2006-06-11 14:00:22 · 17 answers · asked by lea c 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
I think the last person who lived there left meat in the ref. i cleaned it out w/ baking soda and sprayed bleach in there but the smell keeps coming back i'm scared to even put anything in there !please help me
2006-06-11 14:22:05 · update #1
thank you all for the adv. I used mostly all of your sug. and they seem to be working! once again thanks
lea
2006-06-17 01:45:34 · update #2
once you cleaned it put some baking podwer inside the freezer and fridge to absorb the bad odors, yuo'll see the diference
2006-06-11 14:02:33 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If they left meat in it, you"ll probably never get all the smell out. There are seams & crevaces where the juices from the meat ran that you can't get to.
Clean it the best you can with 409 or other cleaners, then you can try to mask the odors with sprays. You can try to absorb some of the odor by putting a trayful of about 20 charcoal briquettes inside.
2006-06-11 14:54:27 · answer #2 · answered by applpro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of the answers are good, bleach and baking soda should work, in addition to adding a box of opened baking soda in the fridge add a couple of pieces of charcoal in a bowl which also helps absorb odors. Good Luck
2006-06-11 14:43:08 · answer #3 · answered by judy_derr38565 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, all the answers about cleaning it with bleach and Lysol and such are great, as well as putting baking soda in the fridge. I think the landlord should have been a little more choosy with the way the place was/smelled. Sorry about your bad luck with the fridge, but good luck cleaning and with your new apartment!
2006-06-11 14:07:12 · answer #4 · answered by turtle_express16 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my sis-in-law had this problem, she tried many things. What worked for her was wiping down the inside of the fridge and freezer with vanilla extract. Keep a box of opened baking soda in the fridge and freezer after the vanilla has taken the bad smell away. It did take a few days for the vanilla to work, was well worth it.
2006-06-18 04:42:36 · answer #5 · answered by Jezzer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use bleach and hotwater and scrub..then put some baking soda in your refriderator
if you dont want to use the old fashion way, get some heavy duty cleaner such as mean green,lysol or 409
2006-06-11 14:02:44 · answer #6 · answered by wsm0628 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bleach the hell out of it and make sure to throw in some Arm & Hammer Baking Soda boxes!!!
Good luck!
2006-06-11 14:03:11 · answer #7 · answered by princeofdaarkness 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
clean it with a mild soap and then put a open box of bakeing soda in it.the soda sucks up all the smells you have to change it once a month
2006-06-12 03:02:59 · answer #8 · answered by milewalker200 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, put in a small bowl of coffee grounds and give it a day or two. Then put a couple of used dryer sheets in along with a bowl of baking soda for a day or two.
2006-06-11 14:07:17 · answer #9 · answered by PuterPrsn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a sponge and LOTS of baking soda. It will work. Just scrub it out. Non toxic too.
2006-06-11 14:03:22 · answer #10 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i heard that as soon as you clear everything you should use baking soda and scrub all around, with water, another thing you could do is go to wal mart and get yourself one of those bombs, that remove the smell that should also work
2006-06-11 14:04:18 · answer #11 · answered by G-BO 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋