that have nothing to do with a kitchen appliance. Good try but your reasons don't fit the problem.
It is a sucker bet, all there is to it. In a vanishingly small percentage of the cases it is not a ripoff. If it were a good deal for the consumer, they would not sell it.
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Where does the water drain to? And here’s a really dumb question; since the drain tube is small and inside the freezer, how does it not just freeze over immediately? I mean, how is there liquid water flowing inside there?
It goes out the back of the box and down to a tray under the fridge, where the water evaporates. If you have bed spring condenser with coils on the back of the fridge the tray under the fridge is large and shallow. If you have forced-air condenser with coils under the refrigerator the pan is beside the coils and is maybe 1 1/2 inch deep.
The upper end should only have fluid in it when it is draining warm(ish) water from the defrost cycle. The first part of the tube is usually aluminum and is attached to the aluminum plate that the evaporator coils and the defrost heater are attached to, so it gets warm during the defrost process.
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Only thing I have ever seen go out on any refrigerator was the thermostat.
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You guys gave two or more examples that have nothing to do with a kitchen appliance. Good try but your reasons don't fit the problem.
As a rule kitchen appliances are very reliable and if they do break are relatively cheap to fix. Most last 10+ years and *most appliance extended warranties cost more than 10% of the appliance value per year and you have to pay a service call to get a tech to come out who may or may not know his business. The odds strongly favor the insurance co. in terms of "winning" in this transaction.

A warranty is not completely useless and sometimes it makes sense on a rental property where you wish to keep the tenant at arms length. Personally I have never received satisfactory service from any home warranty, appliance warranty, or extended warranty repair so I avoid them.
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Sorry 'bout that.....
Apology appreciated but not necessary. It was just a joke.

Could have been any of the threads on this or any other forum that tends to drift off topic.

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My advice is to eat the ice cream, finish the bottle of wine, and then pound the three beers in the door. It won't fix the fridge but you might not mind it not working at that point.
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So - what happened with the refrigerator?
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Maybe he took my advice and now he doesn't care.
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So - what happened with the refrigerator?
Defrosted it and it's working great but I still need to clear that drain tube, I think. Thanks again for the advice!
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but I still need to clear that drain tube,
See post 45.

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