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On Mon, 01 Feb 2016 22:21:07 -0700, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:06:13 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 01 Feb 2016 08:24:10 -0400, wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 20:05:44 -0600, Sky >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Instead of using baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) - or in addition to
>>>>the baking soda, try some charcoal briquettes. Put two or three
>>>>charcoal briquettes on a paper plate or small, shallow bowl and place in
>>>>the fridge in an open area. The carbon will be much more effective to
>>>>'soak up' the noxious odors in quick time. HTH.
>>>>
>>>>Sky
>>>
>>>Yes, that's a great suggestion. Years ago a man who worked in the
>>>same area as me went on vacation for three weeks and flipped the
>>>switch on the mains in his house before leaving. Trouble was, since
>>>the last time he had added a freezer.
>>>
>>>When they came home the place reeked. The freezer was imbued with the
>>>smell and someone suggested buying bags of charcoal, opening and
>>>putting in the freezer. It did the trick and eliminated the smell.
>>
>>That's pretty impressive. I've known of freezers and eskis (aka
>>coolers?) where stuff was left in them and went bad, there was
>>seemingly no way to get the smell out of the plastic, no matter how
>>much you cleaned them.
>
>It took years for our second fridge. We used baking soda, charcoal,
>commercial odor killers, I washed the interior I don't know how many
>times. I finally gained ground when I poured pure bleach down the
>drain hose at the back of the fridge. That is one tough problem.

Perseverance wins the day!

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