Hi there, I have a Maytag MFD2561HEW french door, bottom freezer, the re was a terrible smell I located the drip pan and it is all slimed up, I sopped up what I could reach but I cannot remove it , do I have t remove the fan and compressor to do this? it seems like an awful lot of work to remove a plastic tray! Thanks in advance Mark

SOURCE: I cannot get to the drip pan under refridgerator to empty it. It is filled with sludge and smells bad

Thank willie for helping with one: "Well, it looks like the pan is a seperate plastic pan and not the compressor mounting pan like some of the newer ones are. It appears that you have to remove the condensor fan motor and mounting bracket then maybe the pan will left up and over the compressor, or maybe there is enough room to lift the pan up and out the front over the condensor coils"

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if you cant remove it then wash it unplug the refrigerator from ac outllet first then remove the carton cover in the back and you gona see the pan were the water is temporaly storege with a garden hose washing the pan and then clean the floor use or news paper around the refrigy is helpfull the water or so in the pan is evaporated with the hot of the compresor sistem that water come frome the freeser compartment....good luck and rate me

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The problem is a buildup of ice on the plastic housing (the curved plastic bit) in the back of the freezer under the fixed shelf where the icetub goes. The fan behind this plastic housing is hitting the ice when the defrost comes on.

Unplug the fridge, unpack the freezer, remove the four screws in the back, take off the sheetmetal backing and let the fridge thaw. You can remove the plastic piece after a while and get the ice off (be careful not to remove the styrofoam insulation by going too quickly).

Reassemble and you're back in business, for a few months. I'm never buying Samsung again myself.

SOURCE: foul odor

Yes ,there is a condensate drain pan in the compressor compartment under your unit.
You should be able to get to it from the rear of the unit, by remove several screws.

Use caution and unplug unit before attempting any repair.
The pan can be cleaned out with warm soapy water.

SOURCE: terrible smell coming from bottom of unit

There Should Be A Grill On The Front Bottom Below The Door. Remove That And It Should Come Out Of The Right Side.