replying to Lisa, Luke wrote:
I had the exact same problem it turned out to be a bad defrost element. Took
the frlg apart. The bad element was black. When it took it off and got it
outside it was definitely the source of the smell. I had searched threes also
and got the same suggestions as you. Nowhere have I found mention of this
problem

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