Have you tried the vinegar trick? This is the question that nosy, know-it-all neighbor asks Owen’s parents in one of my favorite children’s books by Kevin Henkes. Owen is having trouble giving up his blankie and the neighbor suggests they soak it in vinegar so he won’t be able to stand the smell and will give it up without any coaxing from his parents. Owen is too smart for that, and it doesn’t work. Lately, it seems vinegar does the trick for just about any cleaning job. It is a magic ingredient. Vinegar may not have solved Owen’s blankie problems but this vinegar trick will get your refrigerator water tray looking like new.
Do you have icky water stains on your refrigerator water dispenser tray? 
Well no more! Here is a quick and easy fix with just vinegar, dish soap and a brush.
Just soak your dispenser tray in vinegar for 3-5 minutes. Not jokin’, that is all it takes. Scrub with a brush and a small amount of dish soap.
Easy peasy, you are done! Wow! What a difference.
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Thank you to Embroitique for this refrigerator water tray cleaning trick.
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Great idea! My fridge needs it!
Diana,
Glad you like it. Thanks for coming by.
Thanks for the tips! It is so much more environmentally friendly than the last way I cleaned the fridge! It was completely gross after we moved it across the country and I had to resort to exit mould, YUCK!
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You bet Amy. We are glad to link with you. It is nice to find a green alternative that really works!
Sherri
WOW…I just tried this and it worked!!! I’ve had those water stains for about 10 years and couldn’t get rid of them no matter what I did! I kept telling my hubby to go online and order a new tray…but he never did! Now he doesn’t have to!!! My tray was harder to scrub than yours because the spaces in between the grooves were tighter. So I used a small pairing knife to scrape off the stains after soaking in the vinegar! I felt like a dental hygienist…lol! But it worked perfectly! Thank you sooooo much MFP! Here is my before and after picture…
https://mnk.ee/p/3BbK461Z9hB
Woohoo! Lillian, I am as excited for you as I was for myself! Thank you for commenting and for the photos.
This is the trick I have always used to clean out my trays. It DOES work beautifully. Thanks for sharing.
Jeni,
Glad to know it has been a success for your too!
Awesome trick! I’m definitely trying that!
Thanks for coming by, Printabelle.
Has anyone tried this with hard water spots? I have a stainless fridge so the water area is gray and stained with those horrible hard water spots. Wondering if cleaning vinegar would be better? I’m new to homemade cleaning supplies but I gotta confess, I’m already addicted to cleaning again lol. It’s just what I needed to get me out of my cleaning funk!
I think it should work. Test a spot first to be sure. Vinegar is great for cutting hard water spots, so it should work for you. Good luck! So glad you came by.