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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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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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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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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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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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Apology appreciated but not necessary. It was just a joke.
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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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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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