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I know that you should keep a freezer as full as possible. Is it the same for a fridge? Mine's is kicking on all the time and it struck me that that might be why. It's kept about half empty and I used to have it fuller.
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Here is some advice on the subject from folks that seem to know what they are talking about. They say to keep it full. Makes sense to me:
Your fridge/freezer is one of the busiest energy users in your kitchen, running at full capacity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And the emptier your fridge or freezer is, the harder it has to work to keep everything inside nice and cold.
Keeping your fridge or freezer as full as possible reduces the amount of energy used by your appliance. While we’d love to have them packed with delicious foods and drinks all the time, it’s far more cost-effective (and better for the waistline!) to fill empty space in your appliances with carrier bags filled with newspaper.
Altetrnatively, fill the fridge up with plastic bottles filled with water.
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/energy_saving/keep-fridge-freezer-full
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I was wondering about what the right answer was to that. I honestly didn't know and was curious myself when I saw the question. Thanks purplerain and micharch for shedding some light on that. :)
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I think mine's is ready to die on me. :( You can't put anything near the back or it freezes up. I bought romaine lettuce the other week and with the crisper being full, left it on the shelf. When I went to make a salad the next day, the lettuce leaf edges were all frozen and soggy. Ruined it was.
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Hey Savannah,
Have you checked the coils in the back of the fridge (outside)? They can get very dusty and cause your fridge to not work efficiently.
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Hey Savannah,
Have you checked the coils in the back of the fridge (outside)? They can very dusty and cause your fridge to not work efficiently.
No, I haven't micharch! That could be what's causing that then? Oh, I hope it is LOL. I'll get my husband to pull the thing away from the wall for me this evening. It's too heavy for me I think. I was looking at the Sears brochure that came in and it was giving me heartburn how much a new one is.
I do shove the duster down the gap between the fridge and the wall once in a blue moon but that's all because the thing's so heavy. That didn't cross my mind about the coils. (I'd already adjusted the thermostat inside and waited a day to see what that did but that never helped.) I was too busy freaking out silently at the thought of having to buy a new fridge. Thank you! Everyone keep your fingers crossed.
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Micharch, thanks for bringing that up. I'll have to do mine as well. I'd be embarrased to admit how long it's been since I cleaned those coils. Put it this way, if I find a "Vote Reagan" flyer down the back, it won't be a shock LOL.
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Micharch, thanks for bringing that up. I'll have to do mine as well. I'd be embarrased to admit how long it's been since I cleaned those coils. Put it this way, if I find a "Vote Reagan" flyer down the back, it won't be a shock LOL.
LOL, everyone's a comedian around here. You think that was bad? The flyer down the back of mine was in heiroglyphics. ;)
Micharch, I forgot to come back and say how it went. I can't thank you enough for your suggestion! My fridge is running far more quietly. Although it's still freezing anything liquid that's hard up against the back of the top shelf of the fridge, it's MUCH better, only happens in that spot and takes a lot longer to do so. I think I'll get another year out of it anyway if that's all I need to watch out for. I can live with frozen spring water. Summer's coming LOL. Thanks. You saved my bacon. :)
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Savannah, that's great news! I have a really old fridge and worry about it. The coils could be what's wrong with mine too.Thanks micharch for the tip and also the link.
I always keep mine stocked at least three quarters full. Any large spaces, I add bottles of water or rinsed out milk jugs filled with water. I do think that helps keep the fridge cold.
Purplerain, thank you. My friend told me the same thing so I've been doing that. Having read what micharch had to say, I'm thinking it could be a combination of that and the coils needing cleaned. I'm not finding the water bottles are having much effect. With luck that will change once I do the coils. :)
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I always keep mine stocked at least three quarters full. Any large spaces, I add bottles of water or rinsed out milk jugs filled with water. I do think that helps keep the fridge cold.