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Getting Rid of Refrigerator Odors?

There is an awful smell coming from my refrigerator! I've cleaned the food out; scrubbed it out with bleach and even put some coffee grounds inside the frig to absorb the odor. Nothing works! I don't think the model has a drip pan as I don't see it under the frig. Anyone have any ideas as to what else I can do?

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January 7, 20110 found this helpful
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Take the fridge out and look underneath it, there may be a dead mouse in the motor. They love the warmth of stoves & fridges. Same goes for beds too!

 

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January 8, 20112 found this helpful
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After you find the source of the odor, get some oranges, slice them up, and put them in the fridge. Oranges will eliminate the odor of almost anything. I just used some today, in fact.

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Always have oranges on hand, because you never know when you'll burn something while cooking, etc., and need a really good air freshener.

 
January 8, 20110 found this helpful
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This happened to me too. I absolutely couldn't find the source of the smell. But I noticed the smell began when my boyfriend went to visit his sister for a couple weeks. Apparently, I open the fridge a lot less than he does, and because the fridge door wasn't constantly being opened, whatever slight food odors there were just stayed in the fridge. When he returned home, the odors went away because he was back to the bad habit of standing at the fridge with the door open (and giving the fridge a chance to exchange fresh air).

 
January 8, 20110 found this helpful
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After you clean out the fridge, fill a cup with baking soda and leave it in the fridge. the smell will go away. you can leave the cup there permanently, just ensure it doesn't touch any other food items.

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best to put it on the bottom most shelf at the back so it wont spill on anything else. i have been doing this for over a year now, and it works.

 
January 8, 20110 found this helpful

Does you fridge have a drip tray? You might try moving the fridge and see if something is under it.

 
January 10, 20110 found this helpful

Are you sure maybe a mouse didn't die under your fridge?

 
January 11, 20110 found this helpful

My husband is a retired appliance repair man and, please don't freak, but you probably have a dead mouse caught around the fan blade or defrost motor. Take the front and or back panel off and look around the inside of motor with a flash light.

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This is common even in the most expensive of homes! Mice just want to be warm, too.

 

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