Here's another area I dealt with this weekend: If you have a side-by-side refrigerator with an ice dispenser in the door, you might be unpleasantly surprised to see what is under that control panel. My GE refrigerator is several years old, and the ice dispenser was acting up. Specifically, the door that opens and closes the chute was not opening and closing properly. Checking the internet and YouTube videos, I learned that there is a replaceable solenoid that can rust and jam up. Got a new solenoid from Amazon, and took the thing apart. The solenoid was badly frozen with rust from the moist environment, but there was also a lot of black (mold?) growing in the compartment as well. You can't see it unless you take the thing apart. Not a big job (if you watch the video), but certainly an area of concern. As you ice cubes come down the chute, they pass through this contaminated area. You will never see it unless you dis-assemble the ice dispenser in your door.
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