On Feb 7, 11:01 am, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
"Jeffy3" wrote in message

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Had a new refrigerator with built in ice maker installed last week,
along with a new copper water line.The ice really tastes terrible, and
has a musty smell to it. We do not have a filter attached. We never
had a filter on our old refrigerator and ice maker and smell in the
ice was never a problem.
I know you're supposed to throw out the first few "batches" of ice
from a new ice maker, but how do they define batches, the first few
whole trays of ice or just the first few groups of ice spit out? Is
it possible the smell will eventually stop?

If your water is good, no need for a filter. Sounds like it is in the
tubing and/or the machine itself. Do you have a water dispenser also? If
so, run a fair amount of water to flush it out. The taste should improve
gradually but it may take ten or more batches of ice to thoroughly flush
out the mechanism.

No water dispensor. Thanks for the response. Could you confirm how
you define batches?