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I just cleaned my fridge water/ice dispenser quite successfully. I used Tilex (yeah the stuff for the bathroom) and sprayed the entire dispenser very liberally. I let is sit for about 15-20 minutes then used one of my kids sports water bottles to rinse the heck out of it. I also used a bent toothbrush to reach some areas that didn't get clean other wise. Good luck. I was very surprised at how clean and white it all is now. I'm not afraid to get water and ice from the fridge anymore. It was pretty nasty up in there prior to cleaning.
Do not buy the Kenmore Elite side by side. It also has a issue with moldy water and moldy ice. We have a new one. Only 4 months old and I have to go buy ice and water because it taste so bad.
Place a spray nozzle in a jar of pure white vinegar, and lots of q-tips and an hour later -- no more black mold on the ice & water dispenser of my refrigerator
This is what you get when you don't replace the filter religiously. Also the dispenser needs to be used daily to continuously flush the system. This is what we got for the convenience of not having to open the door to get cold water & ice. Since there is no real way to pressurize cleaner into the lines to flush it out, you either need to replace the fridge or spend a few dollars and buy ice trays.
This is what you get when you don't replace the filter religiously. Also the dispenser needs to be used daily to continuously flush the system. This is what we got for the convenience of not having to open the door to get cold water & ice. Since there is no real way to pressurize cleaner into the lines to flush it out, you either need to replace the fridge or spend a few dollars and buy ice trays.
I use my ice and water dispenser multi times a day and I replace the water filter but mold still builds around the ice shute and water dispenser nosle. I simply spray it with any house hold cleaner that has bleach/mold killers in it, brush what I can with a toothbrush, then flush it out good with plain water.
I left my2 month old frig open while away for six months, and now that I am back, the filtered water smells like mold or mildew...so I am thinking it starts at the water filter that I never thought to remove? Has anyone ever had this problem? The ac in the house was on at 85 degrees..but something is seriously wrong..I have ordered a new filter and hoping that corrects it..fingers crossed
What I've done in the past is gotten a filter housing with 1/4" connections, connected it between the fridge and the water supply, and used that to chlorine-shock (by adding diluted bleach to the filter housing) the plumbing inside the fridge. You'll have to search around for the amount of chlorine; I think I used a suggestion meant for water heaters and scaled it way down to the size of the filter housing, then guesstimated the amount of water inside the fridge itself.
I get the same mold on my thru the door ice and water machine. Every 6 months or so, I spray a bleach loaded cleaning product up inside. Let it sit then brush it clean. Then I flush it with clean water quite a few times. I also flush water down it from the inside of the door. Quite a bit of spillage when flushing but so be it.
This is what you get when you don't replace the filter religiously. Also the dispenser needs to be used daily to continuously flush the system. This is what we got for the convenience of not having to open the door to get cold water & ice. Since there is no real way to pressurize cleaner into the lines to flush it out, you either need to replace the fridge or spend a few dollars and buy ice trays.
My fridge that came with the house has a water dispenser INSIDE the doors... talk about absurd design. So it's meant for people to have the doors wide open each time they want a drink of water.
Anyway, I actually don't even like cold water or use ice regularly (my ice maker is constantly off and the space under it is used for storing food). I bet the filter and water in there is way funky by now, even if I flush it.
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