How to clean refrigerator coils - The QUICK and EASY way
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Sorry about the yippy dog. Not shown in the video; I used a flashlight to look at the coils afterward, still some dust but much improved. I recommend using the leaf blower from the front as well as the back to dislodge all dust. Happy cleaning!
I tried this method yesterday and it did work, but I would like to add a serious warning. First, if you haven't cleaned the coils in a few years, then use a vacuum cleaner with an extension to suck out as many of the particles as possible before you use the leaf blower. Then, use the leaf blower. I ended up with a disaster because I hadn't cleaned the coils in quite a while and even though I swept up underneath after I moved the refrigerator, and used a wet towel to gather the dust and debris, it went all over my kitchen. It was awful! There was a visible fog of particles in the air and I had to put on a mask. So, the leaf blower method does work, and my refrigerator is quieter and it definitely sounds better, but I would not recommend using the leaf blower until after you have vacuumed inside and underneath as much as possible. Good luck.
Thank you for the helpful information! One of my viewers recommended wheeling the refrigerator outside. That would be optimal if possible.
Our refrigerator was running constantly so I took the back off to check for dust. It was covered with dust. Due to the fact condenser is round and has coils wrapped within itself I was lost as how to clean it. Mary Ellen's tip saved the day and possibly the fridge. This was sooooo easy !!
(Now my confession) I will admit I did not watch the complete video so I did not use the wet towel. Made a mess in the kitchen and wife was upset too. Under her direction I had to spend a lot of time cleaning the kitchen-- :-)
OMG This why a woman president is long overdue and I mean this in all sincerity. I was having THEE most difficult time trying to get at all the coils even behind what you vacuum initially and I saw this and IMMEDIATELY went at it and yes in 5 minutes I was done. I got so much more using this method it was incredible, thank you thank you thank you.
Thank you!!! You just motivated me to do my next video. I have many ideas but I need to have my kids video me. My next one will be on sleep tricks for those with trouble sleeping.
Anthony:
How we transition from a woman in the kitchen,
to a woman in the White House is a bit too much
for my brain to pretzel around.
You just might get your wish when old Joe bites the dust
in a couple of months.
Be careful what you wish for.
@@mrbrown6421 Wow. 🤦🏼♀️
Brilliant! Also, folks, you can just use the blower feature on your Shop Vac (instead of hooking up the vacuum feature)-- to blow dust out of there, off the coils! Cheaper in long run than buying cans of Compressed Air. If you don't own a leaf blower.
Great idea! I will be doing this but I will put wet towels on all three sides to insure that dust does not escape the sides of the refrigerator as well. Thanks for this great tip.
This is the easiest way I found to clean my condenser coils. All the other ways were so difficult. You're a genius! Thanks for saving me time and a new refrigerator.
Happy to help Samantha! Another leaf lower trick is: when you car cabin filter need replacing. Get one for around $15 at Autozone, look at your manual, pull out the old one and leaf blow the area to remove debris and slip the new one in. That will save you $100😊👏🏻👏🏻
Awesome video- my wife just thought of this too (minus the wet towel- another great idea). Thank you!
I used a very strong leaf blower and blew out the dust and used a damp towel on the other side to catch the dust. It works. Just make sure the leaf blower is strong.
SHE IS VERY SMART WOW 🤩
Brutal dust storm.
Remove access panels and roll the fridge to the front door.
Stuff pillows on the top of the fridge to seal up the fridge into the door frame.
THEN, from INSIDE the house, I use my biggest leaf blower to blow the
dust OUTSIDE.
You're welcome.
Mr. Brown
11.17.2021
I like your idea!! Recently I “swept” my entire garage including all cobwebs In minutes.
Using the leaf blower is genius.
It does a way better job than an air compressor, because volume is what you really need.
The only thing I might suggest would be to put a pair of appliance rollers under the refrigerator and roll it over to a door to the outside, if one is reasonably close. Then you could blow the dust out the door.
Now that's brilliant!!
awesome. i used a leaf blower too and the house was covered in debris, even the closed rooms. i did not expect so much dust coz i already vaccuumed the front. will do the wet towel this year!
Yikes! All that was covering your coils which made your fridge inefficient. I do mine once a year and yes, always a wet towel.
You're genius this really works 🙌🏻
Smart and good looking.
You know what....this is a last resort, AND a needed option for some people that may have no other option! I have impossible to get at refrigerator coils that just can't be accessed. Thinking of taking it to an empty room, closing the doors and then blowing out the dust.
Coils haven't been this clean in 10 years. I also placed towels on the sides to contain the dust.
It does feel great to hear that fridge stop running!
Brilliant!
Leaf blower then clean the whole kitchen
She mentioned that this is another trick using the leaf blower . Now i MUIST find out the other ones are!
Check out other videos! Clean bug zapper, get paint to dry quick if it is about to rain and it wasn't predicted, clean cobwebs & leaves out of garage...endless uses
@@maryellenslifehacks3042 Thanks for replying!
Great idea!
Awesome!!!! Thank you!!!
Last year I did the exact same thing to our refrigerator, it made such a mess in the kitchen my wife still isn’t talking to me! She said it wasn’t a bright thing to do!
If you clean it annually it should not make such a mess. If you have a patio slider, perhaps you could slide it to the open door so the dust goes outside. Also a wet towel placed opposite catches the bulk of dust.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Fantastic.
SUPER...just shared on facebook post
yep...thats my method, too
Which leaf blower are you using, mine's way too long!
I recommend you move you the fridge whatever way you need to get in behind. Ideally you could place it up to an outside door and the dust would go outside. Mine is electric Toro power sweep.
@@maryellenslifehacks3042 Great suggestion. I'm taping a cheap furnace filter onto the rear of a 20 inch box fan and placing it in front of the refrigerator to catch the dust. Now I recall using a short Toro leaf blower once before, it worked fantastic.
Thank you! ;)
Those brushes are WORTHLESS for models with the coils in the back. Unless you want to sort of stab at the dust. I have an Old Girl (2000 top/bottom GE model) and it's been running all the time, and dimming the lights in my early sixties house when shutting off..and making a clunking noise on top of that. AND-frying my HVAC, LED bulbs and electronics with power surges (!) I struggled with it today. I think the most important thing I did was opening up the dust-choked slots in the cardboard backing.
Yikes! Did you try the leaf blower? Is it working better now?
...........and IF you don't have a "leaf blower"?
If you don’t have a leaf blower…you could try a wet vacuum and put the hose in the exhaust, it may not have as much force but you could use the skinny attachment made for cracks.
Time to buy one.
OMG you're a beautiful woman, thanks for the amazing tip.
Your welcome! Happy to help!
Oh yeah cuz I just have a leaf blower handy.... Sweet
Guess I'm fucked
Give me your address and I’ll bring one over.
@@cdybft9050 lmao umm... No? But thank you kindly
Just get the XPOWER A-2 Airrow Pro from Amazon. It can be used for so many things and a very useful tool to be unfucked in a fucked up situation.
You can buy a small cheap one for like $15
This is a stupid idea though. It’s just gonna make a big disgusting mess, and it won’t get to any parts that have been ground in for awhile, you have to use a small brush and loosen it off then vacuum.
@@Snowflakeliberalsaremelting thanks! Thankfully my fridge stopped sounding like it needed an exorcism 😆