help.smelly fridge

goldilocks

can someone please help.got a smelly fridge.cleaned it out 4 times,and seems fine,yet as soon as i close the fridge,the smell starts up again.its actually the fridge itself that smells.ive bought 'fridge odor',rubbish.put coffee grounds on a plate,which you can smell when you open the fridge,but theres a lingering after smell.its awful.ive put fresh lemons covered with salt there too,but not helping.
only way to ease it is to open the kitchen door every time i open the fridge.the back of the fridge is fine,too.
if the plastic inside has absorbed some smells,can anyone suggest anything to get rid of them.
many thanks in anticipation:

maninthestreet

What sort of smell is it - rotting food sort of smell?

ormus

use the fresh lemons and wipe the inside with em.
leave the door open for a few days.

muppet83

I always keep a little pot of Bicarbonate of Soda in the fridge it absorbs all the nasty food smells.

ladylouise62

It may be that there is 'gunk' inside the draining tube that could smell it up. Look at the back of the fridge, near the bottom. Rub a cotton bud inside the small drain hole and see if it brings anything out.

goldilocks

yes,its a rotting foood smell. i have placed cut lemons with salt on them,will try rubbing the inside of the fridge with them.have placed bicarb of soda in the fridge too,but no difference.if anything the coffee grounds are overpowering,but as soon as i close the door,theres a lingering smell.nassty.if i manage to get rid of it,i will let you all know.thanks for the info for now

LandyAndy

ladylouise62 wrote: »

It may be that there is 'gunk' inside the draining tube that could smell it up. Look at the back of the fridge, near the bottom. Rub a cotton bud inside the small drain hole and see if it brings anything out.

That would be my guess as well, a blocked drain. Is the fridge built-in or free standing?

goldilocks

hi,free standing

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ladylouise62 wrote: »

It may be that there is 'gunk' inside the draining tube that could smell it up. Look at the back of the fridge, near the bottom. Rub a cotton bud inside the small drain hole and see if it brings anything out.

I agree, my Daughter almost purchased a new fridge because of this very same problem, however she found that the drain tube was blocked at the back of the fridge, she cleared it and it is fine now.