refrigerator smell

[jamieline]

made the mistake of leaving for a period of time and the trailer got unplugged somehow?
got home to a refrig that been off for some time. We had some chicken in the freezer. Now we have have a wicked smell.
Has any one had a similiar experience and how did you get rid of smell?

Not sure I can. The freezer now has a stain to it.

Thanks
Jim

[trkester]

made the mistake of leaving for a period of time and the trailer got unplugged somehow?
got home to a refrig that been off for some time. We had some chicken in the freezer. Now we have have a wicked smell.
Has any one had a similiar experience and how did you get rid of smell?

Not sure I can. The freezer now has a stain to it.

Thanks
Jim

No experience but perhaps soft scrub with bleach for the stain and a box of baking soda for the odor. (disclaimer: make sure and test the soft scrub on a small spot before using it full tilt to make sure it doesn't mess anything up.)

Terry

[Barefootchelle]

Newspaper works, just crumple some sheets up and put them inside, then shut the doors for a day or too. I've read that charcoal will absorb the odor, but I have never tried it.

[TedS]

My house power was off for two months. Nasty smell. I've washed the refrigerator and freezer. Baking soda sort of worked. Vinegar put a vinegar smell over the rot smell. This Gonzo product seems to be working at removing vinegar and rot smell. It contains activated charcoal which is the key. I found it in Walmart pet department.

[TedS]

Today the smell is almost gone from my house refrigerator. It has been almost 2 1/2 weeks in the process, just for a time reference.
The Norcold refrigerator in my Reflection has been serving well as my interim primary refrigerator.

[jamieline]

Ted,

Thanks for the suggestions. With all the cleaning not sure I have knocked it down at all. I knew it would take a while but 3 weeks will be fun.

[ncitro]

Ted,

Thanks for the suggestions. With all the cleaning not sure I have knocked it down at all. I knew it would take a while but 3 weeks will be fun.

We had ours get away from us once (thought the solar would keep up with the fridge use while in storage for a month in Florida). When we picked it up I opened it enough to see there was things moving EVERYWHERE in it (trying to keep it clean) and closed it again right away. I got power restored and let it run so it would cool down and kill everything. The next day I pulled it all apart and cleaned with a vengeance, but never got it to the point where it did not smell and always wondered if there was something crawling or an egg I missed inside somewhere. Long story short we pitched it and replaced it.

Mine was residential, so had a lot of nooks and crannies in the ducts I could not get to that the RV fridge will not have, but just something to keep in mind, it may not ever come clean.