Ugh! Refrigerator slime & gunk
By Kimberley
@mom210 (9036)
United States
June 20, 2018 12:03pm CST
I am having an exciting day. I was a bit concerned about about our second refrigerator, it has been acting up. Last year when it acted up we were able to get it though the summer we just added a fan to help it cool off during the really hot days and it worked. Once we hit winter it was fine all winter and kept everything cold.
Over the last few days it stated leaking water on the floor and inside the frig, I defrosted the freezer and put everything back in. The top part is freezing again but the bottom is 65+ degrees. I grabbed a cooler and tossed everything that was not bad, ugh we lost some $$ on that stuff. We had leftovers and all kinds of stuff I had to throw out, ohh it smelled sooo bad. I am so grateful for rubber gloves. Who ever invented those, gets a big smooch from me! Now I am off the clean the coils. Wish me luck, we really cannot get another one right now. I have no idea how we can function with just one, this will be quite a challenge if I cannot get it going again.
I would love to catch a break seems like when it rains it pours. Have you dealt spoiled food and cleaning out a disaster before? Ever smelled rotten eggs before?
I k now the picture is not of a broken refrigerator but it was soo cute! From pixabay
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13 responses
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Jan 19
oh yes i have had all that before. i know too i stay on the edge all the time wondering "what next" 
i once cleaned a clients fridge/ freezer part that had ice cream so old it was busted in there with gunk all over that area . only time i have ever seen that. they had meat in the back too that was black it was soooo old. some marked 5 yrs. And they were millionaires ! would you believe ? that old man was so tight. 
another time i cleaned their cabinets out because several cans of peaches had burst from age. so i know things can get old even if frozen or in cans
hope you didn't have to get a new fridge
i once cleaned a clients fridge/ freezer part that had ice cream so old it was busted in there with gunk all over that area . only time i have ever seen that. they had meat in the back too that was black it was soooo old. some marked 5 yrs. And they were millionaires ! would you believe ? that old man was so tight. another time i cleaned their cabinets out because several cans of peaches had burst from age. so i know things can get old even if frozen or in cans hope you didn't have to get a new fridge1 person likes this
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
27 Jan 19
@mom210 yes summer has to be the worst for it.
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@mom210 (9036)
• United States
28 Jan 19
@bunnybon7 ours works extra hard because we have no A/C and it just cannot keep the food cool in the summer, to much work for it.
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@Marilynda1225 (79677)
• United States
20 Jun 18
Yes I've had spoiled food and it reeks. Hope you can get it going again
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
21 Jun 18
That sucks when the fridge goes out, I hope you can recoup it and bring it back to life for a little longer. I have smelt bad food before, we used to have a freezer in our garage once upon a time and we were on vacation when it went. Imagine that smell when we got home and opened the garage door, it was filled with meat and there was blood all over the place, it was God awful. Vacuum the back and underneath to get any dust and what not that has built up on the motor and fans so they don't have to work so hard.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
20 Jun 18
that is a cute photo!
Sorry about your fridge though! 
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
9 Jul 18
Oh yuck! I hope cleaning the coils helped.
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@MarshaMusselman (38652)
• Midland, Michigan
6 Dec 18
Sometimes there are places in town that might help you replace this since you do have a large family. Sometimes churches will help also.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
12 Dec 18
I'm happy to hear you got it going. I would be forced to get a new one...or call a machine fixer, we can't fix anything, it always take money because we know nothing about our kitchen machines...
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Jun 18
that is why our foods placed in the fridge should be finished within 24 to 36 hours
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 Jun 18
@mom210 right on that. besides, foods that stay long in the fridge can be growing microorganisms that are susceptible to cold.
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