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Re: Something died in the freezer!
So after leaving the fridge off and the doors open for two weeks, the situation improved but not by much. As a last resort I put a gel type air freshener in the fridge for a day or so. That gave me lemon fresh dead cat smell!
After two weeks, I went off again for three weeks and again switched it off and left the doors open. On my return this week the smell is still in evidence, but much improved. I suspect it will gradually disappear over time. So do I spend 1,200€ on a new one or persevere and hope that the smell goes eventually? No contest – I’ll wait!
I did check my insurance and they would have paid for the ruined food, but not for a new appliance.
Re: Something died in the freezer!
Martin wrote:I’m not so sure you will succeed in solving this problem. ………….If you have Home contents insurance I would suggest you claim towards total loss of the fridge freezer.
I fear you may be right. However, the compensation offered for a 7 year old unit will likely be less than the excess on the insurance – but a new one is around 1,200€ (the house is in Spain). I’m leaving this morning and I will switch the unit off and leave the doors open. I’ll find out in 2 weeks if it’s made any difference.
Re: Something died in the freezer!
It’s a Samsung RSA1UTWP, a side-by-side American style fridge/freezer. The design is such that the fridge has no drain hole and the one in the freezer is located behind a panel hiding the evaporator. The only liquid that could go down it is melt water from the defrost cycle. Most of the contents that turned to liquid were in sealed bags or packets, the little that escaped came out the front through the door seals.
Both compartments appear to consist of a single moulded piece of plastic, there are no obvious seams.
Re: Something died in the freezer!
iadom wrote:One area that often gets missed when deep cleaning is the inside of the lower edge of the door seal. Furl it back to check it out.
Yes, I did check that too. I’m 95{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} certain that the smell has been absorbed by the plastic walls and components of the fridge/freezer – there was mold and rotting meat in there for a long time – but how to get rid of it?
