Chlorine can make the ice that is dispensed from an ice machine both taste and smell bad. A bad odor can also come from a wide range of contaminants in your ice machine, in addition to chlorine.
Your ice maker likely has mold, dust or something else in it causing the smell and needs to be cleaned
Wash out the refrigerator thoroughly. Wipe out with a baking soda/water solution. Then, place a container of coffee grounds in the closed refrigerator for a few days. That should remove/reduce the odor.
Temperature causes changes in dry and water ice
Because water is warmer than 32 degrees and ice is colder. Setting the glass at room temperature causes the ice to melt.
the bulge occurs because it gets cold
Your ice maker likely has mold, dust or something else in it causing the smell and needs to be cleaned
Im guessing the smell is from mold build up in the machine
To answer the first question. Check the ice maker to see if it is on or off if not hooked up. Second question....clean it out once in awhile.
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It is usually due to the ice maker door flap or chute that the ice comes out has an air leak. Shine a flashlight from inside to outside if light shines through then the doorflap may be bad and need to be replaced.