Ice in the fridge

[FRAM7]

Hi,

I have 3 old fridges (two Indesit and one Smeg and all over 8 years old) and all build up a large transparent block of ice in the right corner at the back of the fridge.
It is clearly not normal condensation or a gasket not closing properly. It is not a blocked drain and anyway the ice is on the vertical part of the wall not the drain channels. It does not seem to be a problem with the thermostat either since the fridge temperature goes down when putting the dial on a lower number.
It gets a little better increasing the temperature of the fridge but the problem still occurs at setting 2 out of 5.
It looks to me the cause could be the refrigerant not circulating properly in the evaporator? could this happen?
I could not find anything on the internet on this specific problem

IS THIS A SIGN THAT THE FRIDGE IS ON ITS LAST LEG OF LIFE?

THANK YOU AND HAVE A LOVELY DAY!

[kwatt]

Yup, they’re basically on the way out and failing.

K.

[Tony R]

My opinion is a breakdown in the foam insulation around the lead in refrigerant pipes, unless you want to dig out the foam and spray new in if it does not have a metal back behind the condenser coil rad, I would not bother live with it or replace cabinet other than a nuisance should not affect operation.

[FRAM7]

kwatt wrote:Yup, they’re basically on the way out and failing.

K.

Thank you. but why they all do that? is an insulation problem or a refrigerant circulation problem? or something else?

[kwatt]

As Tony says, it’s indicative of an insulation failure and even if you tried re-foaming them IME you’ve perhaps a 50/50 chance of success.

K.

[FRAM7]

Thank you!….new fridge will be soon purchased!

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