Your refrigerator is constantly in use. It is plugged to the electrical outlet 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Because it is constantly working, it wears out fast.
One way to make your fridge more efficient and more reliable is to maintain it regularly. How do you do that? Here are some tips that can help you prolong the life of your refrigerator.
Tip 1: At least once a month, unplug your fridge and clean the exhaust coils at the back of the machine. Dust and cob webs can collect on the coils and this might prevent the machine from exhausting hot air outside. That being said, the fridge might work harder in lowering the temperature inside. It consumes more energy.
Clean the fridge. Use a soft-bristled brush to get rid of cob webs. The modern refrigerators today have closed coil structure. Check the manual to find out where you can find the coils and where you can gain access to them.
Tip 2: Regularly clean the interior of the fridge. Bacteria can still grow in there especially in between temperatures that considered "danger zone". If there are spills, immediately wipe the spills away. Remove stains and spills as well as they can turn hard and crusty. They can stain the interior of the machine as well.
Get rid of stale food and remove dishes and boxes that do not contain anything. They only take up a lot of space inside the fridge and they might make the machine work harder.
Tip 3: Clean the door edges of the machine and make sure that the door can close perfectly so that air will not escape. Avoid slamming the refrigerator door. Most fridge door mechanisms are connected to the lighting inside the machine. Slamming the door can damage the connection to the light.
Tell your kids not to play with the fridge. Frequently opening and closing the door can speed up the deterioration of the appliance. This also allows the escape of cold air, prompting the machine to use up more energy to lessen temperature.
Tip 4: Do not use sharp objects to remove ice or scrape crusty stains. To remove ice, unplug the machine and open the ice compartment. Ice will eventually melt so you can remove it better. For stains, remove them using dishwashing soap. Apply it on the stained areas and let the soap loosen up the crusty stains. Wipe it clean with a damp cloth.
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