Tell Me Something............Anything!

[Macca]

What's this all about? Cleaned out the fridge last week, needed doing. When I finished it was absolutely spotless, looked like brand new.

Just gone in there to get the milk out and there's a big stain right on the bottom where that glass thing goes that you keep lettuce in and that.

All that has been in the fridge since I cleaned it is a couple of pints of milk, half a pound of butter which is unused and still wrapped, a block of cheese which is wrapped in clingfilm and inside a plastic bag, and a steak that was also double wrapped and only in there for a couple of hours before I ate it. So where can this big stain suddenly appear from? It's bullshit.

[struth]

maybe didnt kill all mould. in a cool damp fridge it can regrow worse..

[Macca]

maybe didnt kill all mould. in a cool damp fridge it can regrow worse..

I don't think it is mould. It's yellow, like spilt vanilla ice cream that's melted a bit. Can mould be yellow?

[struth]

sounds like spilt milk tbh..

[WullieD20]

Sounds like your condensate drain may be blocked..... Takes the condensation from the back plate of the fridge out to a reservoir above the motor to evaporate off.
If the small drain in the collector tray at the bottom of the fridge is blocked (usually with food products!), the resultant condensation will collect in the bottom of the fridge...

Been there, done that, got the tee-shirt.....

Bought a brand new fridge for an elderly neighbour years ago who had the same problem within a few weeks.... On inspection, discovered that the hole in the bottom of the collection tray hadn't been punched out at the manufacturing stage!!! Same result though....

[Macca]

Well, no use crying over it. Just don't see how I could have spilt milk on the bottom of the fridge.

I'll clean it up and see if it re-appears. Maybe next time the face of Jesus will be visible in it.

[Macca]

Sounds like your condensate drain may be blocked..... Takes the condensation from the back plate of the fridge out to a reservoir above the motor to evaporate off.
If the small drain in the collector tray at the bottom of the fridge is blocked (usually with food products!), the resultant condensation will collect in the bottom of the fridge...

Been there, done that, got the tee-shirt.....

I have enough trouble with hi-fi equipment without the 'fridge hassling me as well. There is some sort of drain plug, I'll have a fiddle with that.

[WullieD20]

I have enough trouble with hi-fi equipment without the 'fridge hassling me as well. There is some sort of drain plug, I'll have a fiddle with that.

Look for this....Fridge condensate drain.JPG

[Swann36]

You are right its always important to keep any drain holes well cleaned out ...if you fancy rather more work have a look at the back of the fridge the drain hole will lead to a tube ...

[Macca]

Found the drain hole but what now? Does it come out? I did think about getting a screwdriver in there but I don't want to break it.