Crosley Servidor; Model WRC17/E K3
Type R47G-KCRW353
This refrigerator's ledge at the back of the top shelf is icing up, even on the lowest setting, and so the drain plug is icing over. The appliance is 5 years old. The water collection tray under the bottom of the refrigerator is empty (because of the frozen drain plug), but some discolored water oozes out from under the bottom of fridge from time to time.
I called Maytag and Magic Chef, who makes Crosleys, and they said that they couldn't find the model number.
First thing I would suggest is to flush the drain line. defrost any ice in the drain and then flush warm water thru the line until it flows freelyif your having a hard time getting the line flushed out you may try using a large syringe or turrkey baster filled with warm water to forcfully flush water thru the line. this will most likely fix the problem.
you didnt mention if food was freezing in the refrig as well as the drain but there may be an off chance that the temperature control could be bad. since this is a manual defrost unit it depends on above freezing temps to help keep frost off of the cooling coil. if the temp control goes bad it will allow sub-freezing temps and possible drain freeze ups. so if the drain continues to freeze you will need to replace the temperature control.
if it comes to that, the control actually has a part number on it since maytag cant find your model number.
message me back if you have any further questions. thx peyton
unfortunatley the diagram i have of this refrig isnt good so I really cant tell you where it is but the knob you turn to adj the temps is the actual temp control. I did some more searching after i submitted my solution and I think I have a part number for you 2-60061-003 got this number from partsdirect.com but I had to remove some of the numbers from your given model number to find it. the part should be straight forward to change of course you'll need to access the control itself it only has 2 wires that hook to it and then you have to find where the sensor connects to the cooling coil. just follow the sensor from control to the coil.
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Hi Peyton,
Thanks for your quick reply! A few days ago, I tried using a syringe with warm water to flush the line, but after a couple of hours, it froze up again along the ledge and drain. Yes, the food is also getting frozen on the top shelf.
Where is the temperature control located so I can get the part number off of it? And how easy is the process to remove the old control and replace it with a new one?
Many thnx
Sheepbuddy
Thanks for the detailed follow-up info and for the parts number.
Sheepbuddy
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