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Originally Posted by Natalya
I've never done this before. But today I went and vacuumed//brushed a bunch of dust bunnies and hair and stuff off my fridge coils. It wasn't as bad as some horrifying ones I've seen on google image search, but I'm assuming the dust wasn't helping.
Has anyone ever studied this and like gotten numbers? Google (useless now anyway) has like results saying 'yes it helps' or 'no it does not help' but I was wondering if there are any actual numbers people have.
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Good seeing ya here again.
Great question, and I'm curious too. I suppose the answer as always is "it depends".
The dust creates insulation, which is not efficient when we're trying to exchange heat. I wouldn't be surprised if the efficiency drops by 20% between a normal dirty, and normal clean.
As a tangent, my dad gave me a deep freezer that's probably older than me. I measured consumption and concluded a new, cheap freezer would pay for itself in electricity savings in just 3 years, so replacing it was a no-brainer.
My fridge consumption is monitored, so I'll clean the coil and see if anything interesting stands out. I'll wait for indoor temperatures to stabilize first though.