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How often do you clean your refridgerators coils?

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Accipiter22

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well how many times per year? It's reccomended that you clean your refridgerators coils 4 times per year to cut down on the electric bill...since dust on them makes the fridge have to work harder..
 
Outside coil on a reefer box is the condensor so yes lots of dust will increase the head pressure and drive the compressor amps up using more power. I have no idea as maintenance does the PM's on that stuff here. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: MS Dawn
Outside coil on a reefer box is the condensor so yes lots of dust will increase the head pressure and drive the compressor amps up using more power. I have no idea as maintenance does the PM's on that stuff here. 🙂
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I don't know what any of that means
 
Originally posted by: dug777
weirdo.

never. and our power bill certainly hasn't gone up since we moved in over a year ago...
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Well if there's no FOD fouling there will be no increase in head pressure. Some folks must live in barns though. 😉
 
Originally posted by: bctbct
Originally posted by: AlienCraft
Since my landlord is an HVAC guy, it gets done about once every two months.
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But why is he really coming to your house that often? 😉
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Darn you I just spit milk on my screen.

But, to answer the OP I have never cleaned them, but it is not too dusty around here. 🙂
 
Where are these coils? I guess I could clean them, but where are they and how do I clean them correctly?

Although a thin layer of dust on the top of the coils won't increase the electric bill by more than a dollar or two.
 
I never have, and have no idea what they are, or where they are....although I can probably guess. AM I going to DIE? :shocked:
 
:laugh: at all the n00bs saying, "Coils?! zOMG!"

I dunno.. I think I cleaned ours for the first time in like 4 years a while back.

Our frige is quite old, and it only draws 230W while on. That's including the bulb.

Not too bad really. It costs us 8$/mo, or about 100kWh in use a month.

I love Kill-A-Watts.
 
Originally posted by: Eli
:laugh: at all the n00bs saying, "Coils?! zOMG!"

I dunno.. I think I cleaned ours for the first time in like 4 years a while back.

Our frige is quite old, and it only draws 230W while on. That's including the bulb.

Not too bad really. It costs us 8$/mo, or about 100kWh in use a month.

I love Kill-A-Watts.
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The bulb is ON only when the door is open. 😉

 
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