I can remember when I was a kid that my mom does not want to load up our fridge in order to save energy. This kind of mindset keeps on dragging for years, not until I have learned that loading up a refrigerator can actually save energy.

Fully loaded refrigerators will not use more energy once the foods get cold. One must keep the cooling section of their refrigerator full and allow some enough room so that the cool air can circulate for an even cooling. The freezer compartment on the other hand should be filled tightly so that the frozen foods can keep each other cold.

If ever you do not have enough food to keep you freezer loaded, it is also advisable to put more ice trays to keep it loaded. Containers of water will also do. It has been proven that when your freezer is fully packed, it has the ability to survive power failure longer as compare to those freezers that has nothing in it, provided, that the doors are kept shut. It is also best to put extra containers of water in your cooling section to minimize the coming in of warm air that needs to be cooled every time you open and shut your fridge’s door.

Aside from those mentioned above there are some other ways to save energy in using your refrigerators and at the same time will keep your refrigerator’s condenser from working beyond their allowable capacity. Let your cooked foods cool down for quite some time first before refrigerating it. In this way, your refrigerator condenser will not be working overtime in cooling down your hot foods. Just make sure that your cooling period in just enough not to allow bacterial growth, for it will ruin your foods. In making ice cubes, it also advisable to avoid using warm or hot water, and one must cover moist food so that your refrigerator will not be wasting energy evaporating those moisture your foods has.

Another way of saving energy in using your refrigerator is to check for the recommended temperatures of 37 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit for your ref’s cooling section and under 5 degrees Fahrenheit for the freezer compartment. Regularly clean your refrigerator’s condenser according to the instructions found in its manual. Always make sure that you have given your ref’s condenser enough room above and behind them in order for the warm air they produce to escape. Also always, make sure that your fridge’s door seals are tight. You can easily check it by placing a bill when the doors are shut and if you can pull your bill; your door seals are not tight enough and will eventually waste some amount of energy. Another way of checking your door seals is to put a piece of spoon or fork on the rubber seal and if it holds your utensils, then your door seals are tight.

The most important thing of all, do not keep on opening your refrigerator’s doors. Place several item together at a time and it will save you energy.