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Jeßus[_53_]

On Sat, 30 Jan 2016 19:59:06 -0400, wrote:

>On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 10:24:55 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>As per subject heading, I have a mild but persistent smell in my
>>fridge, as though something in there is bad - only problem is, there
>>isn't anything in there like that.
>>
>>A few days ago I removed everything and thoroughly cleaned the fridge,
>>then checked (and cleaned) every item before returning them to the
>>fridge. I never did find the cause, although I did suspect an egg
>>carton that has been reused many times (that never went back into the
>>fridge). I also checked the eggs for any bad ones. Nope.
>>
>>Yesterday I tried an onion halved, then some vanilla extract.
>>To no avail...
>>
>>The fridge is in good condition and about 5 y/o now. Always been kept
>>clean. There are one or two vents inside the fridge I haven't
>>investigated as yet... but will after posting this.
>>
>>Does anyone have any ideas how to get rid of the smell?
>>No, I'm not buying a new fridge, so let's not go there
>
>Try putting a box of Baking Soda (opened) in it, works as a good
>deodorizer.

Sodium bicarb! How did I forget about that? Thanks. I might try some
later if need be. I found a removable screen - not actually a filter
as such - which was quite strong with the smell. I've cleaned it and
will put it back in shortly.