Re: Moth balls

[Jerry Shiner <keepsafe@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

here's a seat of the pants answer:

Empty the fridge, take it outside, wash it out with a strong soap, and let 
it air for a few days in the sunlight, heat and wind. I don't know the best 
solvent to use (soap, mineral spirits, alcohol, etc.) so I would just 
recommend a good household cleaning detergent mixed strong and applied with 
rubber gloves. I think the trick is to "evaporate" the remaining chemicals, 
and if you can get enough warm air through it, it might work. The soap may 
help a little, but the smell is probably in the plastic, and has to 
evaporate into the air.

good luck

At 10:51 PM 16/07/01 -0400, you wrote:
> I read an article from a few years back about moth balls.  I hope you are the
> same person and can help me.  I did a really dumb thing and put moth balls in
> my refrigerator when it went into storage fro 6 weeks (I ran out of baking
> soda).  Well the frig still smells.  Fod smells and tastes like it too.  We
> have emptied the frig and put baking soda, charcoal, cleaned with lemon juice
> etc.  Not quite sure what to do next.  Any ideas before getting rid of the
> frig?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Laura Schaefer

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