Any tips on how to remove the stench from a fridge?
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Spargett (
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August 22nd, 2008
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We have a small refridgerator on our bus with two fresh boxes of baking soda opened within. The fridge is clean, yet smells terrible when opened?
Is there any way to fix this without ripping it out and cleaning the thing with bleach?
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Just get in there with bathroom/sink cleaner.
baking soda. This will absorbe the stench. If that has failed you, i’m affraid the fridge is done for.
Jax: Read question, please.
Could there be drippings underneath? Can you take out drawers and shelves and wash them in soap and hot water. (Or, today, I was in a friend’s basement and said that I thought I smelled gas. It was, unfortunately, a dead mouse behind the walls.)
Question, do you live on said bus? Or is this an Rv set up for you? If it’s an Rv type bus, try everything gail said and leave the door open for a few days to air out. That may help.
Activated charcoal works much better than baking soda.
What is activated charcoal?
wipe the inside with vinegar.
I wonder if this is the stuff they used to make us eat in Poland when we had an upset stomach. I kid you not. Little charcoal pills.
I bet it’s at least similar, rowenaz
@scamp
It’s a tour bus. Not a feasible option to leave the doors open for a few days. We’re in the midst of a very, very busy schedule.
@russelsoza
I’ll look into the charcol, thanks.
Well, the only thing for it is nose clips.
Check to see if there is a drain that could be harboring moldy water as gailcalled said. Also look on the edges of the rubber seal.
How many times have I told you to rotate your stock?
BLEACH!!! and not the cheap kind. Clorox is the best.
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