Deodorize the fridge

Raw2941479
by Raw2941479
I have an LG fridge...it have a black piece its material look like charcoal but in the shape of a waffle,a rectanglar one and it smells bad because of an old experience with grated onion spoilage and so do the whole fridge smell like onion I tried to dry it with a hair dryer and I tried to spray an air freshner on it but it keep smelling bad what can I do to overcome this?
  6 answers
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Nov 10, 2015
    Put open boxes of baking soda in the fridge. I would also clean the fridge with white vinegar and water. Between the two your odor should disapate.
    • Raw2941479 Raw2941479 on Nov 11, 2015
      i did added 3 boxes of baking soad one in the freezer and two in the fridge it helped a little bit but the smell is still there...thanks for replying
  • Darla Darla on Nov 10, 2015
    Maybe you could look online for a replacement for the black material.
  • B. Enne B. Enne on Nov 10, 2015
    Click on 3 blue dots to expand. The black thing you are talking about is it one of these things? http://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-8171398SRB-Refrigerator-Deodorizer/dp/B003DA62RE If it is, it probably should be replaced, since it could be trapping the odour in the fridge. That brand says it works in all fridges. If it is not, perhaps you can wash it? Many years ago, I had a hidden piece of broccoli rot in a cottage fridge for months, and nothing got rid of the smell, until I did the following: 1-I washed everything down with straight vinegar (after doing it with diluted vinegar many times to no avail). 2-I kept replacing baking soda...it didn't do much, but I kept trying. 3- I saturated cotton balls with straight vanilla extract (the real one works a bit faster, but the fake stuff works too). 4- I put them on each shelf on little plates. 5- I replaced them when they were dry or smelly. 6-That was the only thing that worked, and I still use 1 or 2 to this day, as needed.
  • Freewine Freewine on Nov 10, 2015
    I had two teacher's aides at school who promised me they would take the two half gallons of unused ice cream with them when we left for the summer. The fridge was moved to a new room the week school ended and was left unplugged with those two cartons of ice cream still inside. Returned that fall to a smell you would not believe.... tried everything and nothing worked until we put a bowl of vanilla flavoring inside (use the real stuff not the imitation kind) and left it closed as much as possible for about a week. Smell all gone and fridge saved.
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    • Raw2941479 Raw2941479 on Nov 11, 2015
      definitely going to try that...thaaank you for sharing your experience with us
  • Candy Bradley Candy Bradley on Nov 10, 2015
    Stuff the refrigerator with crumpled newspaper, unplug and let sit with closed door for about a week. Repeat if needed.
  • Freewine Freewine on Nov 10, 2015
    the dead smell was how this school fridge was too. Good to know all vanilla works this well. Now I'm going to put cotton balls on my shopping list for sure.