I live in student housing and got this fridge second hand a while back. Something seems to (occasionally) be leaking from it lately though. What is it?
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I live alone and got this fridge myself. The leaks started a while after I started using it and now happen every few days/weeks outta nowhere. The fridge itself still works though.
Hey man, so glad we’re roommates…you should really sign up for that autopay function so I, err, you don’t ever have to worry about paying your rent on time
Pull the fridge out and check the drip pan in the back. Probably overflowing with dust and or your fridge doesn’t have proper air circulation under and behind it
At the back inside of the fridge there will be a hole and some channels in the plastic. This is supposed to channel and trap liquids and condensation. That whole system is full now and you need to figure out how to drain and clean it or this will happen every day indefinitely.
Hmmm perhaps one of those two indeed. I'm just not sure on how to go about checking what's causing the issue as it is not coming from inside the fridge/the contents. I don't rly want to take apart my only fridge hahaha
Have you pulled the fridge out to look at the back of it? The drip tray should be removable so that you can clean it.
Also, see if you can find the make and model printed somewhere on the fridge. It might be on the inside edge of the door. You can Google it to find the instruction manual.
You need to call someone in student housing asap. Unplug the fridge if you can or turn it off the dial inside. They'll send an appliance tech. You'll probably need a new fridge.
If it's oil leaking from the compressor which this looks like, so is the refrigerant leaking which is dangerous to us. It replaces oxygen. Need to open the windows if this is in a small room. Can burn skin too.
I mean, I'd use gloves and since I have a ton of masks around probably thrown one on for good measure, but of the top of my head I can't think of anything madly dangerous that looks like that.
If it happens every few days, I have someone look at the drip tray. We had a frost free fridge that didn't handle the defrosting function properly and left puddles every few days. Wasn't that color, but it was a new fridge. Honestly, I was happy to see it go when its time was up
My garage fridge went out, and like months later of it just sitting there unplugged the same thing happened.
I figured I’d accidentally left food in the fridge or freezer and it spoiled and leaked, but no, nothing was in there. Was very confused.
Hey, we have the same fridge. Our bottom drawer was constantly full of water. It turned out that the drain channel inside was clogged. The little nub that's supposed to be there wasn't long enough to pierce the hole. So I took a wire and pushed it all the way through so the water could drain properly again. It's been working fine ever since.
Pull the fridge out, look behind. Theres prob a space where you can see the compressor and stuff. Wipe it all up. See if you can see where its coming from. Touch it. Does it feel oily? Have a smell? Could be leaking from the wall or maybe some bottle fell behind the fridge?
You seem young. Im an old dad, ill help as I can kid.
I had a roommate once drop a glass bottle of Soy sauce and instead of cleaning - swept it under the fridge instead. I suggest pulling your fridge out, cleaning underneath and taking a look through the backside for any signs its the fridge itself.
i genuenly can't tell if it's black or dark red. if it's black, you got a friend in there, but if it's dark red, you got a dismembered body in there. either way, I'd get it checked out.
Looks like your drain pan might be cracked or overfilling; usually due due to environmental factors. I fix kitchen equipment and drain pans are some of the worst things especially deli/prep tables.
Yeah that's fridge coolant known as freon. I accidentally caused a leak in a fridge a while ago trying to chip off some ice. It's an asphyxiant so I'd open a window if I were you.
Probaubly clogged drain line as you said the fridge still works so its prob not compressor oil as they tend to stop working pretty rapidly once they start losing oil
Can you open the fridge door and get a better pic of the underside? It could help if we determine where the liquid is coming from. You say it still works fine so you haven’t noticed a decline in cooling ability at all? If it was compressor oil there would be a pretty noticeable decline in cooling power.
idk if US fridges are built the same as EU, but older models you HAD TO move facing up, or the coolant would spill everywhere (idk if its coolant or oil tbh) but somethink would brake and spill
You need to pull out all the drawers and check under/ behind them. Something ether spilled or rotted and is leaking out. Or thats oil and you need a new fridge or a repair man stat.
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Has anyone seen the ex-roommate lately?
Not since I got that new chest freezer
We've all got a dahmer box, we all don't choose to use it
I live alone and got this fridge myself. The leaks started a while after I started using it and now happen every few days/weeks outta nowhere. The fridge itself still works though.
Of course you live alone. Now.
Hey man, so glad we’re roommates…you should really sign up for that autopay function so I, err, you don’t ever have to worry about paying your rent on time
you really live up to your username 😭
Pull the fridge out and check the drip pan in the back. Probably overflowing with dust and or your fridge doesn’t have proper air circulation under and behind it
At the back inside of the fridge there will be a hole and some channels in the plastic. This is supposed to channel and trap liquids and condensation. That whole system is full now and you need to figure out how to drain and clean it or this will happen every day indefinitely.
It's probably easy, a couple minutes work.
Check the drip tray
“What’s in the fridge?” “Nobody is!”
help
i believe you mean the ex girlfriend
Is it just foul water comming from the drip trsy or is it the oil from the compressor pump?
Hmmm perhaps one of those two indeed. I'm just not sure on how to go about checking what's causing the issue as it is not coming from inside the fridge/the contents. I don't rly want to take apart my only fridge hahaha
Put some of it in a glass of water if it mixes its filth if it doesnt mix its oil and your fridge is fucked.
Open the fridge door and ther should be a piece that comes of the front of the fridge at the bottom with the drip tray behind it to empty it.
If you just moved in the orevious lot may have cleaned it badly and let loads of water go down the drain hole to overflow.
Wrong... Taste it see is the correct way to test
It is NOT 😂😂😂
Can't believe people suggest this. The proper steps are:
Everyone knows this.
instructions unclear, my wife is in the bathroom crying
🤣🤣🤣🤣
No no no no…
Lick is the only step you need.
You need to visit r/EatItYouFuc kinCoward
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Have you pulled the fridge out to look at the back of it? The drip tray should be removable so that you can clean it.
Also, see if you can find the make and model printed somewhere on the fridge. It might be on the inside edge of the door. You can Google it to find the instruction manual.
You need to call someone in student housing asap. Unplug the fridge if you can or turn it off the dial inside. They'll send an appliance tech. You'll probably need a new fridge.
If it's oil leaking from the compressor which this looks like, so is the refrigerant leaking which is dangerous to us. It replaces oxygen. Need to open the windows if this is in a small room. Can burn skin too.
Oil from the compressor shouldn't be dark brown. I'd think it'd be slightly yellow, or clear.
Yeah my guess if if somethings gone wrong enough its leaking it might have been bad enough to have burnt it or contaimated it though
That's true. A seized bearing could create enough heat to burn oil to turn it dark brown.
Kikkoman bottle fell over
Exactly this as it’s happened to me
I also was like "oh no, not the soy sauce" 😂
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Is it a BMW fridge?
And is it safe to clean myself?
You should clean yourself daily.
Unless you’re French
French people shouldn’t clean themselves daily?
By law
Ew
"Clean"? You mean remove the beautiful fragrance of onion they delicately cultivate?
I mean, I'd use gloves and since I have a ton of masks around probably thrown one on for good measure, but of the top of my head I can't think of anything madly dangerous that looks like that.
I mean, don't lick it clean...
At the back of the fridge inside is a hole To allow condensated liquids to drip and be collected
Pull the fridge forward and unplug Around the back lower middle should be a tray Filled with foul water
It's water collected and likely be stagnant hense the color
More u use it more it does it due to letting moisture in
Hope this helps
Ps mine did this last summer Turns out it had a drip tray that had filled and grown things then over flowed brown liquid everywhere
Flushed it out after finding the hole for the drip to feed down
try to open the door maybe
There's nothing coming from the inside. This happens every few days for some reason..
Drain pan may be overflowing, theres a little pan back behind there.
Check the gaskets on your fridge, may have large gaps allowing lots of air and moisture in
Too many bottles of Hoisin sauce?
If it happens every few days, I have someone look at the drip tray. We had a frost free fridge that didn't handle the defrosting function properly and left puddles every few days. Wasn't that color, but it was a new fridge. Honestly, I was happy to see it go when its time was up
Blood. Your fridge committed seppuku.
The girl from The Ring is probably inside
Rest in peace, fridgey
I cross referenced the image to an AI database and have concluded that what you have here is black goo.
First mistake was living in student accommodation
2nd mistake is a 2nd hand fridge
whaaaaaaat's in the booooooox
Yup, something is leaking from your fridge. Good eye.
Dahmer has returned
Looks like you haven’t changed the oil in a while. I’d start there and every 3 months give it an oil change. Should run smooth
RIP OP
You need to call Winston Wolf
Found the missing sorority girl
Thats normal for the exorcist brand fridges
Anyone seen the newest episode of welcome to derry? Yeah
My garage fridge went out, and like months later of it just sitting there unplugged the same thing happened. I figured I’d accidentally left food in the fridge or freezer and it spoiled and leaked, but no, nothing was in there. Was very confused.
Something. Or someone.
Stigmata
Here’s a couple internet search results. Troubleshooting
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Forbidden soy sauce
Do you live on La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles?
some fridges have a drip tray under the fridge, at least the old ass one I had growing up did.
Forbidden coffee
Did you call Ghostbusters ?
Be honest this is where you hid the body before you moved it isn't it.
The Thing made it to the blood!
Looks like Compressor Oil
I think you need a priest rather than a plumber.
Your bottle of dark soy sauce leaked
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It's the nightmare King.
Rat blood
It's hell breaking through! You will be demon food soon.
Its west Chester sauce
Okay
Might be a creature from stranger things🫣
Soy sauce or rotten potatos. Does it stank?
Ichor
Remove body
It might be from what's inside your fridge
the old man is near!
Hey, we have the same fridge. Our bottom drawer was constantly full of water. It turned out that the drain channel inside was clogged. The little nub that's supposed to be there wasn't long enough to pierce the hole. So I took a wire and pushed it all the way through so the water could drain properly again. It's been working fine ever since.
Was there ever meet being kept in it?
My mom's fiance used to keep freshly butchered deer meat in our freezer, then in the fridge to thaw
He always puts them on a tray so the blood doesn't leak every where
Taste it, its probably exquisite?
Could be Venom or the Black Oil from Xfiles. Either way youre fucked
Pull the fridge out, look behind. Theres prob a space where you can see the compressor and stuff. Wipe it all up. See if you can see where its coming from. Touch it. Does it feel oily? Have a smell? Could be leaking from the wall or maybe some bottle fell behind the fridge? You seem young. Im an old dad, ill help as I can kid.
Something or someone?
It’s having an ‘exquishit’
Something or someone...
The last tennant
Lood
Edit *blood
Chocolate syrup from a Hershey syrup container is all I could think of
Probably Vecna s blood
That looks like Rot to me. Black ichor. My guess is that there’s standing water somewhere in there that’s been… gestating.
Fully serious, take everything out and try tipping it onto a corner-safely as you can. I’ll wager more’ll leak out
What's it taste like?
I had a roommate once drop a glass bottle of Soy sauce and instead of cleaning - swept it under the fridge instead. I suggest pulling your fridge out, cleaning underneath and taking a look through the backside for any signs its the fridge itself.
Better call Agent Mulder.
Stannis Baratheon’s shadow?
Throw it away
BTs are coming to get you
Perhaps it might be the phisichal representations of your sins
Looks like the US government is going to be showing up to deliver some freedom
How was Sevilla?
Exquizshit
compressor oil.
It's toast. Compressor oil. Would cost more to fix it than just buy a new one unfortunately
Black Gold ! Texas Tea ! Move to Beverly, Hills, that is !
I told you to triple wrap the body and to use duct not scotch tape.😐
i genuenly can't tell if it's black or dark red. if it's black, you got a friend in there, but if it's dark red, you got a dismembered body in there. either way, I'd get it checked out.
Looks like your drain pan might be cracked or overfilling; usually due due to environmental factors. I fix kitchen equipment and drain pans are some of the worst things especially deli/prep tables.
_ILLER
Blown head gasket
Brian Moser forgot to clean out the fridge (get the reference?)
Could be some oil from the compressor of your fridge
Some eldritch horror shit. RIP.
Looks like soy sauce
Do you live on a tar pit
Condenser . Not dangerous but broken and should be replaced/repaired
Why someone spilled their hopes and dreams, everyone knows college squishes that....
Ectoplasm. It must be Zool.
The blob
Take a look at the back; it should have a tray where the melted water collects. It might be dirty, or the drain might be clogged with debris.
Uh oh. That compressor is going to lock up soon I suspect.
The fridge is bleeding again
Venom is trying to escape.
It could be an alien from outer space.
Soy sauce
Yeah that's fridge coolant known as freon. I accidentally caused a leak in a fridge a while ago trying to chip off some ice. It's an asphyxiant so I'd open a window if I were you.
ZOOL
Probaubly clogged drain line as you said the fridge still works so its prob not compressor oil as they tend to stop working pretty rapidly once they start losing oil
Soy sauce? or your fridge needs an oil change.
Touch it, it might be a symbiot
The worchester sauce
Your fridge struck oil. Black gold. Texas Tea. California is the place you oughta be.
Chocolate syrup
Should be a drip tray under bottom leaking over..
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Call the cops
Do you live with someone named Jeffery?
Is the fridge running?
Redrum
When we got rid of our old fridge, it dumped something like this on the floor. (It was 15 yeats old)
Who’d you kill!
Can you open the fridge door and get a better pic of the underside? It could help if we determine where the liquid is coming from. You say it still works fine so you haven’t noticed a decline in cooling ability at all? If it was compressor oil there would be a pretty noticeable decline in cooling power.
I had a fridge bleed out like that. It was nearly 30 years old and water had slowly leaked inside the door until it rusted through and bled out
MULDER!?
Is that where the bodies are buried?
Does not look so exquisit
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Might be Mr. Shadow...
Roadkill
Open it
Your fridge is on her period.
Sadly ur fridge has bled out and will likely need to be moved or put in a bigger freezer before it starts smelling
FBI, it's this fridge right here
Teriyaki or soy sauce bottle tipped over?
ur compressor is fucked
Maybe oil?
Does it stink?
what in the Jeffrey Dahmer is this
is your fridge singing praises to yawgmoth and/or elesh norn
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That dang Zamboni again
Alright Dexter?
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look's like the stuff from changed
The fridge is secretly an automaton
Looks like a body is in that fridge.
Sure is. Might wanna… open it!?
Ex roomie hidden behind it
Check to see if there is a moisture catch pan under your fridge that is flowing over.
Otherwise, maybe there's a spilled bottle of soy sauce behind there.
Armus from this episode of Star Trek TNG
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_of_Evil
It’s a stigmata… of the fridge.
Lee & perrins
Ur fridge pooped a little. don’t shame it, it’s shamed enough already
Call an exorcist
More of that strange oil...it's probably nothing.
idk if US fridges are built the same as EU, but older models you HAD TO move facing up, or the coolant would spill everywhere (idk if its coolant or oil tbh) but somethink would brake and spill
Orc blood
I kept frozen blueberries in my freezer. A scene very similar to this was how I was informed my freezer was no longer frozen.
Soy sauce in the door?
You need to pull out all the drawers and check under/ behind them. Something ether spilled or rotted and is leaking out. Or thats oil and you need a new fridge or a repair man stat.
Looks like unimaginable horror to me…does it sound like it’s whispering into your soul?
Taste test!
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Your fridge needs to be exercised immediately. Whatever you do, stop opening the door! 👀
How exquisite