Scorching heat can kill your refrigerator.
Summertime is here and most people forget about refrigerator service? Your refrigerator is working harder because of the heat. You can reduce the load on your refrigerator's compressor if you follow a few simple steps. These steps will keep your refrigerator running more efficently and may cost you less money on your energy bill.
Out of sight out of mind. This is true when it comes to your condensor coils that are hidden in most cases under your refrigerator. These use to be on the back of the refrigerator and never really created any issues. However today the condensor is located under the refrigerator and behind the kickplate at the bottom.
First off it is not your fault your condesor coil gets dirty and after you read the simple steps you will have peace of mind and know exactly how to correct the problem.
If you have dogs or cats you may need to do this more often.
Lets get started. You will need a vacuum and the crevice tool attachment. You may want to buy a crevice tool brush too.
Remove the kick plate and set it to the side. Pull the refrigerator out. Be careful not to disconnect the water lines. You will want to unplug the refrigerator. At this point you will need to take the back panel off. We want to look at the condesor fan and vacuum out the back of the refrigerator. Be careful not to hit the fan but gently get the dirt off the moving parts and the motor. It would be hard to do but be careful not to knock any wires off the compressor. Your goal is to just get the dust off.
Now put the back panel on and move to the front. Take your crevice tool and brush and remove any dust and debris from the condensor coil in the front under the refrigerator.
Your condensor coil is like a magnet and you may be surprised at how much dust and debris has accumulated under your refrigerator. The simple truth is with the fan going you will constantly be pulling dirt into the system. That is why it is important to clean your condensor coil reguarly. Cleaning reguarly will reduce the load on the compressor and should cut down on your energy bill.
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