Most refrigerants are odorless. They usually leak along with
some lubricating oil, which has odor. I'd suggest to call a
refrigerator or appliance repair company near you, and ask
them to come check it out. You might have had a major freon
leak. It's happened before.

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"lora" wrote in message
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Hello all,

Yesterday morning we noticed a very strong chemical smell in
the 1st
floor of the house. It was hard to tell where it was coming
from.

Then I noticed yesterday that the freezer section of our
side-by-side
whirlpool refrigerator is not as cold as it used to be, i.e
not
freezing temps.

I'm not entirely sure if a problem with the refrigerator
would emit a
chemical odor throughout the home.

Can anyone advise please and how to diagnose this further?

Thank you!