How do you clean yours?

Cottonwool bud. Likewise for the front of the washing machine where the little holes are.

I had one without weird hole. Freezer above it was always mental. Had to hack at it with a blowtorch. New fridge freezer has the hole. So far, so good. Have t had to do anything to it yet.

Thank you Gabriella. That would be a possibility when mine are no longer useable.

Jane43
I mentioned that they are often dental brushes which come in a variety of sizes, found at most pharmacies or online.

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.

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.

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

Yet you did.....

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

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.

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

sorry mini spout cleaning brushes.

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.

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.

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

Kitchen roll plus a cotton-wool bud

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

Try pipe cleaners,you can find them in craft shops

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.

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

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.

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.

Pipe cleaners!

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

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