my 4 year old turned off our fridge before we left the house 5 days ago. the fridge is clean and disinfected now, but there is still a foul smell lingering. i have tried baking soda, lysol/lysol wipes, soap and even carpet freshener. it has drastically improved but there is still that hint of death.
2007-01-29 13:08:15 · 10 answers · asked by jaded_poser 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
The foul smell might be rotten juice that got into the insulation.
2007-01-29 13:49:48 · answer #1 · answered by Michelle G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ewww! I totally feel your pain...I would try airing it out as in leaving the door open for a bit. I am sure nothing could sound more unpleasant...but perhaps if you can somehow remove the fridge and put int in your garage for a few hours, some clean air would do it some good. Leaving an open container of baking soda may also help. Am surprised the lysol didn't do it for ya as that usually kills just about any smell...but then leaves you with that nasty lysol smell! My only other thought would be to let the fridge get really cold, back to normal temp and that may do the trick...or bleach...or Febreze...Good luck and wear some nose plugs!
2007-01-29 13:15:11 · answer #2 · answered by chick33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FRIDGE IT to the rescue. No kidding. I've tried lots of products including baking soda which just doesn't get rid of the really bad smells and doesn't last. I found a product called Fridge IT that is a little purple cube with an activated carbon filter inside that is just incredible. Completely fragrance free too which I really like. I was so frustrated with other products then I tried this and couldn't believe how well it worked. So, now I use them all over the house and have friends that use it also and just love it in areas like under sinks, near trash, diaper pails. It really, really works and is not very expensive. Don't bother with the other products. I buy these FRIDGE IT odor absorbers in walmart in the kitchen gadgets section for around $2 - $3 dollars. Also available in Linens and things and I've also heard camping world. Really worth trying. Look for the purple cube.
2007-01-30 03:27:41 · answer #3 · answered by JenJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An easy, non-toxic cheap solution would be to loosely wad up sheets of newspaper- plain old black print type ( not glossy) and put in various places in the fridge. Newspapers are the best smell remover for musty - closed up- odors- and easy to come by. This really works! if some smudges occur, just remove with 409 or similar cleaner. If one treatment works, change the papers and give it another set of papers to absorb the odor. Also, check the drain pan under the fridge by removing the front kick panel ( most likely- yours may differ) and empty and clean it- this might be the source of an outside the fridge problem. good luck.
2007-01-29 15:53:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
spread several ounces of fine, activated charcoal (sold at stores the sell aquarium supplies) in a shallow pan and put on a shelf in the fridge. it will not harm food at all so you can do this with food in the fridge. after about 8 hours put the pan in an oven preheated to 350 degrees for 20 minutes to reactivate the charcoal. you can reuse the charcoal many time this way. keep repeating until the odor is gone.
you can use kitty litter or coffee grounds too (you don't need to put these in the oven though)
2007-02-01 07:19:28 · answer #5 · answered by g g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-13 04:01:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing that is going to help is air. Empty it, turn it off and put a box fan in front of it on low. Leave until the smell disappears and then clean it again.
2007-01-29 13:18:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
stand an open box of baking soda in the back of the fridge....crap!! you tried that!! sorry I didn't see that!!
2007-01-29 13:17:20 · answer #8 · answered by ☠Naz☠ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a jar of white vinegar in there
2007-01-29 13:13:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a bowl of vinegar
2007-01-29 13:17:13 · answer #10 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋