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Default Stinky fridge solution wanted

On Sep 16, 3:42*pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> Fishy smell is caused by alkaline organic compounds called amines. *They
> can be neutralized with acid, so try wiping down all the surfaces with
> vinegar-water and a little detergent. *Then let it air-out. *(the smell
> is probably in the plastic surfaces, and plastics don't wet very easily,
> so the air-out part is probably more important than the vinegar)


All true, but if you spend the extra money for citric acid instead of
using vinegar, then you avoid replacing one stink with another.
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> Bob
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