Zen and the Art of Refrigerator Maintenance

Yes, it's a pun on the book someone at work is reading. I knew something was amiss when I went in the downstairs refrigerator and something smelled funny. The temperature just didn't seem right, either.

Well, I found out why why I took everything out and relocated it to the other freezer and refrigerator, because I found this:

Since I'm a curious sort, I found out here at appliance411 how this all happens. Most likely, we'll have to replace some parts to keep this from happening again. Since this fridge does not keep anything special, we'll fix it at our leisure.

I also found some good articles on this subject at the following sites:

eHow
Associated Content's Home Maintenance section

Nevertheless, it all turned out pretty well. I got a clean refrigerator and learned something new.