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Refrigerator leaking water: what it usually is

15 diagnosed repairs · since June 2026 · from technicians’ own repair reports

When customers reported “leaking water” on a refrigerator, AssistAnt technicians most often found: water valve / leak (73%), ice maker (27%) and not cooling (fan, defrost or controls) (20%), across 15 diagnosed repairs since June 2026.

These are repair reports, not a reliability ranking: we see more of the brands more people own, and many of these jobs came through home-warranty companies. Counts are what the technician found; one job can show more than one problem.

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Source: 1,140 repair cases (one per appliance, from 2,897 technician reports) written by AssistAnt technicians since June 2026, mostly in Middle Tennessee and South Louisiana. Grows every day as technicians close jobs. Updated 2026-10-02.