smelly fridge

Our fault (unknowingly) a warning to others
We run a waeco fridge(coolmatic) in our caravan and soon to be new van (and very happy with the product)just before trading our van in we did a last trip of 3nights ande some blood ran down to the bottom of the fridge form thawing meat when we got home we washed the fridge out but it developed a terrible smell we tried everything we knew and a few more tricks besides and still could not get rid of the smell my wife ended up using pure vanilla as a wipe down and finally smell went took van to dealer as trade in great van sat for a few days in hot sun smell comes back dealer does everything he knows and still the smell persisted finally he got the waeco Rep in and we find out 2 things

1 Blood has got into the insulation under the fridge that’s been removed and replaced
2 the blood / water wash up has absorbed into the door insulation through the door rubber which is 1 piece moulded with the door the dealer has even drilled holes top and bottom of the door and flushed it out and still the smell is there

So now they are replacing the door to remove the smell

So be warned

don’t let any moisture / blood /fishy type stuff get to the door or wipe it down straight away we have learnt by our mistakes

PS if you own an 80l our similar waeco fridge if you don’t know there is a small flat piece in the bottom if you open it there is a smell absorber??? In there and with a wash out it clears most smells

steve