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Author Refrigerator Chemical Odor
ross_rosen@yahoo.com

2005-07-24, 9:12 pm

My refrigerator has an intermittent chemical odor. I am certain it
isn't food or spillage, etc. Normally it is fine, but when I turned
the thermostat down to make it colder, the inside started smelling of
some sort of chemical(freezer as well). Then when I turned the
thermostat back up, the odor diminished. I tried this twice with the
same results.

Could it be coolant (freon?) leaking or something like that? What are
my options? Any insight greatly appreciated.

TURTLE

2005-07-25, 1:21 am


<ross_rosen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1122243922.695507.166700@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> My refrigerator has an intermittent chemical odor. I am certain it
> isn't food or spillage, etc. Normally it is fine, but when I turned
> the thermostat down to make it colder, the inside started smelling of
> some sort of chemical(freezer as well). Then when I turned the
> thermostat back up, the odor diminished. I tried this twice with the
> same results.
>
> Could it be coolant (freon?) leaking or something like that? What are
> my options? Any insight greatly appreciated.
>


this is Turtle.

i have worked on them for a good many years but never heard that one at all.
Awwwww.

TURTLE


~^Johnny^~

2005-07-25, 4:21 am

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On 24 Jul 2005 15:25:22 -0700, ross_rosen@yahoo.com wrote:

>My refrigerator has an intermittent chemical odor. I am certain it
>isn't food or spillage, etc. Normally it is fine, but when I turned
>the thermostat down to make it colder, the inside started smelling
>of some sort of chemical(freezer as well). Then when I turned the
>thermostat back up, the odor diminished. I tried this twice with
>the same results.
>
>Could it be coolant (freon?) leaking or something like that? What
>are my options? Any insight greatly appreciated.



Evaporator fan overheating?


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