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Rotten Smell From The Back Of My Fridge!!!

  • 28-02-2010 12:28pm
    #1
    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭


    There's a rotten smell coming from the back of my whirlpool fridge freeze. It almost smells exactly like crap, not nice at all. I've checked everything and there doesnt seem to be any leaks or things stuck in behind anything. Am I missing something or is it just time to buy a new one?


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  • #2
    BennyBlanko
    Closed Accounts Posts: 179 ✭✭BennyBlanko


    is there floorboards or a cavity wall in behind? Dead Rat or mice underneath floorboards or behind wall?


  • #3
    Paddysnapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭Paddysnapper


    Saab Ed wrote: »
    There's a rotten smell coming from the back of my whirlpool fridge freeze. It almost smells exactly like crap, not nice at all. I've checked everything and there doesnt seem to be any leaks or things stuck in behind anything. Am I missing something or is it just time to buy a new one?


    ? is it self de-frosting.....If so the cup that collects the water and allows it to evaporate in it's own sweet time is probably not drying out as fast as it should. I have had this happen, and it is fairly gross:mad:


  • #4
    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭Saab Ed


    BennyBlanko wrote: »
    is there floorboards or a cavity wall in behind? Dead Rat or mice underneath floorboards or behind wall?

    Concrete floor under it but the wall is a cavity wall. It seems to be coming from the frige itself though. Maybe there's a critter stuck in the gunnellls undeneath the fridge, I must go and have a second look.


  • #5
    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭Saab Ed


    Paddysnapper wrote: »
    ? is it self de-frosting.....If so the cup that collects the water and allows it to evaporate in it's own sweet time is probably not drying out as fast as it should. I have had this happen, and it is fairly gross:mad:


    Yeah its a self defrosting one alright. Where and what do I check to try and fix this ?


  • #6
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    Some fridges have a little plastic "box" on the back that fills up with condensed water that should evaporate. If it doesn't or gets blocked it could become a bit of a problem and need to be cleaned out.

    /edit/ must type faster


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  • #7
    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭Saab Ed


    Right Im going to check all this right now......back in a second :)


  • #8
    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭Saab Ed


    Thanks Paddysnapper and 69, you were spot on. I never noticed that box before. Full of gunge and so was the pipe leading into it. Clean up opperation is about to start :(.......by the missus :D . Thanks again. Ed.


  • #9
    Paddysnapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭Paddysnapper


    You're more than welcome...I remember it well it smelt like 10, Rillington Place.
    Good Luck!


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