Mind your fridge!
- Anke Seynaeve
- 27 dec 2015
- 2 minuten om te lezen
The most energy-consuming electrical appliances are without a doubt your refrigerator and freezer. The more economical your fridge is, the more you’ll save money and mother nature. If your refrigerator is older than 7 years, it’s probably cheaper to buy a new thriftier one. But if you're not ready to give up the love of your life, you can make your fridge more economical than it is using these tips:
Place your refrigerator in a cool place in which the air can flow easily zo the refrigerator can easily lose its warmth.
Make sure there’s at least 10 cenitmetres behind your refrigerator. That way, the refrigerator will need less energy to stay cool and you can save up to 150 kilograms of CO2 yearly.
Keep the refrigerator and the cooling elements clean. If the back of the refrigerator is clean, it will work 30 per cent more efficiently.
To cool food in your fridge, the fridge does not have to be cooler than 4 degrees and a freezer should not be more than -15 degrees.
If there’s more than 4 millimetres of ice in the freezer it’s important to defrost it. That way you can keep its efficiency.
Keep an eye on the rubber closing band of your fridge. If your fridge doesn’t close properly, you’ll lose efficiency and money.
If you stack everything neatly, you’ll immediately find what you’ll need and your fridge won’t have to be open for too long
Eat everything in your fridge before you go on vacation. That way you’ll save a lot of energy.
Use your refrigerator to defrost meat instead of your microwave. Just plan ahead and put the meat in your refrigerator.
A lot of heat and condensation in your fridge diminishes its efficiency. So warm meals or leftovers should be cool before you put them in the fridge.
Remember that two separate appliances will always use more energy than 1!
Do you have a freezer or fridge extra? Shut it down. It will save you a lot of energy and money. Don’t forget to leave the door open
You don’t have to store all your fruit and vegetables in the fridge. Cucumber, paprika and tomatoes do not necessarily have to be stored in a cooler place.
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