Set your fridge right: Cut power costs with a simple tweak
Next to the stove, the refrigerator is one of the most important household appliances. Unfortunately, it tends to consume a lot of electricity to keep the stored products fresh. What can you do to keep those expenses from being so high? We have a solution for that.
The refrigerator has revolutionized daily life. By maintaining a low temperature, we can store food products with a short shelf life that would otherwise spoil quickly.
Although modern refrigerators do not cost as much as new cars today (as they did before the war), a serious drawback remains the amount of electricity they consume.
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It turns out that this financial leakage can be prevented, or at least significantly limited, without compromising the way food is stored in them.
The refrigerator's temperature cannot be too low, as it will negatively affect fresh products. So even if we think that setting the thermostat between 0 and 2 degrees Celsius is hacking the system, we are mistaken. Food might become covered with frost, which particularly affects fresh vegetables.
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Experts recommend a temperature between 3 and 5 degrees Celsius. Each value within this range has specific effects. If the thermostat is set to 3 degrees, food will remain fresh the longest. However, setting it to 5 degrees will be cheaper to maintain, yet the savings might be illusory. According to experts, the optimal temperature is 4 degrees. Why?
There is a specific reason behind this. Yes, food might be stored in ideal condition for a slightly shorter time, but it doesn't mean everything will spoil immediately. However, we will undoubtedly breathe a sigh of relief when it comes time to pay the electricity bill. Electricity consumption by the refrigerator can be reduced significantly by several dozen percent, and that has a tangible impact on the bill.
