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Freezer Bomb!
Dorkman
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The misses and I went our seperate ways for a week (She to visit family and I to start a new job), so our apartment was left unattended. However, it seems that before we left, the freezer was unplugged for some reason.
Needless to say, my GF found a nice little surprise for her when she got back.
My question is, how do you deal with the smell of rotten freezer food. She has cleaned out the freezer and laid the Baking Soda to the inside of it. I am making a trip back this evening and plan on scrubbing the hell out of it with Bleach/Boiling Water, but beyond that what else can be done?
Also the smell of this is still present in the Apt as well as beginning to seep out into the hallway, which really makes me worried about eviction or other reprocussions.
I am totally at a loss as to what to do, is there anything we can do?
Needless to say, my GF found a nice little surprise for her when she got back.
My question is, how do you deal with the smell of rotten freezer food. She has cleaned out the freezer and laid the Baking Soda to the inside of it. I am making a trip back this evening and plan on scrubbing the hell out of it with Bleach/Boiling Water, but beyond that what else can be done?
Also the smell of this is still present in the Apt as well as beginning to seep out into the hallway, which really makes me worried about eviction or other reprocussions.
I am totally at a loss as to what to do, is there anything we can do?
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Also, clorox should handle that nicely. You may have to let it air out for a day or two, so take everything out of the fridge and unplug it.
Is there any way to deal with the airborn smell besides just airing it out? I doubt there would be anything, but who knows
Get some lysol and spray it out and about.
Seriously being proactive and calling them about the smell will do wonders.
A previous tenant of one of my old flats decided to leave a bunch of meat and veg in the freezer when they moved out. Not so fun when we moved in and the electricity meter had run out.
Anyway, I tried everything to get the horrendous out and nothing worked. (Although we got a new one courtesy of the letting agent so I didn't try THAT hard)
Seems the GF also picked up some Vicks Vapor Rub. Some of her Social Worker workmates says its a great way to mask the horrible smell of stinky houses. Man I respect those guys.
Thanks for the info thus far guys! It seems at least damage is being controlled. I plan on point every fan I can get ahold of out a window and turning them all on full blast and hope at least the airborn smell dissipates.
in my first apartment i guess the people downstairs from me left shit in their fridge and unplugged it when they moved out. for a while I thought someone had died in there. took forever for them to take care of it too.
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
I had this happen to a cooler, not a freezer. I filled it with bleach/water.. Used simple green.. 409.. lysol. Then I threw it away.
Also just to be sure, you have moved the freezer and mopped/cleaned out under it, right?
It's been updated every time I've looked at it, but I think it's a new site.
Ahahaha, what the fuck.
Seriously though, wrong thread, bro.
Yeah. Yeah I think this is the wrong thread! Whoops, sorry
And here I was thinking I was being hit by a subliminal jab!
We cleaned it out as well as we could. She had basically thrown a box of open baking soda in it the night before so I added boiling water and scrubbed with that. Then after that two doses of boiling water and bleach and a final dose of boiling water and vineagar.
We left it outside to dry however we live in a bit of a humid place so we have to throw a tarp over it to try and stop and moisture settling on it and causing unwanted rust. The inside is MUCH better, however I am thinking it may all be for nothing. The trouble area is the rubber seal as that still smells of rotten animal.
We are giving it until this weekend and if it's not any better then we are planning on chucking it and getting a new one.
She is a Freezer Fan so there has already talk on how much bigger this next one will be.
Anywho, thanks for the quick responses guys! Always impressed with the speed and helpfulness here!
Thanks for the help guys!