How to Keep a Motor Home Refrigerator Mold Free
There is nothing quite as unpleasant as finding a smelly, moldy refrigerator in your motor home right before setting out for your next trip. Due to their intermittent and occasional use, motor home refrigerators tend to be especially susceptible to mold. With a few simple precautions, you can ensure that the refrigerator stays mold free for your next outing.
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Things You'll Need
- Clean rag or sponge
- Water
- Bleach, white vinegar, or baking soda
- Baking soda or charcoal pack
- Tape
- Object to prop door open
Instructions
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Remove any food and drinks from the refrigerator. This may seem like an obvious step, but many campers have returned from a long trip and forgotten to remove items from the motor home refrigerator.
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Wipe out the inside of the fridge. Use a clean rag or sponge and a solution of either diluted bleach or white vinegar or water and baking soda. Leave the door open so that the inside dries completely.
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Empty the drip pan, if the refrigerator has one. Many refrigerators have a drip pan that collects excess moisture underneath and behind the appliance. Make sure this is completely dry and clean. While you're back there, you should also dust the refrigerator coils.
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Place a box of baking soda or charcoal fridge pack inside the fridge to absorb any odors. Some manufacturers make such items specially designed for smaller refrigerators.
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Prop the refrigerator door open when not in use. You can tape an object to the door frame to keep it from closing or purchase a specially designed device for this purpose. This helps keep air circulating inside the fridge and prevents mold growth.
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Tips & Warnings
Always wear a mask and rubber gloves when cleaning a moldy refrigerator. Breathing mold spores can be very unhealthy.
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dasein
Feb 13, 2010
Everything above is great, but if it doesn't take care of the mold, try cinnamon oil. Just put a little at the bottom of a porcelain bowl, place the bowl in the fridge, blow a hair-dryer into the bowl on high hot, and close the door when you're finished. You'll never smell mold again, because it will be completely destroyed. Do it every 3 or 4 months, that should be enough. But wear a face mask or mouth covering--it's powerful stuff. It's a better antiseptic than the stuff hospitals use (check the nytimes).
