Ice forming in fridge

[Richard54]

Hi All

I'm after a bit of advice please. My aging parents have a fridge freezer (an LG GC-259Y) which is around 10 years old. The problem is that ice is forming on the left hand side of the V shaped channel at the back of the fridge where the drips of water run into the drainage channel. It is only happening on one side, and the ice is forming at the top of the channel on the left hand side. The ice is not white and frosty, but clear - the same as an ice cube. We've defrosted the freezer and dried out the fridge, but within a couple of days the ice is back.
I've checked that the temperature setting is not too low and we've turned the temperature setting down to 1, which is the warmest setting.
The door seal appears to be OK, although there is a bit of play in the top door hinge, but this doesn't seem to affect the door seal.
The main worry for me is that the ice causes the subsequent drips of water to collect on the bottom of the fridge and eventually run our onto their vinyl floor when the door is opened, and this is a bit of a slip hazard for them. Could anyone please guide me towards the cause and solution, or is it a specialist job?
Thank for reading.
Rich

 

[jj4091]

After you defrosted did the water run through the drain hole & collect in the compressor tray at the back? If the drain hole is blocked you will get the symptoms you describe.

 

[Richard54]

After you defrosted did the water run through the drain hole & collect in the compressor tray at the back? If the drain hole is blocked you will get the symptoms you describe.

Yes, the water ran through the drain hole fine. The puzzling thing is that the ice is forming at the top of the slope at the point furthest from the drain hole. It's almost as if the temperature just there is too cold. The top of the other side of the V is fine.