Fridge Smell (not food related)

ch1984

Hi all,

Myself and my partner moved into a new apartment recently and noticed the fridge had a bad smell.

We scrubbed and cleaned everything, then we noticed the drain/hole at the back had a nasty build up in it. We got long pipe cleaners (craft ones) and used warm water and bleach to clean it.

That didn't work and we knew about the tray at the back where water gets evaporated. We got the landlord over to check it out. The fridge/freezer is an integrated one that is half a foot up off the ground so needed some help. The tray had a rotten build up in it so washed it with domestos.

That also hasn't helped. The fridge is a whirlpool brand. We didn't think about looking at the drain/tube at the time but could the smell be still coming from there even though we cleaned it originally? Perhaps we didn't get down far enough..

We have no idea what to do next and hate to bother the landlord again we were looking into getting an aquarium tube cleaner with a brush at the end but it might not even fit the hole.. it seems like it could be a mm or two too big..

Before we get someone to take the fridge out again, can the tubes be removed from the back to be cleaned?

Any advice appreciated,

Thanks all

The Red Ace

the hose that takes the water down can be removed but to do so you would need to slacken off the condenser ( the pipework ) but you would need to be careful not to break the welds where it is attached to the compressor, if you undo the screws get somebody to hold the condenser steady while you remove the hose to get it washed out

punisher5112

Cut a lemon in half and leave in door on shelf.

filbert the fox

You didn't say what sort of bad smell.

Is it chemical/ biological?

there is an occasional problem whereby if the bulb is continually lighting then the plastic melts on the inside of the housing and gives off a pretty strong bang