# Clear, very slippery oily substance coming out of the bottom of fridge, bottem freezer type

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 12, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-very-slippery-oily-substance-coming-out-of-the-bottom-of-fridge-bottem-freezer-type/817804 "2018-07-12T19:00:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-very-slippery-oily-substance-coming-out-of-the-bottom-of-fridge-bottem-freezer-type/817804/1 "2018-07-12T19:00:47Z")

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No odor, we’ve cleaned the reefer, we find no oil leaking inside. My google searches find information about dark oil, not this. Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-very-slippery-oily-substance-coming-out-of-the-bottom-of-fridge-bottem-freezer-type/817804/2 "2018-07-12T19:27:14Z")

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Does it feel like oily water, or does it feel like oil?

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-very-slippery-oily-substance-coming-out-of-the-bottom-of-fridge-bottem-freezer-type/817804/3 "2018-07-12T20:59:01Z")

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Could be compressor oil. Are both freezer and fridge staying cold?

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**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-very-slippery-oily-substance-coming-out-of-the-bottom-of-fridge-bottem-freezer-type/817804/4 "2018-07-13T11:56:57Z")

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Shit, my bad, we found a bottle of hand sanitizer behind it leaking. Living up to my screen name today!

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**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-very-slippery-oily-substance-coming-out-of-the-bottom-of-fridge-bottem-freezer-type/817804/5 "2018-07-13T16:14:45Z")

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funny-- but what a relief that it’s something so minor!