Thanks. This particular unit has always worked so well that I usually keep the knob only halfway between "Off" and "Normal" (and never anywhere near "Max).originally posted by Yule Kim:
My old unit smelled like that before the cooling tubes broke. You might want to leave the temperature a little higher.
October 1999.originally posted by Jay Miller:
as I recall you bought your (identical) unit about 6 months after I did (1997? 98?). I should probably start thinking about what I'd replace mine with if necessary.
I have not noticed the unit cycling more often. It is very quiet and I am not often in its room long enough to hear a cycle.originally posted by Josh Beck:
You could have a non trivial amount of dust on the coils. Might be worth powering it down, getting access to the back of the unit and inspecting the coils. An air compressor is usually the best way to blow them off.
You may have also noticed your unit being cycled on more of late? The dust will inhibit the heat transfer which will make the coils run hotter which will make the unit run more which will make the coils hotter which will make it smell like burning dust....
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
I have not noticed the unit cycling more often. It is very quiet and I am not often in its room long enough to hear a cycle.originally posted by Josh Beck:
You could have a non trivial amount of dust on the coils. Might be worth powering it down, getting access to the back of the unit and inspecting the coils. An air compressor is usually the best way to blow them off.
You may have also noticed your unit being cycled on more of late? The dust will inhibit the heat transfer which will make the coils run hotter which will make the unit run more which will make the coils hotter which will make it smell like burning dust....
Also, the back of the unit is basically closed except for access to the compressor -- there are no coils like a traditional fridge.
But I took your idea to heart, grabbed a soft whisk broom and swept out what I could reach and turned it back on. No more smell. So, your Dust Accumulation theory appears to be supported. I will monitor the unit more closely for the next few days.
Thank you!
Oh, yes, I know the coils must be there. In fact, I think they run up and down both sides of the unit because the sides get warm when the compressor is running.originally posted by Josh Beck:
You definitely have coils in there, they are probably just internal to the unit. I don't know if the unit can be opened up to get at them. I have had this issue with a home fridge that is a fancy built in jobber and with a wine cooling unit both, and in the case of the home fridge, it took me a few hours to disassemble shit to get to the coils, but a few hours beats a $1000+ ....