To avoid receiving excessively high bills, you need to pay close attention to this detail regarding the freezer.
The last period has been really very difficult for the vast majority of Italian families. The increases in electricity and gas bills have literally brought many families to their knees, especially those who were already struggling to make ends meet at the end of the month. Government interventions, in particular bonuses and incentives , have made it possible to withstand the impact of these increases, which in some months have been really high. In addition to this help, many have decided to radically change their habits, adopting different behaviors at home with the aim of saving on energy costs.
With this change in the freezer you save a lot on your bill
In particular, many have started turning off the lights in rooms where no one is, but also turning off all the switches at night and adjusting the temperature of the refrigerator according to the season.
The refrigerator and freezer are the appliances that you need to pay the most attention to in order to avoid ending up with a very high bill.
When the refrigerator and freezer have a lot of ice inside them, a series of problems arise. First of all, the space for food decreases and this is already a non-trivial inconvenience, but the most serious thing is that the bill, in these cases, can increase by as much as 30% .
What should be done to avoid this scenario, given the times we live in? The first thing is obviously cleaning the refrigerator and freezer , since proper hygiene is the first step to ensuring that these appliances work well and consume less.
Therefore, as a first step, we will carefully clean the rubber gaskets of the refrigerator, also checking that they are still in good condition. If, however, we notice that the gaskets are deteriorated, the advice is to replace them as soon as possible.
Another component that needs to be cleaned with great care is the condenser that is located on the back of the fridge and freezer. Very often, in fact, the condenser fills up with dust and is unable to make the appliances work properly. Without adequate cooling, both the fridge and freezer will struggle more and will inevitably consume more.
Remove the layer of ice and save a lot: try it and believe it
Let’s proceed with a good cleaning of the condenser, obviously after having disconnected the electricity. This is a fundamental step, since it allows to increase the efficiency of both products by about 30%.
What is left to do? Obviously remove the ice that has formed inside the refrigerator and freezer. As soon as we notice that the layer of ice has exceeded 5 mm in thickness we must absolutely intervene.
The speech is always the same: with the layer of frost, in addition to having less space to store food, the appliance does not receive the necessary cold and consumes more. A layer of half a centimeter is enough to increase consumption by 30%.
With these small and simple precautions, the refrigerator and freezer will consume much less and we will no longer receive excessively high bills.
