• Oct 14, 2016

Keep your coils clean

Gold Coast refrigerator repairs expert Mark of eastcoastappliances.com.au suggest the most important life extending maintenance to your fridge is to keep the coils clean.

Onboard computers also create issues in refrigerators if they fail - no one wants a tempermental refrigerator especially one you have grown fond of due to its ice making capacity.

All brands have issues. Some brands retire from defrosting. As mentioned some brands computers give up the ghost. Others have fan problems. One brand has a reputation for going through circuit boards.
Talk to an authorised repairer on which brand seems to stay the distance currently.

How to clean the coils of your refrigerator

There is a special cleaning brush which looks like a bottle cleaning brush but is tapered. A typical refrigerator with the coils facing the wall the procedure is as follows-:

• Unplug refrigerator and move it away from the wall.
• Use a coil brush to wipe dust etc from the coils.
• Push refrigerator back into place, being careful not to run over any cords.
• Vacuum any dust etc from the floor.
• Plug the refrigerator back in and turn on.

Wipe dust, dirt, pet hair, etc. from the condenser coils with a coil brush. Sweep or vacuum up any dirt, dust, pet hair, etc. on the floor. Push refrigerator back into place, being careful not to run over any cords or tubing. Plug refrigerator back in to the wall receptacle.
 
Major refrigerator brands in Australia include-:

• LG fridges
• Whirlpool fridges
• Fisher Paykel (F&P) fridges
• Samsung refrigerator
• Simpson refrigerator
• Westinghouse refrigerator
• Electrolux fridge
• Haier fridge
• Maytag fridge

Note some names are actually produced by 'competing' manufacturers.