Question:
I purchased a Kenmore refrigerator 1 year ago. Both the water and icehave a plastic taste. I have replaced the filter (running at least 2-3gallons out of the dispenser after changing it) at least 3 times in thepast 8 months. It seems to taste fine for a few hours after changing thefilter, then the plastic taste is back. My faucet water does not havethis taste, so I know it has something to do with the refrigerator. Icalled Sears and they sent a technician who replaced 4 parts and saidif that didn't fix the problem, there really was nothing else he couldreplace that could be causing the problem. After he replaced the partsand we again ran a couple gallons of water, it tasted fine. By the nextmorning the plastic taste was back - both ice and water.

I have called Sears again and they are sending the same technicianback. Now it's up to him to see if he can taste the plastic taste inthe water. If he can't, they're telling me I'm pretty much out of luck.If he can, he can call his manager and the manager has the authority todo something about the situation - even if that involves replacing therefrigerator.

I brought some of the water to work and had 6 people taste it. 4 out ofthe 6 noticed a definite bad after taste, though they didn't reallypinpoint it to plastic. I guess if the service tech can't taste it Iwill have purchased a refrigerator with water and ice dispenser that Ican't use. I can't stand the taste of the water and the ice ruins thetaste of anything I put it in.

Any suggestions as to what else may be causing this? It uses a PURfilter.

Answer: IMO the filter is not the issue, it's the plastic components in thesystem.

How much water / ice do you use on a daily basis? The more you use thesooner the plastic taste will leave.

Eventually the plastic taste will leave the system but it will take along time.

What kind of plastic tube (hopefully copper) did they plumb the waterto the fridge with?