Re: 9 year old fridge: repair or replace -- UPDATE

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From: hchickpea
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:58

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On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:26:36 -0700, deja_bhoot2000@yahoo.com wrote:

>But I think the gunk is mineral deposits (we don't have a water
>softener, we don't like the flat taste of water that has been
>softened). Our local supply is not hard, so softening is not needed,
>but thereis some mineral deposit.

If the rest of the system is plastic, you could try running a bottle
of warmed lemon juice into that part of the system and letting it sit
for a couple days, then flushing with hot water.  Lemon juice will
remove the deposits, and if you don't get every bit of it out, it
won't hurt you.  Vinegar will probably do the same thing, but having a
accidental taste of lemonade is less objectionable than one of pickle
juice.

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From: hchickpea@hotmail.com
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Subject: Re: 9 year old fridge: repair or replace -- UPDATE
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:58:33 -0400
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