Cleaning your Refrigerator Coils
Our furry friends offer us endless hours of love and devotion, but the dust they kick up and hair they leave behind can do a number on your refrigerator coils.
Your refrigerator can have cooling coils in two different places- along the back or underneath. The way your refrigerator cools is to remove heat from the inside of your fridge and allow it to escape to the outside of your fridge by way of the coils. Essentially, the coolant causes the heat in your fridge to move towards it which removes heat from your refrigerator resulting in cold and freezing areas within your separate chambers. When dust and animal hair stick to the coils, they act like a blanket, insulating the coils and keeping that heat trapped instead of allowing it to escape. That means that your refrigerator’s capacity to cool properly is hampered.
What can you do?
A simple solution is to vacuum these areas about two times a year (more often if you have a LOT of pets and dust) to keep the coils clear and working great! Here are the steps:
UNPLUG your refrigerator.
Slide your refrigerator out slightly (careful not to scratch your floor) to see if your coils are along the back or on the bottom. If they are on the bottom, you will have to remove the small cover at the bottom front of your fridge.
Using the brush attachment (if you have one) or crevice tool of your vacuum, begin vacuuming the coils. Alternatively, you may use a small hand-broom to loosen the debris and then vacuum it from your floor.
Replace any covers you removed from your refrigerator, remember to PLUG IT BACK IN and gently return it to it’s original position.
TIP: You may have more success reversing the airflow on your vacuum and blowing out the coils (although this is a messier approach).
We are always happy to help with any of your appliance needs, but we also like to save you time and money by sharing the same friendly advice we would share with our loved ones.
Happy cleaning,
Your Cavalry Appliance Service Family
