Keep things cool

• By: davew
• On: 07/15/2008 11:18:35
• In: The Kitchen Sink
• Comments: 0

Recently we answered an email from someone asking about why his fridge wasn't staying cold even though he heard it running.

Not long ago I was checking some items in the kitchen and decided to pull the grill off of the top of my subzero refrigerator, just to look inside.  I noticed that the coil was clogged with dust, grime, etc. and I figured this couldn't be a good thing. I vacuumed the coil and it's now running more efficiently than before.  So, even though I'm a fanatic about maintaining my heating and cooling air filters, dust can still make its way around. 

I recommend cleaning around the fridge coils 3 to 4 times each year to keep the appliance running at peak efficiency.  It's an easy thing you can do yourself to reduce your energy costs and keep things cool in your fridge.