Cleansing process for a refrigerator involves weekly spot cleaning, month to month internal cleaning, and seasonal deep clean for managing hygiene, performance, and freshness.
Keeping your fridge easy isn’t just about aesthetics-it’s vital for meals safety, electricity performance, and preventing ugly odors. Here’s a complete cleaning habitual that balances regular maintenance with deep preservation:Weekly: Quick Spot Cleaning:
- Wipe all spills immediately: Use a moist fabric with dish cleaning soap to remove up any leaks or meals residue.
- Check for expired items: Remove expired items to prevent contamination and free up space.
- Clean handles and outside: The high-contact regions like handles can attract germs, wipe them with disinfectant or vinegar .
Monthly: Cleaning for Interior Refresh:
- Empty and sort contents: Remove all meals and organize items by using class.
- Drawers Cleaning: Remove drawer and wash it with warm and soapy water. After washing drawer dry it with cloth and leave for some time to evaporate extra moisture.
- Interior surfaces cleaning: Use baking soda and water (2 tbsp) to scrub partitions and booths. Avoid to use harsh chemicals that could affect food.
- Wipe door seals (gaskets): These can lure crumbs and mold- easy gently with a toothbrush and vinegar.
Seasonally: Deep Clean:
- Defrosting: This process is used in old refrigerator to melt the ice collected in freezer. Especially for older refrigerator , melt down the ice in freezer.
- Condenser coils: It is available in the back of the refrigerator; these coils can contain dirt which can reduce efficiency. Clean it after every 3–6 months.
- Cleaning of drip pan: To clean drip pan first empty it and wash the pan to prevent smell.
- Deodorize: Place an open box of baking soda inner to take in smells. Replace each three months.
Tips:
- Using refrigerator liners: These make cleanup simpler and keep cabinets clean.
- Label leftovers: Helps track freshness and reduces forgotten food.
- Management of Temperature: Managing the minimum temperature for good life of Refrigerator is very important. Here we need to maintain temperature between 37 to 40 F of Refrigerator and 0 F of freezer.
