Black Mold In Refrigerator

RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By DW (Guest Post) (07/01/2008) Thank you. I am yet another Monogram owner that has been out of my mind trying to get rid of the mold! I will call for service tomorrow. Report Spam or Abuse Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By Tami (Guest Post) (06/27/2008) We have a GE Monogram fridge that had black mold. I too cleaned constantly to remove the mold with no luck. I search the web and found others with the same issue. We called for a repair guy to come out and he cut some wire. That was several weeks ago and I do have to say the fridge seems so clean and now have not seen anymore mold. Thanks to all your postings. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By Tina (Guest Post) (06/17/2008) It is so great to see others have the same issue with the GE Monogram 36' fridge. I thought I was going crazy when we first bought the fridge becasue we constantly had issues with mold. I have never had an issue like that before. I am calling a GE repairmen right away. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In My GE Monogram 36" Post By Karen (Guest Post) (05/31/2008) I've never had so much mold in my refrigerator. I bought th 36" Monogram thinking it was top of the line. One technician told me I had too much fresh fruit and veggies - which emit gases. I am a blonde but not THAT dumb. I've repeatedly cleaned the interior with bleach - never in the last 30 years have I had to clean with bleach in a refrigerator every month! Thanks to all of you on this blog for your tips on your Monogram. Black mold in a house is different than the interior of refrigerator. The black mold in refrigerator is annoying and your food does not last long. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post by Raford (1) | (04/13/2008) Contact Does anyone have a copy of the service bulletin REF 07-03, or know where to find it? I have searched google, and can only find references to it, not the bulletin itself. This bulletin was not distributed to refrigerator owners, and should have been, I think. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By Hall (Guest Post) (03/30/2008) I too have had mold in a GE 36" Monogram two years old refrigerator. I have never experienced this before with any appliance. When I called G.E. the woman on the other line implied it was my fault, became indigent and refused to accept it as a problem with the product. I will call them again and ask them to read these blogs. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By JW (Guest Post) (03/26/2008) It was great to find this info! We have had the same issues with our 36" profile since we bought it 4 years ago. I called GE customer service & they had a tech out within a couple days. They have a Service Bulletin out for this problem but the tech said it is hard to find. They have to dig. Anyway, the fix is to wire the fan so it shuts off when the door is open. Apparently, with the fan running it draws moisture into the fridge when you open the door. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By Gary Strohbehn (Guest Post) (03/23/2008) I too have a GE Monogram refrigerator only model has had a mold problem. My unit is coming up on two years old and I have dealt with mold ever since owning it. I also noticed that the inside was always moist, which may not be necessary for but certainly facilitates the forming of mold. I emailed GE and they gave me a list of things to try, the last of which was call in a technician. My advice is to skip all the other stuff and go directly to the technician solution. The service call was excellent, by the way. The technician arrived when he was supposed to, knew what he was about, and did what needed doing. What needed doing was rewiring the fan to make it run "a little longer." Apparently this prolongs the dehumidifying cycle that the refrigerator goes through whenever you open and then close the door. I had the repair done last week, and so it is too early to tell if the problem is solved. BUT, the inside of my refrigerator is dry for the first time since I bought it, which is a good sign. Also, while he was here the technician convinced me to buy the 5-yr service contract. It is rather pricy, more so because I also have a Monogram freezer, but he explained that a service call is almost a hundred bucks and a typical service call in his experience was about $300. So, 2-1/2 "average" service calls over 5 years (possible since I have two units)and the contract pays for itself. Also, if rewiring the fan doesn't solve the problem I may need a more radical fix that could cost serious money. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By Katy (Guest Post) (03/19/2008) Wow -I have been having the same issue...with the same refrigerator...a GE Monogram all refrigerator model...and it has been driving me crazy! I have never had this problem in this household..or ever for that matter...and it won't go away! I have tried everything...even emptying the unit and letting it sit for a week, bleaching it, etc. - nothing works - I have put a call into GE after seeing these blogs...and will be contacting the health department if I am unable to get it resolved. Hopefully GE will be cooperative and will want to resolve this just as much as I do. Technician comes out this week - thanks for posting your blogs so I was aware this wasn't just happening to me! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By Sandi (Guest Post) (02/22/2008) I just came across your posts after doing a search for "mold refrigerator." I am amazed because I have been getting black mold in my GE 36" all-refrigerator, which is less than a year old. I previously had a SubZero for 15 years with no mold problem. I am calling GE right now. Thank you for all the information. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By Laura in AZ (Guest Post) (02/04/2008) I too have the black mold problem with my GE monogram 36" refrigerator. It's not 2yrs. old I thought I was going crazy trying to keep up with the mold. I have a tech. coming to check it out. So glad to have all these letters to back me up. GE claims its not a problem with the product. yea right! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By Sheila (Guest Post) (01/26/2008) I live in Maine and I moved into my apartment the first of May and noticed for several months that there was a black film showing up on every white surface like toilet, my washing machine, trash cans and also on dishes, toothbrush holder and things like that. After a lot of cleaning, I don't see as much of it. After I lived here for about 3 months, I was getting what someone else had mentioned, black stuff in my nose and also when I would spit. That went on for a few weeks and now I have been running a low grade temperature since the end of August. It is now the end of January. My doctors office has run every test they can think of to try and figure out why I have been running this temp. My grandson whom I have custody of has had recurring sinus infections as well. It never even occurred to me that it could be a mold problem until I read the stuff on this website. I now need to figure out what to do about it. If anyone knows who I should contact besides my landlord and whatever else I should do, please email me at soxgirl4manny at hotmaildotcom Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post by ILuvDobes (319) | (01/14/2008) Profile | Contact Do you suppose New Dawn would work? Jennifer Northern Virginia Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By Samblx77 (Guest Post) (01/14/2008) People! Please do not try to get rid of mold using bleach! It does not work. All this will do is seem to make it "go away" but as soon as whatever comes into contact with water, moisture of any kind or form it WILL grow back I promise. My wife and I had to flee our home due to a Moldy refrigerator that was sold to us by lowe's home improvement warehouse as a new model and in fact it turned out to be a returned used model. A year later and an entirely mold filled home, along with everything we own, lowe's still wont admit it was their fault< and we had to hire an attorney (yes it was their fault the home was new!) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By karen (Guest Post) (01/13/2008) I have a 3 yr old GE Profile & yes.... it has lots of mold in the cracks. I was shocked. I am calling GE to get someone out here to check the fan. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By Chuck (Guest Post) (01/06/2008) I have some of the same red mold in my mini frig, and no matter how hard I scrub it won't come off... Any ideas? I think I'm going to opt not to use it for now... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By Amy (Guest Post) (12/30/2007) I too have a black mold on my GE 36 monogram refrigerator. I thought I was going crazy too! I have never seen this ever. My refrigerator is only four years old. Qe built a brand new home and put it in. I have spent numerous hours cleaning. Now the mold is infused in the edges of the glass and where it meets the white molding. It is virtually impossible to get out. I am calling first thing tomorrow. I was relieved to read "Marcie" story. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By Marcie (Guest Post) (12/26/2007) I have a GE Monogram 36 inch fridge that had black mold problem. I hsave had repairmen out on several occasions and have been told that I was crazy until today. Turns out that there is a design defect in this unit that requires a change in the fan function. The original design had the fan running constantly, even when the condenser is not running. that apparently causes a very humid condition in the fridge. So, the fan has to be rewired to only run when the condenser is running, thus eliminating the problem. The GE repairman did this today. Hopefully, eliminating this problem. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By (Guest Post) (11/19/2007) This is a serious problem, if your rental company says they can do nothing, you need to call your Board of Health to do a inspection of your apt. Please do this right away, your health is in jeopardy. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By Peggy (Guest Post) (11/19/2007) Have a professional come in and check for the source of the black mold. My neighbor's bathroom had to be gutted as it was full of black mold the house is only three years old. Toxic mold can be very dangerous to your health. Not worth trying to find the source and cleaning up yourself. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By (Guest Post) (11/19/2007) Meridith is that you? Joyce Report Spam or Abuse Black Mold on household surfaces Post By ATrevino (Guest Post) (11/19/2007) Sounds like toxic mold. You need to leave. You will not be able to take any of the furniture with you as the mold has probably taken up residence in it. My aunt had it in her house. Unfortunately, she had to leave everything behind. The insurance company told her that nothing was salvagable. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post By teresa (Guest Post) (11/19/2007) If you live in the apartments in Azle close to the vet clinic, my son and his family lived there 4 years ago and had problems with mold then. They never did get rid of it and moved. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post by yarncrazy102 (2) | (11/17/2007) Contact I believe the mold you are describing, is a toxic mold that can do a lot of damage to your entire family's health. I'm not sure about the black mold in the refrigerators. That mold can be removed by using a strong bleach solution. It may take a few applications, but it should remove it. The toxic mold I'm talking about could very well be inside your walls because you are mentioning a "black smoke/film" on surfaces and it actually being in your noses and mouth. The source area could be your bathroom as you state there is black mold around your toilet. Toxic mold is like all molds - it needs moisture. My husband is a retired maintenance supervisor for apartment complexes and has dealt with toxic mold. He had to call in professionals to remove it. As I don't know where you live, I cannot tell you who to contact but I would definitely start making calls regarding it AND tell your leasing company you want them to check out your bathroom thoroughly. Bleach will kill molds but it's not really effective against toxic mold. On several occasions, the tenants had to move out while the apartment was being worked on. The leasing company, although they say your vents are clean, should be calling in someone to check your bathroom. Toxic mold can be inside walls, subsurfaces of floors, under sink cabinets, behind shower surrounds - just about anywhere where there is a probability of moisture. You need to get on this right away. Report Spam or Abuse Request: Black Mold In Refrigerator Post by Laurel_admin (393) | (11/16/2007) Contact I have black mold in my refrigerator. Its not a "normal frig", it's an industrial cooler like groceries stores have that hold the 20 oz pop. I have tried cleaning it with dish soap first and than bleach. I have tried vinegar. Today I see that the blower on top are all black. It smells horrible and I hate to store anything in there. Thank you for your help. Lori Answers: RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Hi Lori I don't have one of these fridges but I did see something on TV a while ago about a family who lived in a beautiful house somewhere in the USA but couldn't live in it because it was full of black mold. They had two daughters and one of them, who suffered from cystic fibrosis almost died from the effects of the black stuff. I would get it checked out professionally if I were you. Anne in the UK (04/29/2005) By DT7146 RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator Bleach kills mold. Remove everything, wash down all surfaces with a bleach solution and spray the bleach inside and let it run empty for a day or so for the bleach to get into the air circulations system. Be sure to get the gaskets.Then wipe everything down again and see what happens. (04/29/2005) By Linda RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator hydrogen peroxide - supposed to be better than bleach (05/15/2005) By Shirley RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator I bought a fancy and very expensive sub zero type refrigerator and have noticed what I believe to be mold appearing every so often. I am constantly cleaning it but it always manages to resurface. I have never had this problem with any other refrigerator before. I thought cleaning with bleach was a no no. Could it be that the seal is defective. When it was brand new the door was very tight and you had to yank it open. Now its just the opposite. (08/07/2006) By Patti Masciale RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator I also have black mold in my expensive refrigerator. I have a 36" GE Profile Monogram Fridge. I keep cleaning it with soap & water and the mold keeps coming back. I notice that my frig has a lot of moisture in it and always has. We've had it for 2 1/2 years. In the book, it says that happens from holding the door open too long, which I don't do. So, I don't know whats up with that? The mold seems to form on all the edges of drawers & shelves and in the little nooks & corners. (b)Editor's Note:(/b) Hi Sally, it may be that the tubes that go to the defroster pan are full or the drain at the bottom is plugged. Take everything out, locate your drain pan, and pour warm water through the drain. If it isn't draining, that is your problem. Also the drain pan could be full. The excess moisture that the mold feeds on should be leaving the refrigerator. (08/21/2006) By Sally black mold in refridgeratror I recently discovered a lot of black stuff in the fridge at my boyfriend's house one morning and started to wonder if that was causing the head aches we have been suffering from lately. We have been having this cough like there is something stuck in our throats and can't quite get it out. We were sick to our stomaches and tired to the point of falling asleep at odd times of the day too. is this symptoms of black mold? Is the fridge deemed to be unsafe for our food? Editor's Note Black mold can be really bad for your sinuses and asthma. Here's a site with lots of information on it and cleaning it up: http://www.toxic-black-mold-info.com/findmold.htm It says here that the drain pan of your refrigerator can be the source of it. I'd clean it out really good. Wash the inside of the refrigerator with soap and water, then after it is clean put a glass or metal bowl with bleach in it and allow it to sit for an hour or so. Because bleach can harm the surfaces of your refrigerator, I don't think applying it directly would be a good idea. Good luck with this. (12/12/2006) By heather kelley RE: Black Mold In Refrigerator I also have a big GE monogram fridge and after I have it checked by GE for black mold and changed the trays and drawers the mold came back, I have tried to clean it with vinegar, bleach diluted with water, mild detergent and also baking soda. Nothing seems to work. (03/06/2007) By Maria Black Mold In Refrigerator I cleaned the mold out of my mini frig but for some odd reason, it has this red looking stain from the mold I wanted to know if there is something to get that stain out, or should I not use it anymore? I will add that once I cleaned it I left it open to dry out. I used a little kaboom spray along with bleach and water, not sure if that helps out any! Thank you (08/12/2007) By Taylor Report Spam or Abuse