Had a water leak from the fridge (GE GSL25JGDBLS, it's a self-defrosting side-by-side). It worked perfectly for 8 years. Here's what i found inside and in the back:
Pretty sure the culprit was that the drain tube (or plug?) inside was not fully in place (how??why??), so defrost water overspilled into the bottom until there was too much of it and it started leaking when the door is open for too long:
How do I fix the drain in our refrigerator describes a very similar case.
I pushed the plug(?) inside fully in, so that now defrost water should drain through the tube:
That leaves me with 2 questions:
How to seal that plug? There is some gummy "ring" around it but it is somewhat too large. Should i use anything else? Bonus: how/why did it pop out like that?
How to clean the condenser coil thoroughly? 4 years ago i used a vac and toothbrush (as far as i could reach), it looked a lot worse then. How can I clean the condenser coils on my Maytag freezer states the same question, but it is unanswered. Problem obviously is that the coil cannot be removed without breaking the refrigerant loop. And it is very hard to get to all the spots.