There are many reasons why refrigerators have unpleasant odors. The most frequent one is that they are not clean enough, odor comes from food residues accumulating on the various interior surfaces or in the catch basin underneath the appliance.
The Best Way to Remove Odors From Your Refrigerator is to use a Non-Active Biocatalyst as Eco-Clean for cleaning (inside and outside). At the same time you will deodorize the whole unit. Alternatively, spray it on top of the source of the odor if it is very localized.
Here follows the popular traditional and inefficient methods for odor removal in refrigerators using baking soda, activated charcoal or vinegar
- While placing a container of baking soda in the fridge is popular, it is selective when it comes to controlling odors. Also, it must be replaced every 30 days, it occupies space in the refrigerator and is not a very effective cleaning agent.
- Activated charcoal’s action is very broad, absorbing virtually all odors, including the neutral ones we generally find pleasant, such as floral and fruity odors, but it can begin to release the odors it absorbed once becomes saturated, or if the temperature increases even a few degrees. Additionally, it is expensive and also occupies space in the refrigerator and is not a viable cleaning agent.
- Vinegar is a relatively safe product that when diluted with water is traditionally used for cleaning instead of harsh chemicals, but is not a deodorizer.
Other products like coffee grounds, oats, unscented cat litter, vanilla, etc., have been used to remove or mask odors, with even less efficacy that the mentioned above, but these are not cleaning products.