Refrigerators The …

The efficiency of older Compact Refrigerators can be improved by defrosting (if the unit is manual defrost)and cleaning them regularly, replacing old and worn door seals with new ones, adjusting the thermostat to be appropriate to the actual contents (a fridge doesn’t need to be colder than 4°C if it is storing drinks and non-perishable items only) and also replacing insulation, where applicable. Some sites recommend that you clean the condenser coils every month or so on units that have coils on the rear. It has been proved that this does very little for improving efficiency, [ ] however, the unit should be able to ‘breathe’ with adequate spaces around the front, back, sides and above the unit. If the refrigerator uses a fan to keep the condenser cool, then this must be cleaned, at the very least, yearly. [ ]