Refridgerator smells like fish. Have cleaned it thourghly with baking soda and that will last for a few days but then the smell is back. I have several boxes of baking soda in the fridge and the freezer but it dosen't seem to work. I have found a hair line crack on the wall of the freezer and want to know if this could be the problem and if so, can I put some kind of tape or glue on this? The refrigerator was purchased in January of 2009 and I did not get the extended warenty. Can you please help me?

hi Jeff.
not saying this will work,but its all i could find on the internet.
Sprinkle baking soda on the surface being cleaned (as long as it is safe to do so). Scrub with a sponge or plastic brush to work in the baking soda. Rinse with clean water and the vinegar smell should disappear.24 Dec 2009

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unscrew all panels and clean with bleach,leave outside in sun for a couple days

Baking soda will eventually work but to remove the smell now...diluted bleach and warm water....1/4 cup to 2=3 quarts of water will do the trick.

Put a couple of boxes of baking soda in the fridge to absorb the smell.

Bacteria will cause the smell. Make sure it is cold and put a box of baking soda open inside the fridge. It will absorb the odors. They sell baking soda with a mesh side specifically for your fridge.

My ice maker smells like bad fish too! Emptied everything out. Cleaned every part, placed baking soda inside to absorb odors, but still stinks! Why? What more can I do?

Mix 1/3 cup of bleach and 2/3 cup of water , and pour down drain tube (rear bottom in freezer section . Too much bleach and the smell of bleach would be circulated by the fan to the room , so be sure to add water .

MILDEW...use arm and hammer baking soda in a few cycles, to see how that works for you

you might ry removeing hte rear panel of freezer. gain access to the evapotator area, thats where the fan thatcirculates air is as well, if the smells stillback there washing the inside wont do anything. once fully exposed i would saturate area with an odor nuetralizer . I use odo-ban. and be sure to pour asolution of baking soda and water downt the drain assy (under the evaperator) that will allow the baking soda to reamin in the lower drip tray long after teh eater evaporates. once refrig gets vcold again the smells generrally disapate anyway