Baking soda and water
Vinegar and water
Weak mix of lysol and water and then leave the unit off and open for a day or two. Then when you close it have an industrial size box of baking soda in there.
Don’t know if you’ve tried these but these usually works.
Can someone tell me what to do. I have a refrigerator that I’ve cleaned twice and it still smells. Imagine a power outage and the refrigerator/freezer is off for about a week…that’s the smell.
Any suggestions. Please hurry, my tenant is moving in this week.
I would start with Rae’s idea first. If you didn’t in the beginning, use Clorox Clean-Up spray. And make sure the refrigerator is operating. Mold LOVES dark AND warm, but hates cold.
Check the bottom of the fridge for a drip pan. This is sometimes located behind the bottom kick guard. Make sure you don’t have anything decaying in it.
Posted by Jim Locker on June 24, 2001 at 20:58:26:
If Sandy’s suggestions don’t do it, then take off the covers in the freezer. You will probably find mold growing there. Clean it out and put it back together.