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Help with stinky refrigerator

hectorsehectorse Registered User regular
edited June 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
Basically that, what can I do to get rid of odors in a refrigerator? it stinks really bad and I have already cleaned throughly

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  • RobmanRobman Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Get a box of baking soda, a lot come now with special "fridge" flaps that have cloth behind them. Baking soda soaks up the odours and keeps your milk tasting fresh.

    Alternatively, ditch the blue cheese habit.

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  • hectorsehectorse Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Robman wrote: »
    Get a box of baking soda, a lot come now with special "fridge" flaps that have cloth behind them. Baking soda soaks up the odours and keeps your milk tasting fresh.

    Alternatively, ditch the blue cheese habit.

    lol. it's a new refrigerator that I got. No food in it. I will try the baking soda

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  • RobmanRobman Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    What kind of smell is it? It could also be a coolant leak

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  • hectorsehectorse Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Robman wrote: »
    What kind of smell is it? It could also be a coolant leak

    Vegetable smell

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  • CorvusCorvus . VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Hmm. Have you tried pulling the fridge out to see if there is something nasty either under or behind the fridge?

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  • JebusUDJebusUD Adventure! Candy IslandRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Get a small canister of activated charcoal and put it in there. You can buy this at some pet stores, people use it as filter for fish tanks.

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  • T. J. Nutty Nub T. J. Nutty Nub Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    unplug the fridge, let it warm up, dilute some vinegar in water and scrub the interior down with a sponge

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  • EggyToastEggyToast Jersey CityRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I like to double-team stinky areas with some baking soda and some ground coffee, at opposite ends of the fridge.

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  • ToldoToldo But actually, WeegianRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Also, you could cut a potato in half and leave it in there.

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  • L Ron HowardL Ron Howard The duck MinnesotaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Have you tried putting actual food in the fridge?

    I had a problem with a fridge in an old place I used to live. Had two boxes of baking soda in there, and had it cleaned out with many different chemicals (not ammonia though), and no matter what I did, it stunk. I just thought that somehow the previous tenants had stuck rotten food in places that food wasn't meant to go, and bought food anyway. After actually filling the fridge, the smell went away, and none of the food ever tasted bad or anything.

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  • HypatiaHypatia Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    JebusUD wrote: »
    Get a small canister of activated charcoal and put it in there. You can buy this at some pet stores, people use it as filter for fish tanks.

    Activated charcoal is way more effective than baking soda, it's awesome stuff!

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  • The CatThe Cat Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited June 2010
    If its a new fridge, why would it smell like organic matter? I'm confused.

    Also, check and clean the drip tray or whatever it uses to handle excess water. Will usually be underneath or in the back. Unplug it first.

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