On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 11:33:39 GMT, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote:

Roger wrote:
Slime Buildup
Inside Cold Water Dispenser
Of Refrigerator

The cold water dispensed from my refrigerator contains small
translucent particles mingled throughout the water apparent when
holding a glass of water up to a light background. The size of these
particles varies from just
a few thousands of an inch with some reaching upwards of an eight of
an inch.

Following an inline filter change I noted a burst of air in the line
when I
turned the water back on. This burst of air apparently disturbed the
slime
buildup inside the tank and even after flushing by running many
gallons of
water through the tank the problem still persists.

I have noticed a slime buildup on other apparatus such as the cold air
humidifier where the slime is more open to analysis. Running the
humidifier
one week will cause a slime buildup on all parts that the water
touches.

I assume this buildup could also take place in the cold water tank of
the refrigerator. Since the tank is not accessible for cleaning, I
also assume
that the slime would continue to build up to a point where it would
start breaking loose and be mixed with the water.

Can anyone shed more light on this problem?

Thanks in advance,
Roger

Have you considered that this may be something in your water that is
precipitating out due to the temperature drop? It could be liquid when
passing the filter but then become solid as cooled.

Try warming the water to say 100º F and see what happens.

What would happen to refrigerator slime if the water were heated? I'm
thinking it might fully dissolve either way, if it originates in the
refrigerator or not.

He should also take water from the tap and cool it to the refrigerator
cold water temperature to see if these things appear without the water
going through the refrigerator.

BTW, OP, if you've watched any of the movies which star slime, you'll
know that it grows at an incredible rate. Just a teaspoon's worth can
grow to fill a room in 5 or 10 minutes. You'll have to watch some of
those movies to see how to get rid of it. I know it can be done in
less than 2 hours (the length of the movie.)


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