--- title: "The refrigerator is sweating" description: "KitchenAid the refrigerator is sweating: moisture down the strip between the two doors of a French-door cabinet, or on the interior walls and food packages." url: "https://kitchenaidmiami.support/symptoms/refrigerator-sweating-and-condensation/" date_modified: "2026-08-23" Appliance type: "Freezers, Refrigerators" --- # KitchenAid the refrigerator is sweating ### The fastest diagnosis is the code Try switching Energy Saver off. That feature turns off small heaters built into the cabinet frame whose only job is to stop exactly this, and the manufacturer names turning it off as the first answer to moisture on door gaskets, the center strip or the cabinet seams in warm humid weather. It is free, it is reversible, and it solves a real share of these. ### The manufacturer says this first, and so do we KitchenAid documents that a minimal amount of condensation is normal, especially in high humidity, and that during months of high humidity — particularly in a home that is not air conditioned — it is normal to see some frost and sweating on interior walls and on food packages. It names moisture on the vertical seal between the two refrigerator doors specifically. That is not a defense of a broken appliance; it is a description of physics in a warm wet room. ### The switch worth finding before the gasket Energy Saver turns off the frame heaters that keep those surfaces dry. Switching it off is the maker’s own remedy for moisture on door gaskets, the center mullion and cabinet seams in warm humid weather. Before anybody orders a part for your cabinet, that setting is worth a day of your time. High humidity and Energy Saver on The maker documents both: condensation is expected in humid weather, and Energy Saver switches off the frame heaters that prevent it. Try that before anything else. A home that is not air conditioned Or a kitchen that is only cooled part of the day. The maker names this case specifically. It is a room condition rather than an appliance condition. A door left ajar, or opened often Every opening in August puts humid air into a cold box. A door held a fraction open by a bottle or a drawer does it continuously. A tired or misaligned door seal The paper test finds this: close the door on a sheet of paper and pull. If it slides out easily anywhere, that part of the seal is not sealing. A blocked defrost drain When the moisture is water inside the cabinet rather than dew on the outside, this is the usual reason, and it shows as ice under the freezer drawer. Find Energy Saver and switch it off It is in the control panel settings on most of these cabinets. Give it a day before you judge. This is the manufacturer's own first answer to condensation in humid weather. Do the paper test on both doors Close the door on a sheet of paper and pull it out, at several points around the frame rather than one. Easy anywhere means the seal is not sealing there. Check nothing is holding a door open A tall bottle on a shelf edge, an over-filled drawer, a bin that has shifted. Continuous warm air is the difference between dew and a real frost problem. Then book it if there is water inside Dew on the outside in August is usually normal. Water pooling inside the cabinet, or ice building under the freezer drawer, is a drain and worth a visit. Often normal here in August What it usually means A wet strip down the middle between the doors Condensation on interior walls or on packages Worst in August, and worse without air conditioning The fastest diagnosis is the code Try switching Energy Saver off. That feature turns off small heaters built into the cabinet frame whose only job is to stop exactly this, and the manufacturer names turning it off as the first answer to moisture on door gaskets, the center strip or the cabinet seams in warm humid weather. It is free, it is reversible, and it solves a real share of these. The manufacturer says this first, and so do we KitchenAid documents that a minimal amount of condensation is normal, especially in high humidity, and that during months of high humidity — particularly in a home that is not air conditioned — it is normal to see some frost and sweating on interior walls and on food packages. It names moisture on the vertical seal between the two refrigerator doors specifically. That is not a defense of a broken appliance; it is a description of physics in a warm wet room. The switch worth finding before the gasket Energy Saver turns off the frame heaters that keep those surfaces dry. Switching it off is the maker’s own remedy for moisture on door gaskets, the center mullion and cabinet seams in warm humid weather. Before anybody orders a part for your cabinet, that setting is worth a day of your time. ### Is sweating down the middle a broken gasket? Not necessarily, and that is the point of this page. The strip between the two doors of a French-door cabinet is called the mullion, and the manufacturer describes moisture on it as something that may occur during periods of high humidity. Try Energy Saver off first — replacing a perfectly good gasket does not fix a room. ### What does Energy Saver actually do? It switches off small heaters in the cabinet frame that exist to keep those surfaces above the dew point. In a dry climate they are wasted energy, which is why the feature exists. In a Miami August they are the reason your cabinet is not wet. ### When is condensation actually a problem? When it is water inside the cabinet rather than dew on the frame, when there is ice building on the back wall or under the freezer drawer, or when a seal fails the paper test. Those are repairs. Dew on the mullion on a humid day, with a working cabinet, is not. --- **[Read full article: The refrigerator is sweating](https://kitchenaidmiami.support/symptoms/refrigerator-sweating-and-condensation/)**