Fridge Storage.

Glenn.
Simple answer keep it open, it's the only way I know.
Roosey

I leave some Bicarb Soda in mine. It seems to keep the smell to a minimum.

Cheers Kev

Deodorant that I keep in mine is BEER.
Engel recommends that you run them on 240V between trips,so what better use.
Regard s Philip A

G'day Glenn,

After cleaning and wiping it dry, spray it with Vanilla Fridge Wipe.
Kills odours and smells good. Always store fridge with lid open a bit so air can get in. Nothing will live in it.

I hope this helps.

Crocks.

Mine lives in the truck with the lid off.

Fill it full of beer and don't turn it off.

Easy

Cheers

Always store ours with the lid off in the store room under the house.
Give it a wipe out before we use it.
Use some lemon juice to wipe it out.

Myns on 24/7 was told better to run it then let it sit around. Sits under my pergola with nice coldies at the go. Not sure how true this is or wether it's more for the gas ones as have heard on here they sort of glag up and need turning upside down for a while to get them going obviously not an issue with the engels or waeco's. I just wipe myn out once a fort night with chux cloth and soapy water. No problems or smells YET. Regards Steve M

I wipe mine out when I get home and then put a stubby cooler in the front of the lid - keeps it open enough to keep the smells away - nothing growing in it either ;-)

Leave mine on 24/7. Usually put a few bottles of water, beers (when I forgo a weeks food inplace) and works sweet. I leave it on the 1 setting, and it cycles between 3.8 and 5 degrees depending on temperature (sits infront of a window)

Just had a look at the manual, and Engel recommends that quote:
"A suggestion is to utilise your engel as a second freezer/fridge or bar fridge at home during these periods (storage)"

We have an 80 ltr Engel, fairly new, which was used to keep seafood chilled for Xmas, somehow it was left with fishy smelling water in the bottom for 2 weeks afterwards. Nearly knocked our socks off when we opened it! After reading about Bio-magic on this forum, I bought a small bottle to try out in our Porta loo. Made up a brew per the instructions and poured about 1 litre of it into Engel, left it for 1/2 hr, wiped it out, now smells sweet once again, you'd never know fish had been near it.
We will be trying it out in the Porta loo in 2 weeks for the first time, will post results then.
OzeSheila.

I do the same as you and only get a plastic type smell. Basically the same as a new fridge even from the one that is 10 years old. The main thing is to try and prevent spillage in the first place. This is particularly true for meat products. I get meat Vac Packed by the butcher. This helps a lot. If anything has leaked I wash it out with detergent two days in a row then let it air dry for 3 or 4 days. I know that sounds a lot but it seems to be how long it takes. If the air is very humid this may be contributing to your problem. I would resist the urge to use any strong bleach type products as it tends to damage the plastic surfaces and in the end just give bacteria another place to hide. Our fridges are stored closed but not in an overly hot area.

Steve

Thanks everyone,

Am going to give it the vanilla fridge wipe treatment , then air it out , then put some baking soda in it !

Glenn.

I wipe my fridge out, take the lid off and keep the fridge under the pool table. No smellies for us.

I keep my 40ltr in a cupboard inside, to stop smells, I put a small piece of pencil eraser on the edge of lid, which keeps it open by an inch or so to stop smells forming.

Any small item would do, I just find the eraser fits without sitting on the seal.

Ron