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samhain7
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Mar 07, 2016

Mold in fridge - testing solutions this year

Hi all.
How many have had mold in their fridge. Yes, a lot of campers come with the latch that will leave it partially open, but I had another idea that i am going to test out this summer.
I am getting some of these
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...and dropping them into the fridge.
For the cost, it is a cheap insurance policy.
I am actually going to keep my fridge closed and see how it works....
Again, I know that there are many different ways to stop your fridge from molding, but for cost and ease of use, i am going to try this...
  • Why not just leave the door open is a good question. I guess to be honest, I am just curious. I am getting these because they are useful for a lot of reasons (I think we have all heard the wet cell phone in rice trick, well these are better than rice for that).
    So, just curious, finding new ways, wasting my time....
    For one thing, at least I can see that keeping the door close would keep critters from getting in if they ever got into your camper (my wife would never use it again if a mouse got in there).
  • I gotta ask - why not just leave the door open?

    Desiccant does work. At the telephone company we bought the bags in sealed gallon cans. The techs would put in it equipment in high moisture areas. Depending on the amount of moisture, they changed the bags from monthly to yearly.

    Be sure you keep any unused bags in a tightly sealed bag or they'll pick up moisture before you ever use them.

    Bill
  • Seems to me the easiest and cheapest way is to keep the fridge open. If those don't work you're stuck cleaning mold again. Why take the chance? Why not just keep the fridge door open? I just throw a couple towels over the top edge of the doors at the corners so they can't close. Tough to get much easier than that. :)