Can you imagine a kitchen without a refrigerator?
Refrigerators are an indispensable household appliance. Like every appliance, the fridge needs maintenance since over the years its useful life and performance begins to decrease. The refrigerators are not very demanding in terms of maintenance but require a good power supply.
Below are some common routines for the maintenance of refrigerators.
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Even closing correctly your refrigerator can boost its lifespan.
Check interior shelves: These are made of metal mesh, and a coating is applied to prevent corrosion. You should also verify that they are clean. To clean them, they must be empty, they move forward and are cleaned with a mild detergent and a damp cloth, once they are clean they are dried and put back into position.
- Cleaning drawers: a procedure similar to that used for cleaning the shelves is done. They are removed once empty and cleaned with a mild detergent and damp cloth, dried and put back in place.
- Interior walls: once shelves and drawers are removed, internal walls are cleaned.
- Condenser cleaning: the refrigerator must be disconnected from the electric current. Then the protection grid and the condenser protection filter are removed. accumulated dirt and dust are removed, it can be done with a vacuum cleaner. After this, the refrigerator is reconnected to the electric current.
- Door packaging: the packaging must be in good condition for the proper functioning of the refrigerator. To verify that it is well, a paper of 2 inches wide is placed in the packaging of the door and the edge of the door, the door is closed and the paper is pulled. It must have some resistance, otherwise, the packaging is defective.
Maintain refrigerator at the proper temperature
The refrigerator temperature should be at or below 40° F. The freezer temperature should be 0° F. You should check temperatures periodically with an appliance thermometer. They are useful and cheap.
Many maintenance and troubleshooting can be done by oneself, but many of the problems that arise and can not be solved must be repaired by a refrigerator technician.