Kenmore freezer KIF60W4 leaking rusty water from the evaporator

[AverageJoe]

Hello everyone.

Kenmore undercounter freezer - Model KIF60W4

After smelling something funky, I inspected behind my freezer and discovered rust and signs of a leak above the compressor. I've attached some photos.

To me it looks like a serious fault and I'm swaying towards binning the freezer rather than fixing it.

Does anyone have any feedback on what might be the issue?

Thanks in advance!

Adam

 

[brianmoooore]

The only source of water in a freezer is from ice melting inside of it. Looks like there's a leak through the inside skin, into the insulation, which has now corroded its way through the panel above the compressor.
In a self defrosting fridge, the melt water is deliberately channelled to drip onto the compressor, but into a dish fixed to the top of it. The heat from the compressor evaporates the water into the air. Crude, but it works.