New kitchenaid refrigerator nightmare and warning to others
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Kitchenaid Refrigerator Stinks - Help!
Comments (53)16 months old...SAME issue! If you have REPLACED the water filter, air filter packets, and cleaned the inside of your refrigerator... and still have a smell when the fan turns on! You can TRY THIS: My smell seemed to come from the inside, but was actually cycling from behind the refridge when the doors were opened. If the fan was not on... I had minimal to no smell! 1) Unplug the refridge 2) Remove the back panel. 3) Spray the water tray with bleach water... even if it is dry (dead gnats or discoloration are signs that it has had water in it)... the water has evaporated and left a moldy smell! 4) Wipe it clean. 5) Clean the fan (I used an "air" aerosol spray bottle for cleaning electronics). 6) Clean the coils (mine were located in the front of the refridge at the bottom) 7) Put it back together 8) Enjoy the fresh new aroma! I hope this helps you guys stop cursing your refridge and return to peaceful state of mind!...See MoreFair warning before you buy KitchenAid Appliances
Comments (23)A few thoughts... Stuff never lasted forever in the good old days...but in college in the 1990s one of my apartments had a fridge from the 1960s that was still working. Nowadays, things aren't made to last very long at all. The ROHS no-lead initiative, though a nice idea on paper, was probably a clever form of planned obsolescence. Superficial testing says it is ok. But no long term testing has proven that lead-free solder won't eventually form tin whiskers...little connections between circuit traces that cause the destruction of the boards. Moist environments like kitchens will hasten this kind of demise. Companies see repairs as money making opportunities. I had an outboard effects unit that was about 10 years old die on me. Harman Audio at the time wanted $500 to even -start- to diagnose the problem. Because it was a pro piece of equipment with XLR outputs...you're a pro, you must be rich and be able to expense everything. I looked into it myself. The power supply was dead - it turns out most serious electronics made since the mid 90s have sets of standardized switching power supplies with matching pin outs and board standoffs. It took a while to track and x-ref various manufacturer codes, but I found a power supply board that fit in the exact same spot and had leads with the exact same voltages. It was $50 from Mouser. Harman would surely have marked up this power supply so repair costs would have been 500+100+(30x2) for UPS shipping both ways...probably $630. Likewise I needed some opamp ICs on a mixer swapped out. After many, many hours of searching, I found a guy in Baltimore who does such replacements, he did about 15 chips for something like $75. Did an excellent job, you would not even recognize it had been resoldered. Point is, SOMEONE out there would know how to fix almost ANYTHING you might own, ALMOST all of the time. Sure, sometimes rare or custom ICs die and there's no replacing them, but 80-90% of the time its capacitors or simpler discrete components. Though a fridge compressor can die, more often it's the thermal switch or some other replaceable part. The challenge is you may never be able to find the good ones who will actually do this kind of work well, and correctly. I'm not even that into appliances but I've read many threads like this one, on various websites, so the experience is far from unique. When I replaced my fridge last year, I spent hours reading online reviews. It seems these days you are either lucky and get one that really passed all its QC checks or you get a lemon that the manufacturer let slip out the door....See MoreKitchenaid built in refrigerator or Subzero
Comments (31)Yes, that was the time they had the "Copper Problem". Actually from what I've read, the problem was caused because they used copper tubing , but aluminum fins on the copper tubing and the 2 different types of metals used together, caused the problem, ~~~~but there are many different versions to this story! That was about the time I was buying a fridge,. (well actually 8 years ago), and a late friend of mine, who had "Champagne tastes" and a beer budget" was pushing me to get the SZ, He knew we had the "Champagne Budget", LOL. Anyway, at the time there were only 3, 48" built in and paneled fridges available, (at least at Pacific Sales). GE, SZ and Jenn-air. Since I had a GE Fridge and was less than happy with it, that left a contest between the SZ and The Jenn-air. The Jenn-air had many features that the SZ did not. Crank up/down shelves, in both the fridge and freezer. Digital controls and readouts for 3 different sections of the fridge~~~the regular compartment, the meat keeper and the veggie/fruit drawer, and built in diagnostics. This swayed us toward the JA, but I got on Consumer Reports and found that, (at that point in time), (Please note, I said "At that point in time" ~~~about 2004-2008), JA was rated by responders to a CR survey as the # 1 rated fridge for reliability, whilst the SZ was rated "dead last". Further research turned up the SZ "Copper Problem", so I am sad to see your problem asharding, and I hope SZ does better than the 3 grand offer, I'm sure glad I did my research and went with the JA. Gary...See MoreReplacement of handles KitchenAid 48" stainless refrigerator for new
Comments (1)I don't know about replacing the refrigerator handles, but can share that my new "discontinued" KitchenAid convection wall oven with the curvy handle was installed last week. No issues with handle matching my KitchenAid refrigerator, and it was heavily discounted off list price. Depending on the expected life of your refrigerator and the length of time you expect to remain in your home, this may be an option for you. My local appliance store ordered mine earlier this month. Received in a few days. Home Depot and some other appliance retailers also had great prices. BTW, the new handle is available with a choice of end cap colors, so red isn't the only option....See MoreD&D Electric Enterprises
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