WATER at the Bottom of your FRIDGE .....EASY FIX

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  • Опубліковано 1 вер 2016
  • Hi, this video shows you a very easy fix for water collecting at the bottom of your fridge or on the floor by your refrigerator. You will probably have a blocked condensation drain. Clean it out with a Q-Tip (Cotton swab/bud) and if it is still blocked insert a long thin flexible bit of plastic or thin curtain wire. Make sure the fridge has been unplugged/disconnected from the electricity supply before inserting anything into the condensation drain hole.
    Many thanks Vince
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  • @PhilosophiCat
    @PhilosophiCat 4 роки тому +543

    Thanks for this! Worked perfectly. Appreciate that you just get right to it and don't make us sit through a long rambling introduction.

  • @charlielichtman6818
    @charlielichtman6818 10 місяців тому +4

    I'm so glad your video stayed up on UA-cam this long! Your quick fix saved me a lot of time and grief (not to mention money!). I am happily in your debt!

  • @jonathanngai5956
    @jonathanngai5956 3 роки тому +11

    The world need more people like you. Thanks.

  • @jackjarvisesquire6200
    @jackjarvisesquire6200 2 роки тому +78

    Mate you are a legend! Been having this problem for months and was actually contemplating buying a new fridge! Don’t this and no water since! Thanks mate 👏🏻

  • @davidcoen9021
    @davidcoen9021 9 місяців тому +2

    At last, a video on UA-cam that is actually of benefit.
    Great job, I'll give it a whirl!

  • @marymckaskill9635
    @marymckaskill9635 3 роки тому +25

    Thank you! I fixed my blocked fridge with a q-tip, a zip tie, and two minutes of my time. So pleased! We were really starting to worry about it.

  • @latifafifilatifafifi
    @latifafifilatifafifi 2 роки тому +5

    I just put a Qtip inside the small hole in my fridge and it unclogged immediately!!! i We've had this problem for years i can't believe how easy fix it was! should've looked this up much earlier but thanks a lot for this video, forever grateful!

  • @redhope231
    @redhope231 3 роки тому +22

    Vince, you are a legend. Perfectly easy to follow and straight to the point. Worked for me, much appreciated.

  • @chasecreative249
    @chasecreative249 Рік тому +6

    We had the exact same problem in our fridge a year or two ago. Thought we're about to go out and buy a new fridge. Thank You My Mate Vince!

  • @jeanarthur7907
    @jeanarthur7907 2 роки тому +11

    This unexpectedly appeared in my feed, and I hadn't even googled how or what to do when this happens! Thanks a million for this advice. I've been placing kitchen towels underneath to catch the water for several months. 👍👍

    • @paulahills9546
      @paulahills9546 2 місяці тому

      Me too! I ordered a "blocked fridge drain hole cleaner" from Temu and it has all he described that you need, so going to give it a good poke later! 😁

  • @dennal3306
    @dennal3306 5 місяців тому +1

    omg thank you so so so so much i tought it was broken because i had so so much water inside the fridge. the hole is a little hiden visually. thank you so so much

  • @artiburd3966
    @artiburd3966 3 роки тому +14

    Just want to say thank you so much for taking the time to share this video.
    I'm one of those "more money than sense" types, when I bought my house last year the fridge came with it. It started to do this a few months ago so I assumed it was due to it being used goods. I almost impulse bought a new fridge today... seriously!! I'm so glad I watched this video first. Saved me a lot and I am feeling so much less stressed now lol!!!

  • @merridyj1369
    @merridyj1369 6 років тому +134

    Thanks for the short-and-sweet answer. Some videos are just too long.

  • @Franeeky
    @Franeeky 5 років тому +31

    Fantastic! I was so tired of using cloths to dry it. Thank you so much!

  • @123Juissi123
    @123Juissi123 3 роки тому +27

    THANK YOU! We've had this issue for way too long now, and we've just been wiping the fridge daily, but since we are moving away from this apartment in less than a week, we thought we would give this a go instead of calling someone in to have a look. And it worked. Thank you for saving us a completely unnecessary bill.

  • @arlondon2434
    @arlondon2434 6 років тому +27

    THANK YOU fridge drainer was filling up for few days was worried hadto get a engineer, tried ur method worked like a dream 👍🏻

  • @Irishpaddy12334
    @Irishpaddy12334 2 роки тому +6

    I've been having this problem for ages and didn't know what it was so THANK YOU!! Worked perfect 👌

  • @Windwaker75
    @Windwaker75 2 роки тому

    You are a star! Worked a treat, been mopping it out for a few weeks now as drainage hole plunger supplied with the fridge wasn't working. Two seconds and ... boom, water drained straight down after putting a cotton bud around it!! Superb!

  • @lauremarie1787
    @lauremarie1787 Рік тому +5

    Thank you for this video. You helped me notice and remove the mold growing inside the drain hole that blocked water. It also allowed me to impress my (non-handyman) husband with fixing another thing around the home. :-)

  • @KristinaAdad
    @KristinaAdad 5 років тому +9

    Thanks Vince! I have been working to unclog my Leibehrr drain for a couple years (with a sponge in place to catch overflow) and never thought of using something flexible so I was only able to unclog the first 2-3 inches each time (worked once or twice). Today I used a pipe cleaner and got about 8 inches into the drain and it unclogged it. Yay! Saved me a min. of $135 service visit for my built-in frig.

  • @nicolalauder2618
    @nicolalauder2618 2 роки тому +3

    ITs amazing the videos you come across on youtube! I have had this issue for months with my fridge and was on the verge of buying a new one! The dirt that came out of that wee hole was mental! Thanks for the video - super helpful!

  • @chickennuggetsbg
    @chickennuggetsbg 5 років тому +37

    Thank you, I was all ready to start unscrewing bits from the back of the fridge to sort it out 🤪

  • @cathalodonovan6596
    @cathalodonovan6596 4 роки тому +38

    You are a Legend, My Mate Vince! Thank you. You've no idea how satisfying it was to see the gloopy pool disappear to a place I know nothing more of, or how silly I felt after looking at this problem for almost a year's mopping.

  • @jiggyjaggy1
    @jiggyjaggy1 3 роки тому +14

    Amazing! Thank you so much! Wish I'd looked this up sooner, would have saved me a week's soggy towels!!

  • @neonwoof
    @neonwoof 4 роки тому +8

    Thanks for the video. (After turning the fridge off I used a net curtain wire out of the bedroom after taking the ring off the end. Didn't have anything plastic that long.) Worked a treat! 👍🏼

  • @chrismozza3182
    @chrismozza3182 4 роки тому +3

    It’s always the simple things in life to make life itself run smooth! Cheers pal.

  • @Mike-tb9xq
    @Mike-tb9xq 2 роки тому +4

    Thank you! Why don't they teach people stuff like this as general life skills in school.

  • @zehrakarademir8074
    @zehrakarademir8074 4 роки тому

    Thank you very much! You saved my life and my budget. For two weeks, I have attempted to figure it out. It worked perfectly!!!

  • @jsemplefelton5348
    @jsemplefelton5348 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much. Short and sweet. No rambling on.

  • @mairimillar8866
    @mairimillar8866 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for this advice, will give it a try. What a clean fridge you have!

  • @user-vo3bd4dx3r
    @user-vo3bd4dx3r Рік тому

    Just looking to get a new fridge freezer because of the leak then see this video. Did the job with a cotton bud that easy. I take my hat off to you sir. Thank you

  • @nasimaravat2437
    @nasimaravat2437 4 роки тому

    I was ready to pay a repair charge with zanussi. Saved me a small fortune. I used a long cable tie just like in the video and no more water is pooling under the salad drawers. Thank you so much 😊

  • @melissaharding
    @melissaharding 4 місяці тому

    Wow cotton bud worked immediately! Thank you!!!

  • @daniellelewis4254
    @daniellelewis4254 2 роки тому

    Thank you!! I didn't know the little hole was a drain! Mines been leaking water for months now was just about to get a new fridge freezer but thought I would try UA-cam first. And it worked. Fab!

  • @psychosplit9015
    @psychosplit9015 Рік тому +5

    Thank you for this life saver! I wouldn't have known otherwise

  • @SmileLfc
    @SmileLfc 6 років тому +7

    Thank you, i hope it works. It has been bothering me for a while, im glad i found this on youtube!

  • @livfernandes5762
    @livfernandes5762 6 місяців тому

    That's such great advice. This evening cleared a second lot of water in two months. Thought I'd check on YT and your advice came true and sound. As soon as I put an ear bud to the hole I could hear water run down so I knew I'd cleared something. Will keep doing and also look for a longer plastic to go down there. Thanks 😊

  • @andyjoanne5750
    @andyjoanne5750 3 роки тому

    What an excellent video, saved me buying a new fridge. Thank you.

  • @zanaa1151
    @zanaa1151 2 роки тому

    This is such a nice, thorough explanation! Thank you!

  • @evangelosmylonas6275
    @evangelosmylonas6275 11 місяців тому

    Fixed the refrigerator, all the water pooling around the drain hole just went down after inserting the q-tip. Thank you for posting this and saving me both trouble and money!

  • @TheKbrown146
    @TheKbrown146 3 роки тому

    Brilliant, worked a treat with hanger...I was close to buying a new fridge freezer! Many thanks!!

  • @lmtt123
    @lmtt123 3 роки тому +2

    I have been mopping up the water with towels for weeks. Thanks for a "to the point" solution.

  • @pennymetcalfe865
    @pennymetcalfe865 5 років тому +4

    Great video! Straight to the point and solved my problem in 2 minutes :)

  • @luberperez4091
    @luberperez4091 4 роки тому

    Short and useful. I love you Vince!

  • @colypop61charlie24
    @colypop61charlie24 5 років тому +10

    Thanks so much. Problem solved. I was on the verge of buying a new fridge.

  • @lisalu3994
    @lisalu3994 4 роки тому +61

    You just said about switching the fridge off just before I stuck a metal pipe cleaner down the hole. Lol. Phew didn't blow myself up.

    • @jimmarsden4359
      @jimmarsden4359 2 роки тому +2

      You’re lucky you didn’t damage the flux capacitor.

  • @lilneets
    @lilneets 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks a mil! I was terrified I needed a new fridge! This worked a treat

  • @caroljones4511
    @caroljones4511 5 років тому +1

    I watched your video and I discovered the drainage hole was blocked by ice and I would never have thought to look for it until I watched your video thank you so much.

  • @kerryharrison3806
    @kerryharrison3806 2 роки тому +2

    Watched this video, fixed my fridge ( always wondered what that hole was for) thank you very much.

  • @aiaiaiaiiaiaiaiaiai
    @aiaiaiaiiaiaiaiaiai Рік тому +1

    Thank you for not making this video excruciatingly long just to squeeze out ad money. You are a hero.

  • @danp2687
    @danp2687 Рік тому

    You hero! No more soggy fridge. Ding dong

  • @rubinaswaria-ahmad1166
    @rubinaswaria-ahmad1166 9 місяців тому

    Thank you for this clear tutorial. I've had this problem for a little while. Tried this today and voila!

  • @martinmaher1182
    @martinmaher1182 2 роки тому

    Thanks a million..so well explained and demonstrated..thought I was facing a fridge replacement.

  • @gilliancrandonconstany7916
    @gilliancrandonconstany7916 2 роки тому

    You are a Star! Thanks for that easy tip, thought I would have to buy a new fridge. Job done!

  • @MRJASBEAR
    @MRJASBEAR 3 роки тому

    Legend, nice, easy and straight to the point fix. thanks

  • @royedwards177
    @royedwards177 5 років тому

    Excellent. My fridge is built-in and so it's tricky to gain access at the back. Your tip will probably do the trick.

  • @Anonymous-si7oc
    @Anonymous-si7oc 4 роки тому +1

    Straight to the point. Thanks for the easy info.

  • @TraumaER
    @TraumaER 2 роки тому +1

    *You are the real MVP!*
    _Thought I had to buy a new refrigerator!_

  • @lynneswanson5803
    @lynneswanson5803 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much I'm fed up stepping in the regular puddle in the kitchen in my socks!! My hero!

  • @richardroberts7110
    @richardroberts7110 9 місяців тому

    Thanks a million Vince. You've saved me from madness

  • @ninja0263
    @ninja0263 5 місяців тому

    Found a tomato covering the hole. Easy fix when you know what to look for. Thank you for posting!

  • @sonyamc
    @sonyamc 2 роки тому

    Thanks Dude! That’s exactly what’s up with my fridge. You are a star

  • @SuperRosie41
    @SuperRosie41 5 років тому +13

    Thankyou best advice ever with a cable tie I had this problem for 3 years and no matter what I did it still didnt fix it , then I went and bought some cable ties best purchase ever and for the first time there is no water ...I had been putting a tea towel under the drawer to soak the water up and now not a drip ....

  • @liyanglund
    @liyanglund 5 років тому +5

    Thanks for making this video, really helpful!

  • @mary-louiseangoujard976
    @mary-louiseangoujard976 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for posting this video - much appreciated!

  • @marydsmyth
    @marydsmyth Рік тому

    Thanks a bunch! Suspected this was the case and nice to have it confirmed and with correct way to deal with it. I couldn't close fridge door because bottom tubbed- shaped container was floating in an inch of water!!!

  • @billijeanp
    @billijeanp 3 роки тому

    SO excited to have solved my problem - Thank you, thank you. This is such a kind thing to do.

  • @kirosun
    @kirosun 2 роки тому

    You're my hero, Vince.

  • @jasonpickering8570
    @jasonpickering8570 5 років тому +1

    Just got home 2 a fridge full of water, worked a treat thankyou

  • @rihamosman4549
    @rihamosman4549 2 роки тому

    You have saved my life today, thank you so much this little things mean a lot to some people. I appreciated and subscribed🙏

  • @Remixprinceisback2022
    @Remixprinceisback2022 10 місяців тому

    You just saved me buying a new fridge. Thank you

  • @emmadorward11
    @emmadorward11 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for this! I used a long cable tie and it worked instantly 😊

  • @ganjo8316
    @ganjo8316 2 роки тому

    So glad I live in the 21st century. I thought that I was going have to contact the landlord or buy a new fridge. Luckily, random guy on UA-cam saves my butt again. Thanks dude!

  • @miladydewinter7770
    @miladydewinter7770 2 роки тому

    A million thank you's for this --- I was panicking and thinking of calling someone out to look at my fridge x Have subscribed.

  • @cmfrtblynmb02
    @cmfrtblynmb02 3 роки тому

    THANK YOU! And I love the length of this video!

  • @kopzillab105
    @kopzillab105 8 місяців тому

    Flippin heck, didnt know it was such an easy fix! Took me all of 30 seconds! Thanks mate top man 👌

  • @365propertybuyer9
    @365propertybuyer9 2 роки тому

    17 seconds in and problem fix!!!!! THANK YOU

  • @wokeaf2435
    @wokeaf2435 Рік тому

    Omg u saved my life with this. I didnt even know that hole existed

  • @holteender8
    @holteender8 6 років тому +1

    Hero thanks!! Mrs was going to make me splash out on 2 new fridges as coincidentally both of ours side by side had the same problem!!

  • @gerryboy3699
    @gerryboy3699 6 місяців тому

    I've been cleaning up the disgusting water at bottom of my fridge for over a year. Sorted ! Thank you!!

  • @DanyLove48
    @DanyLove48 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you very much for your advice. Going to try it tomorrow (bedtime)

  • @helendebray5916
    @helendebray5916 5 років тому +4

    Very helpful indeed, I was thinking I need a new fridge! Thanks a million!

    • @Bluelady777
      @Bluelady777 4 роки тому

      Helen de Bray me too! Was just about to look ar prices for a new one

  • @aikibojitsuie
    @aikibojitsuie Рік тому

    Great tip, solved the issue right away (used an extra long zip tye for those who have some lying around). Cheers!!

  • @TheJackierose1
    @TheJackierose1 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for that. I didn't even think of that and was gonna go out and buy a new fridge freezer!

  • @simeonmihaylov6123
    @simeonmihaylov6123 3 роки тому

    Thank you. It worked flawlessly... the drain was literally NASTY. Well...I guess this day isn't wasted - I've learned something new :)

  • @MargitSzallosFarkas
    @MargitSzallosFarkas 5 років тому +5

    Brilliant advice! It works! Thank you

  • @sallygreenberg8739
    @sallygreenberg8739 5 років тому +6

    Thanks so much! Was constantly wiping up water, and using just a few Q-Tips per the video solved my problem completely!

  • @tahaali2732
    @tahaali2732 2 роки тому

    Thank you very much. I spent hours defrosting the fridge, thinking that a build-up of ice may have been stopping the water from draining. Then I tried what you suggested and, voila, only then was the problem solved!

  • @bolly384
    @bolly384 2 роки тому

    Excellent👍🏼 for months I’ve been putting paper towels down and regularly mopping the bottom every few days! Like ‘Abbi K’ said this randomly came up, I should have thought about a UA-camr solution yonks ago! Nice one Vince! 👏🏼

  • @anastasiarichardson6414
    @anastasiarichardson6414 3 роки тому

    Needed this. Straight to the point very useful, thank you

  • @ghengis430
    @ghengis430 2 роки тому

    I did this with garden wire. It worked! Brilliant, the fridge has moved house and it's still good. Thanks, the q tip or thin bamboo knitting needle wasn't enough.

  • @yvonnericketts1739
    @yvonnericketts1739 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for this. I have been having this problem for a few weeks and I thought it was breaking down. I will try this.

  • @lyricaldon9045
    @lyricaldon9045 2 роки тому

    Thank you very much! I so appreciate being able to undetstand this sort of thing!

  • @johnc.w.245
    @johnc.w.245 Рік тому

    Dude ! Thank you so much for this info . Have a great day!
    John in Texas.

  • @lynneforsyth8231
    @lynneforsyth8231 2 роки тому

    Brilliant! I was on the verge of buying a new one

  • @janetang8684
    @janetang8684 3 роки тому

    Thank you for Sharing your experience ! God bless you!!!

  • @ellentomy8044
    @ellentomy8044 2 роки тому

    Thanks. Clear and Straight to the point.

  • @jeremypreece870
    @jeremypreece870 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for that. Like all good ideas, it is really simple! Our fridge has been filling up with water at the bottom and spilling out. Guess what I am about to do this morning!

  • @cometbook
    @cometbook 2 роки тому

    From one Vince to another, thanks very much!

  • @covenantedworship3772
    @covenantedworship3772 2 роки тому +1

    Oh gosh... Thank you so much.. Just came across this.... Eye opener certainly... Thanks🙏🙏🙏