Cleaning out our garage shouldn't have been hard since we did it a couple months ago. But in the last week a terrible smell had developed in there and it had grown to "Don't open that door!" status. In fact it had reached gag when I had to go in there status. So Friday we finally cleaned it out. After emptying everything out, we discovered the source. Some animal had gotten into the garage while the door was open and pooped in there. 3 times. Luckily it was dried out and easy to pick up and get rid of.
But the smell was still there! As I was cleaning the last area up, I noticed the smell was greatest right by the freezer. It was coming from behind the freezer. A quick inspection revealed the culprit: a week ago Matthew had left the freezer door slightly ajar and the meat in there (remember our cow we bought?) had defrosted. It was still pretty cold, so it wasn't ruined. I shut the door and everything refroze. What I didn't realize at the time was that the defrost tray on the bottom of the freezer had filled with meat juice. It has gone rancid and I can't figure out how to get it off to clean. I pulled out as much liquid as I could with paper towels and added some diluted bleach to the tray, but the smell was only slightly reduced. I am trying to convince Peter to replace the whole thing as it is 10 yrs old, runs hot on the outside, freezes only barely and is hard to shut tight. Until something happens, we have to live with the nasty smell.
NASTY!! You should check the home improvement stores for floor displays. We got our freezer for half the retail price merely because it was a floor display. It had never been used and was perfect.
ReplyDeleteTry fabreeze air freshner it really gets rid of alot of bad smells. There should be a way to remove the tray. Also you can try baking soda in the tray it also get rid of alot of smells. Good luck. Save your money for the trip to El Paso for Thanksgiving. Right?
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