Housing Newsletter - December 2022

Make sure you don't have the temperature turned down too low. Refrigerators shouldn't be set any lower than 5 ºC, while freezers should be -18 ºC.

Keep your fridge and freezer clean and defrost them regularly. The more ice your freezer has in it, the more energy it uses. If the ice around the inside is more than 1 cm thick, you need to defrost it.

Make sure your fridge-freezer has plenty of room around it for air to circulate and check the condenser coils for dust - this reduces their efficiency, so if they are dusty, turn the fridge-freezer off and give them a quick clean.

Don't leave the door open when taking food out as the longer the door is open, the more cold air escapes and the harder it has to work to replace it.

Try to keep it as full as possible, without overcrowding and remember that when putting food inside your fridge or freezer, allow it to cool down naturally first. The less work your fridge-freezer has to do, the less energy it will use.