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Smelly Fridge...

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  • Thanks for the suggestions. I have put the coffee granules in and will update you on the effect! Will get some bicarb tomorrow and give it a good clean.
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  • janeawej
    janeawej Posts: 808 Forumite
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    i put some bicarb in a small dish in the fridge it seems to help keep smells down!
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  • Quasar
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    I get rid of fridge smells by washing it down completely with a strong water/vinegar mixture. That also kills germs, and the vinegar smell wears off very quickly.
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  • bb2611
    bb2611 Posts: 88 Forumite
    Have you managed to get rid of the smell ?
  • Toonie
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    Hello, I need some advice, my boyfriend has a large tub of Camembert in the fridge and its stinking the whole fridge out. Is there anything I can do to wrap it so its not as smelly?
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  • Penelope_Penguin
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    Hi, there! There's an existing thread on this subject - I'll add your post so that you can browse the answers.

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  • Toonie
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    Thanks Penny :T
    Grocery budget in 2023 £2279.18/£2700

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    Grocery budget in 2021 £2107.86/£2200
    Grocery budget in 2020 £2193.02/£2160

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  • onlyoneme
    onlyoneme Posts: 292 Forumite
    there was a power failure while we were away and everything got rotten. the fridge stinks - I mean it really stinks!!!

    no matter how many time I cleaned it but nothing helps. How can I make the smell go please? what can I do what can use???

    Help me please, I am going insane....
  • morwenna
    morwenna Posts: 844 Forumite
    Wipe it out with a solution of bicab and water and leave a bowl of (dry) bicarb in there to deodorise
  • onlyoneme
    onlyoneme Posts: 292 Forumite
    morwenna wrote: »
    Wipe it out with a solution of bicab and water and leave a bowl of (dry) bicarb in there to deodorise

    thank you so much. I will try that. hope it works!
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