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Posted by rkl01 on January 27, 2007, 6:16 am
Richard J Kinch Wrote:
> mm writes:
> -
> Don't all these plastic things have solvents in them that keep the
> plastic flexible?-
>
> You mean a plasticizer. No, not all, it depends on the species of
> plastic.
>
> The cloudy stiff plastic tubing and reservoirs in the refrigerators are
>
> polyethylene, which does not use a plasticizer, and should not be a
> source
> of odor. Like milk cartons but heavier.
>
> However, vinyl tubing, the soft, clear type, sometimes reinforced with
>
> woven fiber, contains a plasticizer, and often the stuff sold at Home
> Depot
> (etc.) is not for potable water, and will carry a strong chemical odor
> or
> taste from the plasticizer. Like a cheap garden hose.
After another service call from Sears yesterday, the tech said it
wouldn't help to replace the water tank because that is just for the
water and I am also getting the same bad taste (plastic) in the ice.
He said they had a meeting about a week ago and were told the
Kenmore/Whirlpool refrigerators were having this problem and there is a
different filter model that I needed. I kept the box from the one I
purchased at Sears in December and showed it to him. He said that was
the old one and the new one I needed was not in the stores yet - so one
is supposed to be sent to me by Sears. The old filter I had was a PUR
9030 and this one is a Mfg # 4396841. He told me because these filters
are mounted under the refrig, the heat around the plastic parts can
cause the taste. So I'm guessing this other filter has a better casing
or something to prevent this. BTW, we do have copper tubing from the
water source to the refrig.
I won't receive the filter for about 8 days, but I'll try it. I'll
post again with the results. Good luck.
--
rkl01
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