Suninfrance Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 We moved house in December and the new house had a small fridge. We put our old fridge/freezer in storage and we picked it up yesterday, only to discover that food had been left in the salad drawer. So after 4 months in friends barn with the door closed, you can imagine what it smelt like.I have cleaned the fridge and it came up OK, but it is still minging. Any ideas what I can do to neutralise the odour?I do remember on "How Clean is Your House" something to do with bicarb or a lemon, but not sure what. HELPJan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 A bowl of bicarb kept in the fridge is supposed to be the answer. If you could leave the bicarb in the fridge, switched off of course, and the doors open for a few days that might help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginia.c Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Love the title of this thread! I have heard of the bicarb solution and lemon but i do wonder if you just need to leave it with the door wide open for a couple of weeks? I have seen fridge odour removing thingies somewhere - have you tried looking at the Lakeland website? They have solutions for problems i haven't even invented yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Wiping down with bicarb in water is supposed to help. Then place an open container of bicarb inside for a couple of days; but the smell must be awful after all that time - don't know if it would be enough! Another thing I once heard was to put a container of freshly-ground coffee in the fridge for a couple of days. Even if it doesn't remove the smell, the coffee smell that would hang around must be a lot better! [:)]Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 [quote user="Suninfrance"]We moved house in December and the new house had a small fridge. We put our old fridge/freezer in storage and we picked it up yesterday, only to discover that food had been left in the salad drawer. So after 4 months in friends barn with the door closed, you can imagine what it smelt like.I have cleaned the fridge and it came up OK, but it is still minging. Any ideas what I can do to neutralise the odour?I do remember on "How Clean is Your House" something to do with bicarb or a lemon, but not sure what. HELPJan[/quote]How big was the offending barn door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyG Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 HiMy problem was a power cut! Bicarb is very good, you can also buy fridge deodorisers.Good luckJekyll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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