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My Frigidaire FRS6R35W0 refrigerator has ice in the bottom of the freezer. I took the back pane off and the evaporator drip pan was ful of Ice. I melted all the ice but water would not drain out the drip pan. It felt like there was a mechanical blockage , not ice. Is there a valve on the bottom of the drip pan.

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Good day,
Keep pouring hot water into the drain hole. It can build up quite a way down. Be patient.
If no joy, service techs use a compressed air tank with a hose and adapter inserted into the hose where it terminates in the drain pan. If you have access to something similair then use it, but use very little pressure to prevent damage.
If not you will have to improvise. A tire pump with a short piece of 1/4" tubing inserted into the end of the hose will usually work.

  • ronrmorehead Nov 09, 2010

    Jack, I had the model number wrong. It should have been FRS6HR35KW0. The wiring diagram shows a wire going to drain trough with something with "MMM" on it. Therefore I assumed there might be a valve on the drain. Am I wrong? I stuck a small screw drive down in the drain hole, and it did not feel like it was hitting ice but something harder than ice.t

  • Anonymous Nov 10, 2010

    Good day,
    I'm sorry but I don't come up with anything on your specific model. It could be an anti-syphon device of some sort, but I'm just guessing. My suggestion is to one, repost it or take the complete model number with you to a local appliance parts house that sells Frigidaire parts.
    The will have a complete breakdown of your machine and should be able to solve your issue.
    Sorry I took up your time.
    Jack...

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