A cleaning guru has revealed there is a hidden compartment on many fridges that you should be cleaning, and that could be responsible for any bad smells in your kitchen. Leanne has posted a video showing where to find the source of the terrible fridge smells that you've been unable to track down, and how to clean the hidden compartment.
Leane posts online as @cleaningmummy where she shares cleaning tips and lifehacks.
In the video, Leanne pulls the fridge away from the wall and shows where you should be looking, she said: "Have you got a smell in your house or kitchen or smell that you think is coming from the fridge but you've cleaned it, emptied it and can't get rid of the smell?"
Her video shows a compartment at the back of the fridge with a tube leading into it, adding: "This is more than likely where the smell is coming from. There's a tray at the back of your fridge - pull out your fridge and go to the bottom.
"There's a pipe that runs which anything that leaks in the fridge runs down into this tray. You need to clear it out and you can unscrew them and just give them a wash if they're really bad."
Leanne cleaned the liquid out of the compartment using a towel. She said: "If anything gets down there, it will smell disgusting. It will smell your whole house out."
One user commented: "I’ve never done mine, must be awful! Thanks for the great tip," while others said simply: "Did not know this."
One wrote: "I literally ran to my kitchen pulled the fridge out and found the tray... thank you for sharing this."
Another said their fridge had been leaking for months - possibly thanks to this tray.
Others, who said they were already aware say they clean the compartment every two to six months.
