My freezer has a chemical smell, help?
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I have an upright freezer, NOT a frost free, that lately seems to leave a chemical smell on the wrapping of my food. I am concerned about this. Would appreciate any suggestions and experience with this type of problem. I certainly don't want to get into an expensive repair, and is it safe at this point? Thanks.....actually I am wondering if the smell is coming from freezer fluids or gas or whatever is in there. This is not a food smell. How would I know if I had a leak in one of the coils?
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I know it's an old post, but it helped me to find out the smell in my freezer. After reading it, I told the story to my wife (laughing a little bit) and she looks back at me and says "That's it. You left some paint brushes there a few months ago, and you said you were cleanning them later. I bet the story it's not so funny now!". Sure enough... I went out to the garage and there were about 8-9 paint brushes in a bag.