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How do I remove Garbage Odors in Refrigerator?

Garbage Odors in Refrigerator.

I have to suspect that the mal odor molecules have permeated the insulation and air handling system. It is worth a try to clean it with odor kill before you give up.

 Mix 1 part warm water and 5 parts Odor Kill, wash the interior cavity and then saturate the interior area. Close the and let the odor kill work for 2-3 hours.

Then check the area for odor. If it is still present, then retreat. It may take a few treatments. Then let it dry. Check it again. Repeat until the odor has been completely digested by the Odor Kill solution. Turn back the thermostat so that the cooling stops.

 Run the refrigerator with odor kill applied to the walls and put some on the bottom of the cavity. The idea is to get odor kill into the air handling system since the mal odor molecules have attached themselves to it and they are being re-circulated.

The more contamination in the refrigerator area, the more it will require Odor Kill enzymes to digest the mal odors.

They can only work so fast. The key is to get the Odor Kill solution in contact with the organic / mal odors. Odor kill acts like little "pacmen" which attack and digest the organic matter.

They work in the presence of food, organic matter-meats household foods, and water.

When the area dries the enzymes die and stop working.