Tips for saving electricity when using the refrigerator: Simple but effective

1. Seal the food before putting it in the refrigerator

Covering food before placing it in the refrigerator helps keep it fresh and helps stabilize the humidity in the refrigerator. When the humidity in the refrigerator is balanced and stable, the compressor will run less, resulting in energy savings. So you should keep this in mind when using the refrigerator.

2. Regularly clean the condenser

This is one of the parts that few people pay attention to when using a refrigerator. While the condenser unit does not clean it regularly, it can also cause the refrigerator to consume more power. So you need to clean the condenser at least every 6 months (or once a year) to avoid dust and dirt.

When the condenser is cleaned regularly, it will perform better, which means the compressor doesn't work too hard to cool the food.

3. Do not open the refrigerator door for too long

When you open and close the doors of the refrigerator frequently, the compressor will have to continuously adjust the temperature to maintain certain cold and humidity in the refrigerator. So, if not necessary, you should limit opening the refrigerator often, this will help your refrigerator save more energy.

4. Keep the food to fit in the refrigerator

Some people mistakenly think that leaving a lot of food in the refrigerator will consume electricity. However, keeping the food fully filled in the refrigerator will help balance the temperature. Because the food in the refrigerator will cool itself back and forth.

If your refrigerator is too empty, you should put extra ice packs or ice bottles inside to keep the fridge heat.

5. Use a small refrigerator capacity for families with few people

If the need to store things in the refrigerator is not much, you should choose a small capacity one. Because of the large capacity of the refrigerator, the amount of cold air will be more to cool down the entire space inside the refrigerator. This will cause the refrigerator to consume more power. To save energy, you should choose the right refrigerator.

6. Make sure the temperature is reasonable

Another way to save energy is to set the right temperature. Because if the temperature is too warm, the food quickly loses its freshness. If the temperature is too cold, the food may spoil. So you should balance and customize the refrigerator temperature accordingly.

7. Check the door seals regularly

The cushioning on the refrigerator is a pretty important detail. If the rim is exposed, the refrigerator's internal temperature will leak out. So you should regularly check these details so that when detecting problems with the door seals, quickly replace them in time.

8. Keep away from power

Do not leave your refrigerator near microwave or other hot appliances or in the sun. Because these factors will warm your refrigerator, especially affecting the efficient operation of the refrigerator compressor.

9. Do not put hot food in the refrigerator

When you put hot food in the refrigerator, the heat of the food is released to warm the air in the refrigerator. Then the refrigerator's compressor will have to use more electricity. So you should keep this in mind if you want to save power.

10. Turn off automatic ice making

When the refrigerator is activated with automatic ice making, it consumes more electricity than usual. So you should disable this feature when not in use or have a lot of ice in the box.

Micah Soto

Update 12 April 2021