Floor Under Fridge Looks Scorched

The water from the baster will end up in the drain pan under the fridge.

Floor under fridge looks scorched.

One way to remove. There has always been one dark spot that kind of looks like a burn mark as if someone placed something too hot on it. We yanked out the appliances including the fridge when we replaced the yukky circa 1971 laminate with hardwoods in our kitchen. Do to the increased floor height we had to get a new fridge.

A faulty refrigerator might be to blame even if it doesn t have an ice maker or. Leaks in the kitchen don t always come from the sink or dishwasher. They are not moist and they are not soft. Measure twice cut once.

The wood flooring looks to be completely intact to subfloor. Posted by ruthless bunny at 7 17 am on february 12 2013. Locate the drain tubes at the rear of the refrigerator or freezer. Older models of refrigerators and sometimes newer ones have a plastic or metal catch basin located under the bottom of the fridge that excess water or fluids that get spilled inside the fridge.

Now this spot has grown larger and there are two new spots about 3 to 4 inches across. For a frozen waterline rather than a physical kink first turn off the water supply with the shut off valve. Due to the added water you should check and empty as needed the drain pan 1 2 times per day over the next 2 3 days. If you have a turkey baster or syringe use it to squeeze water into the hole.

Check the fridge s drain pan several times for excess water accumulation. We extended the floors under the dishwasher stove and the fridge. It looks like there s a wave in the flooring. I went under the house and noticed that in the lifted area there s a support beam directly in that area.

I have a very old ge refrigerator causing burn mark on floor under compessor checked checked contol components found that the refrigerator goes into defrost cuts off all fans but compressor keeps running what are some suggestions to fix this problem. Pour a mild solution of soapy water and ammonia down the drain tube to kill bacteria. It s usually located behind the fridge or under the kitchen sink. Score around the burned area with a utility knife and remove it from the floor.

Push a small plastic tube or a pipe cleaner through the tubes. My house is 25 years old. A leak coming from the bottom of the fridge.