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how to clean water line in amana side by side fridge julsb1982 06-20-2006
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Posted by julsb1982 on June 20, 2006, 2:30 pm
I just bought a used amana side by side fridge that is a few years old
and everything works fine on it but it was sitting in the heat and
wasnt left open to dry once it was unplugged. I cleaned the whole
inside out with clorox and water but I don't know how to clean the
water line to the water and ice dispenser. Im afraid it had water left
in the line and its now got bacteria or something in it and I need
help! Can you please tell me what I can do.....

Thanks- Julie


Posted by Richard J Kinch on June 20, 2006, 5:45 pm
julsb1982 writes:

> Can you please tell me what I can do.

Rinse with lye solution to sanitize.

Posted by PipeDown on June 20, 2006, 6:24 pm

>I just bought a used amana side by side fridge that is a few years old
> and everything works fine on it but it was sitting in the heat and
> wasnt left open to dry once it was unplugged. I cleaned the whole
> inside out with clorox and water but I don't know how to clean the
> water line to the water and ice dispenser. Im afraid it had water left
> in the line and its now got bacteria or something in it and I need
> help! Can you please tell me what I can do.....
>
> Thanks- Julie
>

You have a couple of options.

1. hook it up and run the water for a while, it may be fine, afterall it was
sealed in the tube not exposed to much air.

2. look for a water storage tank behind the bottom drawer in the fridge
compartment. Put a few spoons of chlorine or iodine tabs in the tank then
wait and run the water long enough to flush clean. Vinegar will work just
as well and remove hard water deposits at the same time and is less toxic if
you use too much

3. Replace the tubing, it comes in kits at appliance parts counters.

No need to clean the copper supply tube (if it is copper) cause copper kills
most microorganisms.



Posted by Stormin Mormon on June 22, 2006, 9:15 pm
Run a quart of water through the water server. (fill a quart pitcher
from the water dispenser, and pour down the drain.) Throw away the ice
cubes for the first t hree days. Enjoy. Public water is chlorinated.
Maybe not enough for this, but at least some what.

--

Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
.

I just bought a used amana side by side fridge that is a few years old
and everything works fine on it but it was sitting in the heat and
wasnt left open to dry once it was unplugged. I cleaned the whole
inside out with clorox and water but I don't know how to clean the
water line to the water and ice dispenser. Im afraid it had water left
in the line and its now got bacteria or something in it and I need
help! Can you please tell me what I can do.....

Thanks- Julie



Posted by julsb1982 on June 27, 2006, 10:43 am

Stormin Mormon wrote:
> Run a quart of water through the water server. (fill a quart pitcher
> from the water dispenser, and pour down the drain.) Throw away the ice
> cubes for the first t hree days. Enjoy. Public water is chlorinated.
> Maybe not enough for this, but at least some what.
>
> --
>
> Christopher A. Young
> You can't shout down a troll.
> You have to starve them.
> .
>
> I just bought a used amana side by side fridge that is a few years old
> and everything works fine on it but it was sitting in the heat and
> wasnt left open to dry once it was unplugged. I cleaned the whole
> inside out with clorox and water but I don't know how to clean the
> water line to the water and ice dispenser. Im afraid it had water left
> in the line and its now got bacteria or something in it and I need
> help! Can you please tell me what I can do.....
>
> Thanks- Julie




Thanks for your help everyone!!


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