We look at the different ways you can get rid of that stinky smell in your RV fridge and have it smell like new again – or at least a lot better!
Have you ever emptied the fridge in your RV and parked it in the garage, only to realise a month later that you forgot to crack the door a little, and now it looks mouldy and is most definitely stinky? Please tell me I’m not the only one.
Or maybe a yoghurt exploded in the fridge and you didn’t realise till it was too late, and now you need to get rid of a sour milk smell? Maybe even your other half didn’t cover the prawns properly, so they danced all over the fridge when you hit the corrugations? Again, I can’t be the only one!
Regardless of how it happened, you now have a fridge that smells terrible. Here are some tips on how to get rid of those funky smells in your RV fridge.
Nature’s ultimate perk-me-up
Ground coffee or coffee beans do a great job of soaking up, covering and generally getting rid of smells in your fridge. Lay the coffee grounds or beans on a piece of newspaper inside the fridge or sprinkle them around and vacuum them out later. It doesn’t really matter how you spread them, as long as you leave them in there for a few days to work their magic.
Purrfect solution
Kitty litter is great at absorbing odours and works just as well for getting rid of fridge smells. Use the same technique as the coffee beans, but leave it for a bit longer to maximise your chances of it working.
Love baking? Dig out the vanilla extract
Mix vanilla essence extract with a bit of water and use it to wipe down the inside of your fridge to get rid of bad smells. The more liberal you are with the vanilla and the stingier you are with the water, the better your fridge will smell afterwards.
Lemons and onions
If your fridge is only a little bit on the nose, a few cut lemons left in the fridge for a day or two to work their magic may be enough to get rid of those stinky fridge smells. Some people use a peeled onion but I reckon it only makes your fridge smell like onions.
Charcoal and baking soda
Place activated charcoal in an open container in your fridge to absorb and get rid of the bad smells. You can usually get it at pet and aquarium supply stores as it’s used in fish tank filters to help clean the water. Some people also use baking soda.
Mix it up
Squeeze a lemon into a spray bottle and add some vinegar. Now, set to work spraying it all over the inside of your fridge to help get rid of smells. Let it sit for a while before washing it off.
Don’t forget your fridge seals
Make sure when you clean your fridge, that you don’t miss the seals on the door as well. Not only does odour seem to hang around on the rubber, but mould congregates here as well.
