I have a bottom freezer Kenmore Fridge (model 59661862101) and a good quantity of milk slowly spilled inside the fridge without us noticing until it really started to smell. We've cleaned the inside of the fridge but the smell seems to be getting worse.

I think that some milk may have gone in the pan drain and the smell is being blown around. I've gone through my owner's manual but it doesn't say how (or if) I can access the pan.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can access the pan to clean it?

Thanks,

B

esquire1

You can pull unit from wall and look at bottom on unit There you will find the condensate drain pan. I really don't think any would have gotten there. I beleive the fan is just circulating the odor. Try putting a open box of arm and hammer in freezer section and ref section. It works really well at removing odors. You could get into the evaporator and spray evaporator coil cleaner on them. It gives a clean smell,but it's a lot of work getting to it. It shouldn't take long for the arm and hammer to work. Good Luck

odonnebc

So here's the follow up just in case anyone faces a similar situation in the future.

The pan is internal therefore not accessible. My approach was to go inside the freezer and remove the back panel which covers all the coils. Upon removing the panel, I saw (to my suprise) almost a half quart of milk that was frozen on the coils. I suppose it had been slowly dripping from the fridge which then drains into the freezer before ending up in the drain pan. Luckily it froze on the coils thus preventing it from reaching the pan....which I wouldn't have been able to reach at all. So the cure was a gentle/careful approach with a scredriver to break out big chunks of the milk-ice and then use some warm water and a small bristle brush to get the rest out. Job done.

One other quick note on odor control. I read some suggestions that charcoal works well. I tried it and it DID!! I just spread a bunch of bbq charcoals on a cookie sheet and left it inside the freezer. The horrible smell was gone within a few days.