"Roy Fek" wrote in message
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Hello,

I've recently discovered what appears to look like black algae/bacteria
growing in my Whirlpool refrigerator's water dispenser's reservoir. The
reservoir is clear coiled tubing located on the back of the inside of
the refrigerator.

The black stuff looks like "black algae" floating in the water when I
fill up a glass. I changed the frig. water filter last week and the
black stuff is still showing up. It seems to be growing/living in the
reservoir.

I know I can replace the reservoir with this kit, but will this prevent
the stuff from coming back?
http://www.repairclinic.com/0081.asp?RccPartID=827260

Can I flush out the system with a water/bleach solution to kill the
black stuff?

Any help is greatly appreciated,
Roy


Likely just algae that came in from your water source.

You can flush it out with bleach.
But the bleach will kill the charcoal in the filter so you will have to
replace it again after you flush it.

Until you find where it's coming from just flushing will only solve the
problem temporarily.

Changing the resovoir/hose is a waste of money unless yours has other
problems.

($52.25 for a bit of hose and some connectors,.... OUCH)



AMUN