Mocked condenser coil cleaning on fridges for years

I used to think it was a waste of time if the fridge was cooling okay. A unit overheating and tripping the compressor made me see the light. Do you clean coils on every service call or just when there's an issue?

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3 Comments

andrews301mo ago

Tbh, is cleaning them on every call actually needed? Most fridges seem to run fine without it.

susan1301mo ago

Seriously? Nobody's mentioned the power bill yet. Gunked-up coils make the fridge work overtime, sucking more juice. My neighbor's energy cost jumped fifteen percent until I cleaned hers. That's real money wasted every month, not just a future breakdown. Skip the coil clean and you're basically tossing cash out with the trash.

nathan_shah1mo ago

How often should you clean the coils? @susan130 is right, I saw my bill drop after I did mine last month.