Smelly freezer

[Woody.v8]

I made a booboo and defrosted a chest freezer then forgot about it for a few days, Now it absolutely ronks despite me cleaning it with bicarbonate of soda and lemon juice,
Does anyone know of a fix or is it for the tip?
It would be a shame to scrap it as its only around 18 months old.

 

[tom2207]

Ive heard something about cutting a potato in half and leaving it in the freezer ,, then again , I also heard a few slices of bread does the same ,,, try both cant do any harm but
Cat litter is the obvious way to go though ,,, { unused on a baking tray}
Did you leave the baking soda on a plate , in the freezer for a few days ,, it takes a while to work .

 

[Domdom]

Just prop the lid open for a couple of days. We used to get the same with a fridge/freezer in the static caravan over winter if we left it closed. A bit of bleach water and some elbow grease soon sorted it, then leave to air.

 

[skotl]

Ha ha - when we were moving my mother out of her house she had a little chest freezer that had been lying unplugged in the hallway for ten years.

My niece said "Brilliant! I've been after one of these for ages - I'll take that!". That lasted until we got it down the steps and the lid popped open - after she finished retching in the weeds she said I could just take it to the tip with the rest of the crap

 

[nick952]

+1 on leaving the Baking Soda on a plate in the closed freezer for a few days

 

[Domdom]

Just asked SWMBO, she says to slice an onion, spread the slices out on a baking tray and leave in the freezer. Apparently it’s well known for getting rid of smells and bacteria. I didn’t know BTW.
She followed it up with don’t ever eat an onion like that afterwards, you know, slice one in half and save half for another day. Apparently they absorb enough bacteria to make you poorly. Who knew?

 

[Barking Mat]

Yep onions, sliced.

Failing that bleach.

Remove dead bodies first.

Oh, that's just me.....

 

[anjum]

cillit bang or dettox mould and mildew remover and some bleach based cleaner. Leave to soak and wipe wash out with washing up liquid and bicarb.
Should kill and fumigate just about anything!

 

[voipio]

Always try to soak up any residual moisture when defrosting a freezer.

Once the freezer is back down to temperature again, the smell will stop.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Have you tried simply plugging it back in and seeing if you can smell anything when down to temp ? As long as it's clean and you haven't got loose food then I'd use if if no smell when working

 

[Woody.v8]

Have you tried simply plugging it back in and seeing if you can smell anything when down to temp ? As long as it's clean and you haven't got loose food then I'd use if if no smell when working

Yeah in service it smells like a zombies gonad, fully clean with no food about.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Yeah in service it smells like a zombies gonad, fully clean with no food about.

Is it actually coming from the inside and couldn't be something fallen on the compressor that is giving off the smell when it gets hot ? Try a caravan dealer for some of the stuff they use to deodorize fridges in vans they are selling