Why does my refrigerator water taste so bad??
I have a 2 year old kenmore fridge that has the water filter cannister in the bottom. The water tastes and smells bad. I thought it was the PUR filter and I replaced it. It still is same. I then took out filter and flushed system(its a plastic tube coiled up behind the crisper). It still tastes and smells bad. Is it the line coming from under the faucet that connects to the fridge or the line inside the fridge or the water intake pump bad? I really flushed it good twice but the taste/smell comes back. Thanks John
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Sounds like you did everything that you were supposed to, If it is a Sears product, since that was there brand, it should have a warranty on it, I would call their service dept. and see if they could offer an explanation
Have a repair person check the line that connects to your water filter and the refrigerator over-all. Also, have you tasted your normal tap water? How is it? There may be something (chemically) in the water that feeds into your house. I’m not trying to scare you, it’s just a fact.
Probably hard water build up…..there may be deposits in there
you need to run some tap water in a container, and seal it (pop bottle), run some more in an open container, and let them sit over night in the frig. Compare them with the chilled water. If it truly isn’t the tap water, I will be surprised. If the chilled water still is worse than the other. Take the line loose and fill it with Clorox bleach. Let that sit overnight and flush. They purify water wells with bleach. If you find the tap water is bad, take a sample to have it analyzed. Cities are notorious for having bad water.
The three most common reasons for bad tasting or smelling water are: A funny taste can come from the chlorine that is added to the water to kill germs; A harmless, smelly chemical—hydrogen sulfide—dissolved in the water causes a rotten-egg odor in some groundwater; As algae grow in surface water sources, they give off harmless, smelly chemicals that can cause unpleasant tastes in drinking water. Generally, the chemicals that cause a bad taste in drinking water will not make you sick.
Replace that cheap plastic tubing with copper tubing. A bit more expensive but the water will taste 100% better.
Call Culligan an have them do a Hard Water test. Also check your filter on your frig. Clean out your Ice Bucket with warm soapy water also.