It is something that I've never thought about before...
.. and I suspect that at least some people here might not have either...
Our fridge at home seemingly "died" earlier this week: it stopped
cooling/freezing and started warming up.
We were figuring out if a repair was an option or we should be buying
another one (new? craigslist?...)
I will spare you from all the details of the saga.
The solution is simple: cleaning the coils. Our fridge is a side-by-side,
and its coils are at the bottom. Some time ago, I did look at how dusty it
was below the fridge, but I didn't realize that the coils were all in a
very "furry" coat of dust deep inside that "crawl space"
Cleaning those solved the problem.
Apparently, they recommend cleaning those (for better efficiency) every
6-12 months.
I know that the coils of this fridge haven't been cleaned for at least 6
years, but I suspect it may have been close to 15... ;-)
I've collected more than 1, closer to 2 pounds (1kg) of dust from the
coils.
And if you decide to clean the coils of your fridge, -
here is a brush that costs just about $5:
http://www.lowes.com/pd_208165-2251-5304433062_0__?productId=1058955
And you would use it in a combination with a vacuum cleaner.
And you can see how it can be done, e.g. in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn6yZeGO8Rw
Igor
PS. If someone finds the idea about regularly cleaning refrigerator coils
as a news, please let me know, - I would be happy to know that spamming
this list and writing all this was not a complete waste.
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