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Help - Smelly Fridge/Freezer

iris · 2014-10-16 08:56:13

We returned home last Saturday from one week's holiday, only to find that the trip switch had 'gone off' on our consumer board and knocked out the electric to all our plugs. It looks as if the electric has been off for maybe the whole week, because nothing has been recorded via our TV. We have an American style…

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iris Posts: 1,456 Forumite

17 October 2014 at 6:59AM

AlwaysAllie wrote: »

If you really can't shift the smell and are considering a replacement....

A) I wonder if there are firms that clean fridges (a bit like they do ovens). Not something I'd normally use but might be cheaper than a new fridge

are you insured?

AA

Thank you for your reply AA.

A) I don't know either.
Yes, we are insured, but there is an excess applicable, so will only go the insurance route if nothing else works.

After several days of cleaning/lemons/bicarb/oats/fridge deodourisers and cleaning out the drip tray, the smell has gone:T

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