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Daval · 09-22-2003, 06:33 AM

I have a new Maytag fridge with ice-maker and water. There is no filter on the fridge.

Here is a link to the same fridge I have.

after a few days the ice starts smelling. almost like a sharp oniony smell. The freezer is basically empty so its not absorbing smells from other products.

I've tried dumping all the ice, yet when it is remade it smells bad again.

There is even a bad taste as well.

Help!

jbrooks544 · 09-22-2003, 08:59 AM

What does the tap water taste like?

Is the tray they go into clean?

Try taking some old fashioned plastic cube trays ($1.65 at supermarket) and fill them with bottled water and leave them in the fridge for the same period of time. If it is the water then the bottled water tray cubes will taste fine after a few days and the maker ones won't. If it is the contents of the fridge then they will both taste bad. Clean EVERYTHING out of the freezer and the fridge, top and bottom. Clean every surface. Don't put any food in the fridge that isn't sealed tightly, top and bottom. Try test again.

Other things: The plastic or copper flex line water pipe that connects the fridge to the wall might be contaminated, as might the internal plumbing or there is something polluting the maker itself. My guess is that you have smelly onions in the bottom of your fridge - clean your darned fridge you pig <joke>

Hard8s · 09-22-2003, 08:29 PM

Try a box of baking soda in the freezer and fridge to absorb the smells! Oh yeah and

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Originally posted by jbrooks544
clean your darned fridge you pig <joke>

bmcelvein · 09-23-2003, 04:31 AM

Consider adding a simple charcoal filter. They are about 2 inches in diameter and perhaps 10 inches long - easily installed in the supply line from the house to the refrigerator. They cost about $10 or so. They last 6 months to a year for us then need to be replaced - but it solved our problem.

Wulf_Hunter · 10-02-2003, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hard8s
Try a box of baking soda in the freezer and fridge to absorb the smells! Oh yeah and

I agree use backing soda.

arcane · 10-04-2003, 03:33 AM

arm and hammer makes these neet baking soda things for fridge and freezer that have removable side panels with mesh on it so the powder doesnt fall out. i use one in my fridge and one in the freezer cos i cook a lot of garlic-y and onion-y food. my ice tastes normal

toxic515 · 10-04-2003, 04:07 AM

Also, clean the tray with vinegar. (and rince it well, of course) That will do a far better job than you may think of cleaning the tray at least. It really sounds to me like you've got nasty tap water. A filter is a simple and inexpensive solution to the issue.. You can get one that hooks up to the input line outside the 'fridge, and attaches to the back of it.

09-22-2003, 06:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Daval Junkie Location: The True North Strong and Free!	Ice smells in Fridge I have a new Maytag fridge with ice-maker and water. There is no filter on the fridge. Here is a link to the same fridge I have. after a few days the ice starts smelling. almost like a sharp oniony smell. The freezer is basically empty so its not absorbing smells from other products. I've tried dumping all the ice, yet when it is remade it smells bad again. There is even a bad taste as well. Help! __________________ "It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it." Winston Churchill Last edited by Daval; 09-22-2003 at 06:41 AM..

10-04-2003, 03:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
arcane Insane Location: SLC, UT	arm and hammer makes these neet baking soda things for fridge and freezer that have removable side panels with mesh on it so the powder doesnt fall out. i use one in my fridge and one in the freezer cos i cook a lot of garlic-y and onion-y food. my ice tastes normal __________________ <Arcane> so if you banged 2000 chicks then at least one had a pen0r?

10-04-2003, 04:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
toxic515 Addict Location: Texas	Also, clean the tray with vinegar. (and rince it well, of course) That will do a far better job than you may think of cleaning the tray at least. It really sounds to me like you've got nasty tap water. A filter is a simple and inexpensive solution to the issue.. You can get one that hooks up to the input line outside the 'fridge, and attaches to the back of it. __________________ Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.

09-22-2003, 08:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
jbrooks544 Addict	What does the tap water taste like? Is the tray they go into clean? Try taking some old fashioned plastic cube trays ($1.65 at supermarket) and fill them with bottled water and leave them in the fridge for the same period of time. If it is the water then the bottled water tray cubes will taste fine after a few days and the maker ones won't. If it is the contents of the fridge then they will both taste bad. Clean EVERYTHING out of the freezer and the fridge, top and bottom. Clean every surface. Don't put any food in the fridge that isn't sealed tightly, top and bottom. Try test again. Other things: The plastic or copper flex line water pipe that connects the fridge to the wall might be contaminated, as might the internal plumbing or there is something polluting the maker itself. My guess is that you have smelly onions in the bottom of your fridge - clean your darned fridge you pig <joke>

09-23-2003, 04:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
bmcelvein Upright	Consider adding a simple charcoal filter. They are about 2 inches in diameter and perhaps 10 inches long - easily installed in the supply line from the house to the refrigerator. They cost about $10 or so. They last 6 months to a year for us then need to be replaced - but it solved our problem.