Extremely corroded and "growing" cooler shelf clips - how to save 'em.
Picked up a used True TBB3 last week. The sucker had been sitting unused for a couple years and had been unplugged rather dirty. Opening a door wafted an aroma that let's just say a garbage dump on a hot summer day would have been preferable! Prior to making an offer I of course plugged it in and verified it would come down to proper temp. But man it was groadie inside! All the shelf clips looked beyond disgusting and I fully expected to have to replace them all.
Removed the shelves and clips and began the lovely process of cleaning and disinfecting the interior, just placed the clips in a plastic bucket figuring to toss 'em later. But wait - decided should at least try to save them. But attempt to clean with what? Simple green? Nah. Cafiza? Didn't think so. Bleach? Maybe, would kill the critters but what about the corrosion. Hmmm how 'bout fairly strong yet food safe acid bath, tossed in about 1/2 cup of citric acid and quart or so of off boil water and it immediately looked like Fizzies so hopeful! 'Bout half hour later came back and pulled one out - dang - light brushing with small wire brush and rinse good to go. Sweet.
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Permalink Reply by Brady on
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Nice.
Any tips for helping to remove that last little bit of "hot dump" aroma? I think we just scrubbed the inside really well, bleached, then sprinkled bunches of baking soda inside and let it sit, but don't recall that being fully effective.
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Permalink Reply by Mike McGinness on
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Not there yet. Only had time to clean a bit less than half of the inside so far. Had been sitting idle closed so long the walls are "speckled" with hard white corrosion so starting the cleaning with a steel loopy and Simple Green then clear water rag rinse. Once this done figure like you hit it with a bleach solution. Since smells aren't just surface but permeate through the walls and insulation suspect only time and continually changing baking soda boxes will fully kick the smell long term. The price we pay for buying used! But hey got 'em down to $450 versus $2200 new :-)
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