Insanely Great Year

From Gene Warren--Country Gables Beaverton, Or.
Defrost drain tubes frequently freeze shut on some refrigerator
models.We have G.E.
TBX14SMEL/SPBL, and have a regular service request issue with this.
Defrosting with a carefully used Wagner heat paint strip gun can work.
An alternate solution. 1. Chip out and remove ice.
2.Apply a small amount of deicer around foam air duct till it can be
removed easily.
(We stock these)
3.Remove shield and augur ice from drain with a long blade micro
screwdriver, as far as possible. This drain is plastic and pretty tough,
but we try to be careful.
4.Add a small amont of deicer to drain opening and add hot water to
trough.
5.If the water cools fast, a second application can be made.
This usually opens the drain in 5/10 minutes, sometimes faster.
When the drain opens the tube can be flushed with fresh water.(Altho it
is plastic).
Removable plastic evaporation trays can be removed and dumped.Galvinized
trays that are permanently installed can be wiped out.
We are using the latter method at the moment, in many cases it is
faster.

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// posted by Insanely Great Year @ 9:30 AM