KSSP42QFB05 - wet floor

[penn0yer]

Deep sigh.

Side-by-side builtin *still* wetting the floor, despite:

* wrapping two lengths of 12ga. copper wire around the calrod and tucking the other ends into the drain

* replacing the drip tray, just in case there's a hairline crack I'm not seeing

The situation is much improved, but there is still a small puddle collecting on the floor.  From the looks of things, it's because condensate is forming on the outside of the drip dray when the icy-cold water flows out of the drain.

Open to any reasonable suggestion, and maybe even unreasonable ones.  About all I can think of is to run a couple more lengths of copper wire into the drain, to try to take more of the chill off the water coming out of the freezer.  I need to make this stop happening.  Over the course of fifteen years or so it dripped enough to rot out the subfloor, causing no end of inconvenience while the floor was repaired.

Thanks.

[appliances R en]

maybe gasket not sealing properly (/ bent door etc.) causing more ice buildup then normal (as specially in this hot weather) thereby causing excessive amount of water that the tray can't handle and possibly overflowing 

[penn0yer]

That was my original thought. Both door gaskets were replaced not long ago; with a bright flashlight inside (just now) I am not seeing any light between the gasket and the strike.  The new tray underneath is mitigating but not curing: there is less water hitting the floor, or maybe it's just that I'm not checking at regular intervals.  The tray is not overflowing; it's not half-full, yet water is hitting the floor.  I believe it's condensation on the tray -- the rear-left corner, just below the freezer drain, is covered in condensate.  As the droplets grow, gravity does its thing.

The only thing I can think of is to try getting a little more heat into the drain, so the runoff isn't quite as cold.