We just bought a house and just realized that the ice box was unplugged. As I opened it I saw and smelled hell on earth! I plugged it back in because there is over three inches of rotten chicken, beef, fish, turkey, pork, cheese, and blood.
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For the odor in the house, put out bowls w/ vinegar in rooms. Vinegar is used by painters sometimes to soak up smells. This should help some smell to go away so it's easier to be be in rooms.
Something I found by accident for a frig smell is mint mouthwash! Pour it on shelves or put in bowls on frig shelves and in freezer.
As to timeframe, I cannot say.
Of course, baking soda and activated charcoal can also be used to soak up odors both in and out of frig. Good Luck!
Several years ago we returned home from vacation and found that our refrigerator had died while we were gone! I had the freezer section loaded with fish, chicken and hamburger, all thawed and rotting! The stench nearly knocked me over when I opened the refrigerator door! The REALLY dumb thing is that in the first few minutes home.......my husband and I both opened the door AGAIN, to get a soft drink! We are such creatures of habit! I grabbed a roll of duct tape and taped the doors shut so more of the stink couldn't get out during his or my next "brain cramp"!! We took it outdoors and had it hauled away since it was old and obviously not working.
Years ago I acquired a refrigerator that was quite new but had been left "as is" and unplugged for 3 years. I got a few boxes of baking soda, opened the door and as quickly as possible sprinkled (threw) the baking soda all over and closed the door.
kitty litter...I've used that for alot of different things...Put it in a cup and put it into the icebox. Stick a cup outside in your kitchen also...It will help take the smell out.
I had that problem with a sheep hide that I forgot when I unplugged the fridge in the barn. I plugged it in so it was all cold, which helped cut the smell long enough for me to clean it up, then the coffeegrounds and baking soda deal, and now it's find again.
That just happened to me. My power was shut off and I went to stay with a friend, conveniently forgot that the meat in the freezer was there. I came home after a WEEK without power to find my apartment RIDICULOUSLY rank.
I got rid of the big stuff from the freezer (after I refroze it) and I febreezed the crap out of the place and lit incense (etc) but the darn thing still has the icky juices in the bottom. I just started dumping cleaning stuff in there, now what do I do? Mop it up? Chip it out? grr
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