How to clean the refrigerator of mold?

The problem of mold in the refrigerator is familiar to many. Often the fungus appears on the walls of the refrigerator in the cottage. You come in the spring, open the device turned off for the winter - and there has grown a whole colony of fungus. The walls are covered with spots, the nose smacks of a terrible smell. Historically, the house in which black mold settled settled for burning - it was so difficult to get rid of this scourge. But it's good that we live in the 21st century, and you do not have to burn a house. In this article, we will tell you how to clean the refrigerator of mold, so that they can still be used further.

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Remove mold with special chemistry

If you have the opportunity, buy a special remedy for mold removal in the store. Today, many manufacturers produce them, but they are sold in the departments of household chemicals. Pay attention to:

• "Mr. Muscle";
• "Sif";
• "Silit";
• Diabac;
• TOP HOUSE for cleaning the refrigerator and freezer;
• Luxus professional "Clean Refrigerator";
• Flat for refrigerators;
• Penosaur HORS "Cleaner for refrigerators."

Carefully study the inscription on the vial whether it is possible to use a particular agent in the storage areas of the products.

Important! Before using a special tool, wash all parts of the refrigerator with soda solution and dry well. Soda, dilute in warm water in a ratio of 1: 2.

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Household soap is a universal remedy for all occasions

No less popular folk way to counter fungus is brown household soap, which is well known to everyone and there is almost every house:

1. Prepare a saturated soap solution, twice rinse all surfaces.
2. Wipe dry with a clean rag.

Important! Before you put food in the fridge, be sure to wipe them thoroughly. Even in the absence of visible lesions by the fungus, they can be carriers of its spores.

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Soda and vinegar are simple and affordable products from the

fungus Combination of soda with vinegar will thoroughly wash the refrigerator of mold. And too complex or dangerous work is not expected:

1. Remove from the refrigerator all shelves, trays.
2. Fold them in a large basin, pour a warm soda solution.
3. Use a brush to carefully remove mold marks from all surfaces.
4. Wash the inside of the refrigerator with the same solution.
5. Wait until all surfaces have dried.
6. Already dry surfaces wipe 6% vinegar, let it dry naturally.

Important! When cleaning the refrigerator, when drying it and treating it with vinegar, do not forget about the rubber band on the door. It is in the recesses of rubber bands that mold accumulates most often. To wash it, take an old toothbrush. If the case is completely neglected, it is easier to replace this part with a new one. This is easy to do.

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How to clean the refrigerator from mold?- We use special devices

You will be helped by special equipment in this situation. Very often the rooms are quartzed from dirt with the help of ultraviolet lamps. It is useful such an adaptation and in order to clean the refrigerator of mold. The processing proceeds as follows:

1. In the already clean, dry and clean refrigerator, insert the dry shelves on which the trays are placed.
2. Remove the glass shelf above the vegetable containers and place next to the refrigerator.
3. Direct the lamp emitter to the outdoor refrigerator by placing the lamp 1.5 to 2 meters from the irradiated surfaces.
4. Set the timer to "30 minutes" and turn the lamp on.
5. After the procedure, let the refrigerator stand with the door open for 2-3 hours.

Important! When using this procedure, use the glasses that come with the device.

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Where else does the fungus hide?

You must pay attention to the drain pipe and the pallet. Through the tube condensate from the refrigerator gets into a special container above the compressor or into a pallet. It is in these places that it is always very humid and there is practically no air circulation - such conditions are ideal for the growth of mold fungi.

When handling the refrigerator against mold, move it away from the wall and do the same with the pallet and the tube.

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How to prevent the reproduction of fungus?

To prevent the appearance of mold in the refrigerator:

1. Do not store in it missing and rotten products.
2. Once a month you should wash the refrigerator with a neutral detergent or soda solution, after which it is good to dry it.
3. Several packets of silica gel inside the refrigerator will help you. Sachets with this absorbent substance are in all boxes with shoes and in the pockets of new women's bags.

Important! Get rid of the smell that emits rot, you can use pouches with rice, coffee, activated charcoal, salt or sugar, which you need to put in the freezer and refrigerator.

After reading this article, you are ready to fight with mold. For you it is no longer something supernatural, because you have at hand a huge arsenal of methods, experienced by time and people. Observe simple rules for storing food and care for the refrigerator, wash it once a month, carefully, every detail. Because of this prophylaxis, you will have a perfectly clean refrigerator, and you will not have to worry anymore about the growing black spots.