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Tiffany Jackson Posted on Sep 17, 2017
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I have an older Westinghouse fridge. Lights were out and now we can't find the drip tray! The smell is awful

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  • Tiffany Jackson Sep 17, 2017

    I have cleaned and bleached the inside of fridge and freezer. The smell is coming from around the fridge itself. I was told to clean drip pan but can't find it. Its an old fridge with no manual

  • richie46 Sep 17, 2017

    Look behind the unit UNDER the refrigerator compartment. It is a tray usually located on top of or around the compressor where the heat evaporates any collected water.

  • Sam Rosa
    Sam Rosa Jan 23, 2018

    depending on make, I found an evaporator tray in the back underneath. that one could not be removed so I cleaned it out with bleach AND cleaned the coils underneath with a vacuum really good! oh yeah, I found a decaying little rodent.after all that SMELL! GOOD LUCK!

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Get rid of all that spoiled and put in a bowl of baking soda to absorb smell.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 01, 2008

SOURCE: foul odor

Yes ,there is a condensate drain pan in the compressor compartment under your unit.
You should be able to get to it from the rear of the unit, by remove several screws.

Use caution and unplug unit before attempting any repair.
The pan can be cleaned out with warm soapy water.

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irsheye

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  • Posted on Oct 31, 2009

SOURCE: Fridge drip tray removal

remove toe kick on bottom of fridge, should be some screws on both sides. tray slides out, maybe not all the way dont force, there is a float mechanism that will stop it from coming out all the way, use some paper towels or rags to soak up the stagnant water, this pan should have a heater hooked up to it to evaporate the water, the installer should have hooked this up on installation, they dont hook it up at the factory to get a better EER out the factory door, just trace back to the pan and hook up any unplugged wires going to it, good luck

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 22, 2010

SOURCE: Milk which was spilled in the fridge has dripped

Hello. yes. The tray can be slid out. Before you do this, unplug your fridge. Then remove the lower front grill, it just lifts off. Grasp the tray and gently pull it forward. J.

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  • Posted on Dec 16, 2015

SOURCE: How do I get to the drip tray on a Samsung American fridge freezer? Awful cheesy smell so think it's that...

  1. Consult the owner's manual for the location of the drip tray.
  2. Gently attempt to remove the piece under the doors to see if the drip tray is located there.
  3. Some Samsung refrigerator drip trays are accessible only from the rear.
  4. Reply with the model number for more assistance.

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