Fan blows out a smell from underneath fridge could... (by 12 users)
new fridge with fishy odour
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Comment by Guest, posted on Aug 19, 2008
I have had the same problem in the past. What I found is the defrosting tray underneath gets the water from defrosting and it will start to smell like urine. I also notice this in stores and I tell my husband, "They need to clean the drip pan underneath." With my previous refrigerators, I was able to pull out the plastic drip pan, clean it and put a little bit of bleach in it and put it back and it was fine for a long time. BUT with this frig I can't get the plastic pan out so I use a turkey baster and put some bleach in the pan. It works. Hope this helps.
Comment by Guest, posted on Jul 30, 2008
I have the same problem. Fan blows out a urine type smell from underneath. Have had service people in and contacted Whirlpool who will not replace the refrigerator although it is only six months old. They claim it is not a mechanical problem. They tell me you cannot take it apart and check the insulation which I find odd. How did they get it in there in the first place? That has to be where the problem lies. Inside the refrigerator and freezer everything is fine. No odors. Water and ice are fine also and we haven't had any spills inside. Judging from the number of complaints I am seeing online there apparently is a problem with these units and the manufacturers don't want to be bothered. I tried baking soda underneath which doesn't work. Smell is only under the freezer side when the fan comes on. You can stick your nose by the refrigerator side and smell nothing just inches away.
Comment by Guest, posted on Jul 27, 2008
We are having the same problem, has anybody discovered the source of the smell, and if so, what was the solution. We own a Kenmore Elite 44723 that is less than a year old that is producing a horrible smell from underneath. The source of the odor can not be found.
Comment by beth524, posted on Jun 26, 2008
I have the same problem--Frigidaire 1 yr old. There is nothing too bad underneath except some dust. Wondering about the water that drips out from the tube underneath into the pan that is not removable. Is this supposed to evaporate? Otherwise doesn't it just stagnate? I cleaned and vacuumed under the fride but it seems to smell only when the fan is on.
Comment by Smelly Frige, posted on Jun 12, 2008
I have a Kenmore side by side refrigerator and it emits a bad odor from underneath when the fan blows. I have throughly checked underneath for a source, but cannot find anything. I need help!!! I have talked with the Sear's salesman that sold me the refrigerator and he told me that he had never heard of the problem.
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I have the same problem with the odor. I took the back off and discovered the drip pan was full of stagnant dirty water. This place is bacteria heaven. The problem I have now is that i cant seem to find a way to remove the pan without taking the motor out and everything. Any suggestions?
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Comment by jmss66, posted on May 14, 2008
I have the same problem too with the smell comming from under the refrigerator. I looked at the back and the only thing I see is a small tube that is connected to the refrigerator for ice and water. A few months ago, my ice maker stopped working but I did not do something about it. I opened the kick plate and looked at the drip pan but it was dry. Does anybody know how to open the back of the ref or should I even attempt to open it?
Has anybody ever solved this problem?
Comment by Guest, posted on Apr 17, 2008
I have had a side-by-side Whirlpool Refrigerator since Apr 06. I have had the same problem with the nasty odor when the fan kicks on. I called people from American, which is where I bought this thing. The repairman came out and told me to hang a deodarizer on the back - down near the floor where the fan is. He said the odor is not coming from stagnet water laying in the pan underneath. I am currently buying the car freshners and sitting them on the floor in the back of the fridge. I find it ridiculous. Nobody seems to want to help me at American and I have an extended warranty. Maybe if I shut the icemaker down and did not use the water, the smell would go away BUT - this is one of the reasons I bought it.
very unhappy
Comment by Dwhit61, posted on Apr 09, 2008
I have the exact same problem you are describing, but have a 15 year old Kenmore side by side. Took my drip tray out. While it was a little dirty, it did not seem to be the source of the order. I took the lower back cover off and cleaned my fan blades (unplug first); they were caked with dust/dirt. Also cleaned and vacuumed out the area around the fan and coils as best I could. I believe the one gentleman is right. We have a mold/fungi problem. There is insulation in the bottom that could have gotten wet and be the source. Not sure. I sprinkled some baking powder around the fan; see if that does anything. Let me know if anyone solves this. Smell is nasty.
Comment by tbd1, posted on Jan 24, 2008
I do have the same problem with my subzero-about once every other month or so a bad urine-type odor comes from underneath the frig. I have taken off kickplate and inspected but have never found the cause. The odor goes away after a day or so but comes again.
Help!
Comment by mktwxl, posted on Nov 30, 2007
I have the same problem with my Sub Zero 632 which was installed 6 months ago....over the past month I have noticed a odor coming from underneath, but only sometimes. It smelled vaugely like urine, but we have no pets.
I took the toe kick off and looked underneath hoping to find a dead mouse or something, but did not. I disinfected the floor under the fridge and layed there for the next half hour on the floor with my nose to the space beneath the fridge like a nut for an extended 'smell test'...the odor came and went during that time.
Seems to be related to the fan, but not sure.
Has anyone else had this experience?
Comment by ramyrenu, posted on Nov 07, 2007
My frdge has bad smell especially from the freezer. Food smells as which it got burnt.
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