ARIZONA GUIDE
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We love our 02 trail lite by R vision. I say the ozone machine. Any fire or mold restoration company should have one. They will fix the problem for sure.I have seen them work wonders.Pick the unit up and start camping.
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pammi
Westland, MI
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Left fish in a freezer when we unplugged it. Awful smell. Used Arm & Hammer odor neutralizing spray. I sprayed it into the freezer every time I walked by it (located in garage next to service door into house). Got rid of smell. So I'd use Febreeze. Maybe put crumpled newspaper in there and spray away. Replace newspaper every so often. I think it's do-able. Good luck & go for it.
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Mike and Tamara
Agassiz,British Columbia,Canada
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Used this after I let the chicken thaw in my freezer, Get a tea towel, soak with "vanilla Extract" wipe down fridge and leave towel inside if fridge, close door and leave for anywhere from 12-24hours, if smell is still there repeat. If it worked for chicken, it will work for beef.
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RVcrazy
Puyallup, WA, USA
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After fish thawed when my folks turned of the circuit breaker before leaving on an August vacation, they used active charcoal from a pharmacy. It absorbed the odor and the fridge was fine. I have used a variation of that passed on from movers to retard mold and stuff during a move. I put some briquests in old knee-highs and tied them to the racks. I also took some used coffee grounds and did the same. Then leave baking soda and prop the doors open. Febreeze wasn't on the market at that point.
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mobilefleet
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Lots of suggestions here, but based on my experience from cleaning over 20 FEMA trailers that I bought at auction, I've seen it all. No need to get a new fridge. The solution is as follows: Remove all shelves from fridge and freezer, including the door shelves. Fill your home sink with bleach and let the shelves sit overnight in the bleach. All shelves will probably not fit in your sink so do more the next day etc. Pour bleach in the freezer and fridge, about 1/4" deep in each one. Fridge/freezer must be off. Close the doors and let sit 2 days. On 3rd day wipe down all the bleach out of the fridge and freezer. If some smell still lingers, get 2 paper plates, one for fridge and one for freezer, and put some coffee grounds on each plate and set them inside.
The smell is due to bacteria. So the bleach kills the bacteria. Anything else that does not kill bacteria is only treating the symptom, not the problem. Febreze will not work, or anything else that is not killing the bacteria. It might mask it for awhile but it will come back. In cleaning these trailers I've tried it all. The coffee grounds, which are not always necessary, simply absorb any residual smell. To be blunt, it's like the removal of a dead animal. Even once removed, the spot where it was may still smell for awhile. So the coffee helps that. Do this procedure and you will be amazed.
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Hornet28BHDS
Parker, PA
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There have been a lot of suggestions here that really do work on those nasty smells. I'd say to go for it and try like heck to get that smell out!
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TankerDude
West of Middle Earth
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mobilefleet wrote:The smell is due to bacteria. So the bleach kills the bacteria. Anything else that does not kill bacteria is only treating the symptom, not the problem.
THAT is a very good point. I never thought of it in those terms.
See! I just KNEW I weren't to old to learnt sumpin.
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cajunjimbo
lafayette
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gonna make the purchase and try the enzyme in combination with the bleach...another question, assuming i kill the source of the smell, will it dissipate from the rest of the trailer (cushions, drapes, mattresses, etc) or will i have to treat them to? just trying to plan ahead. also, i'm wondering if some of the blood may have leaked behind/under the fridge, how do i remove the fridge? not totally inept, just BRAND NEW to travel trailers so please excuse the questions...
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TankerDude
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cajunjimbo wrote:Assuming i kill the source of the smell, will it dissipate from the rest of the trailer (cushions, drapes, mattresses, etc) or will i have to treat them to? I'm wondering if some of the blood may have leaked behind/under the fridge, how do i remove the fridge?
I would say that if you get the source taken care of, the chances of the smell dissipating from the rest of the trailer is better. But, without treatment of some kind, the only other way is LOTS of fresh air. Winter is coming, so I'm guessing leaving all the windows and doors open to the outside air is probably not an option.
From what some of the other responders have posted, it sounds to me like the ozone machine is probably the way to go.
On the other hand...
Ever think about how car dealerships get the smell of a smoker out of the used vehicles they take in?
I found out just how good these cleaning people are a few years ago when I happened to be looking at a pickup that hadn't been 'cleaned' yet. The truck was only 8 months from being brand new, but had a smoker in it. Boy did it stink! The salesman assured me that their 'guy' can get the smell out. I was a little skeptical, but told the salesman that if they could get the smell out, and keep it out, I'd buy the truck.
Sure enough, their 'guy' shows up one day with his little machine. Squirts something into it, turns on the A/C and sets it to 'max' (recirculate), then turns on his little machine, closes the door to the truck and lets it run like that for about 20 minutes. The cab filled up with a fog, which over the course of the treatment, dissipated eventually.
When he was done, that cigarette smell was completely gone, and it didn't smell like it had only been covered up with something else.
Checking with one of your local dealers for a service like this (usually provided by an independent business person) might prove to be a viable option.
As far as getting the refer out is concerned, give a call to a local RV dealer. Explain the problem, and ask them to show you what it would take to get the unit out of the trailer so you can inspect it for problems. I'm sure they'd be happy to give you some advice on how to accomplish this task.
I bet getting the refer out is easier than it looks.
Good luck.
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Occasional Camper
Grand Lake in Oklahoma
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I have had this problem before and was given this solution. It worked.
Stuff the freezer compartment with scrunched up newspapers. Replace them after a day or so, and keep it up till the smell is gone. Usually a few days or a week.
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