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Bad odor lingering after storage cleanup

Troubleshooting

Appliances

05/15/2024

Does the bad odor remain after food and containers in refrigerator have been cleaned?

Cause and Symptoms

If the refrigerator has been exposed to unsealed food or fish for a long time, it will be difficult to remove such bad odor.

Try this

Clean inside with warm water and set stronger cooling power for one day. For models with deodorizers, remove them by disassembling the cover and reuse after washing and drying.

Additional methods to remove odor

Clean inside with warm wet towel.
Place an opened box of baking soda inside refrigerator
Mix baking soda (2 tbsp.) to warm water (1 qt.) and clean inside with towel.
Place powered coffee in the refrigerator.

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