recently i had a bottle of milk split in my fridge. (Sorry cant find the model no). Unfortunatley it found its way into the drainage pipe at the back of the appliance, and down into the evaporation tray on the bottle in the back (where its nice and warm). THe smell is indescribable and i cant seem to remove the tray or pipe to clean it. Any ideas welcome.

Karen N, November 2007

Switch it off while trying to clear the blockage, then you could try poking a length of bendy material either down the hole from the top or up from the bottom where it opens out on to the "black bottle" - the compressor. I have used wire, but the plastic stuff used in garden strimmers might also work. Once you have got a way through you could give it a dose of dishwasher powder to remove more of the gunge...
Finally, clean up the top of the compressor and switch it back on again!

Friend, November 2007