Is your freezer suffering?
Is your freezer suffering?
Is your freezer suffering through Popsicle season? It’s that time of year – when having a freezer with some sweet cool treats inside is essential.
Here is a reprint of some freezer maintenance advice so you can keep yours running at its best.
A little maintenance can go a long way to keeping your much-needed appliances working this summer.
1. Clean the interior twice a year.
Remove all the food into a cooler. Wipe the walls and shelves with soapy water. Rinse and dry. Clean the door seal by wrapping a credit card with a wet cloth and gliding it through the grooves. Add a new box of baking soda to a shelf as you are replacing your frozen food.
2. You should vacuum the condenser coils once a year.
Move the freezer to get to the back coils or snap off the front grill if your condenser is in the front. You only need one inch of space between the wall and your freezer for airflow.
3. Maintain the proper temperature.
Zero degrees is ideal. Therefore, to help maintain efficiency keep your freezer stocked, but not completely with popsicles!
A little maintenance can go a long way to keeping your much-needed appliances working this summer. Share on XKeep your freezer from suffering through the popsicle season. Here is more advice from theKitchn.com and RealSimple.com.
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Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
My freezer is seriously overdue – and I love the credit card idea. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks Sara.
Mine too, Sara! Now I don’t feel so bad.
This is a great reminder that even freezers need a little TLC. We don’t keep a lot in our freezer. But in fact, the largest amount of things that ARE in there are actually popsicles. Well not really. But we do have a good amount of frozen yogurt pops and pints. So yummy!
Thanks for reading Linda. Glad you use your freezer for something yummy.