What can i do about a bad smell in my refrigeator?
Question:cant get the smell out have done everything that i know to do to get the smell out can anyone help me please
Answers:
Clean Out Bad Refrigerator Smell
1. Empty your refrigerator. This is a good time to get rid of anything old, moldy, smelly or unidentifiable. Throw it all away.
2. Unplug your refrigerator When cleaning any electrical appliance, turn off the appliance, and unplug it before cleaning for safety reasons.
3. Scrub, rinse, and dry. Use a rag and cleaning solution. One idea is to fill up your sink with warm water and a ½ cup of baking soda. If your fridge is especially dirty you may want to use bleach diluted in water. Keep washing until there is no more evidence of food or spillage. Remember to clean all bins, shelves, and any removable parts. Also, make sure to clean out the drip pan down below.
4. Reload your fridge minus the smelly stuff.
Deodorize
There are several ways to deodorize and get rid of bad refrigerator smell. Choose a method that suits your home… coffee-lovers will enjoy the fresh smell of coffee grounds while others prefer the sweet scent of vanilla.
Baking Soda and Vanilla
The most common method for odor absorption is baking. If your refrigerator is extra stinky, mix about ½ cup of baking soda with a tablespoon or two of vanilla extract.
1. Either cut the top off of the Baking Soda box or pour some baking soda into a plastic container.
2. Place the baking soda in your fridge, uncovered.
3. When the smell is absorbed, remove the Baking Soda and replace it with a fresh supply. At this stage, you may place a box of Baking Soda in the fridge that is only slightly opened as you have made it to the main-the-good-smell stage!
Coffee Grounds
The coffee grounds will absorb odors with a side effect that coffee-lovers will appreciate – making your fridge smell like a coffee shop for a few days.
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baking soda...open a box and leave it in there.
Put a lot of newspaper wadded up in it and keep it closed .
damp rid,,,it is to help with smells in basement but also works in fridge
Put charcoal in it. Add about half a bag and put it in a bowl. Works great!!
you can buy ' VANILLA' extract comes in a small bottle at your grocery store rub heaps of it throughout the frigde . should kill the the odour .
First go through your fridge and rid yourself of anything that is moldy or expired. Wash everything down with warm soapy water with a little bit of baking soda mixed in the water. Put everything back in fridge along with a box of baking soda... This should do the trick for you. I hope this helps! =)
just take every thing out of it and wash it down with lemon juice from the bottle..trust me it will take out any smell and i have done it with rotten fish that the power went out and it made the frig smell like new! just wash it down and then bak wth staight water...
Take out all removable parts of your fridge and wash and clean.Make sure all your food is in containers, or packed away.Then cut up lemons and leave in fridge.Bad smell will start to disappear.Good Luck!
Cut the lemon in two pieces and put it into the refrigerator.
Put some Vanilla Escence in a spray bottle and mix with water and spray into the fridge. Then wipe out with a dry cloth.
This will replace the smell with a nice smell of vanilla! lol.
Good luck!
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