How do you clean yours?

I bought a Sonic Scrubber from Lakeland. The small brush fits perfectly.

I looked at the amazon link. Brushes look useful. Concerned to learn that the brushes can be used for my tumble drier which also has a vent ???

I use cotton buds for cleaning anything small that tends to get dirty, especially the holes in my old Singer sewing machine that you use to oil the working parts, hole in bottom of fridge and freezer and anything else you can think of.

I bought some little brushes off eBay, only couple of quid, brilliant.

I use a tie wrap. It is just the right width

I use a very ancient mascara wand, well washed, to poke down the hole...it's amazing how much gunge comes out.

Pipe cleaners!

Amazon sell a device specifically for this which is the same as the one which came with my previous fridge, which was a Beko. It's only £1 or £2.

I pull my fridge out to empty the small container at the back which collects the fluid. I only found it when I needed to defrost freezer which is plugged in behind the fridge and had to pull it (fridge) out.

meant to say that I then clean the hole from both top and bottom with small brush similar to bottle brush

After reading the posts it seems there are two sorts of fridges, one with drainage holes and another with just a removable drainage tray at the back. If I ever have to buy another fridge will make sure its the one with a removable tray.

Try pipe cleaners,you can find them in craft shops

I use an extra long cable tie. It's just flexible enough.

Kitchen roll plus a cotton-wool bud

So that is why I get all that water....

What a timely post. I have always known that you had to unblock the hole thingy at the back of the fridge every now and then, but recently there's been a bit of a smell around the fridge. We've pulled it out and cleaned underneath it but it was still there. I didn't realise that there was a drip tray at the back and having just had a look it has a fair bit of yukky water in it, the trouble is I can't get it out to clean it thoroughly so have just had an enjoyable!!! ten minutes trying to soak it all up, it still isn't totally clean though but hopefully it will help if I do it regularly.

I have some brushes from Lakeland that do this task. I tried to get onto their site, but am in Morocco, so not a good connections they do have 4 mini spoint cleaning brushes which look as if they would do the trick.

sorry mini spout cleaning brushes.

drip tray at back of fridge may have screws holding it on. Mine has two which can be undone slightly to raise tray and remove or unscrew completely for tray removal

Oh dear, you've all got me worried. Had better have a look at my fridge handbook and check the hole. Haven't defrosted the ice box for ages. There is a little green thingy somewhere in the kitchen.

a most interesting topic ...so dull. why bother even posting about it.............i wonder

Yet you did.....

I use a 2ml syringe and a small amount of diluted bleach

I usually use a knitting needle. Incidentally, I’ve found the quickest way to defrost a freezer is a strong solution of salt water in a spray bottle.

Think that's a good idea. Long time since I had a fridge with a drainage hole (frost free for years) but I'd give your idea a go.