It's news to me! Thanks for sharing. I suppose it is one more indication of how our education system just doesn't cover the things we really need to know in life. :)
On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 9:12 PM, Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
