Howard Sterndrive
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have a 5 year old Maytag (Freezer on bottom) . It started stinking the other day inside like something is burning up. The condenser coil was very dusty. I cleaned it all up but smell returned today. The internets suggested start cap and or overload relay on compressor motor, so I checked that - all looks great. (plus the smell is inside the unit - not really smelling much in the kitchen until door is open)
So I tore into the evap area in the freezer. some milk from a spill on the defrost elelment, but cleaning that gave no improvement. I forced a cycle of the defrost element and it seems to be working fine with no smell.
Weird. Any ideas?
So I tore into the evap area in the freezer. some milk from a spill on the defrost elelment, but cleaning that gave no improvement. I forced a cycle of the defrost element and it seems to be working fine with no smell.
Weird. Any ideas?