Little use of the fridge is not always a good sign. Repair experts alert two “terrible” common habits that may be reducing the lifespan of this household appliance.
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05/08/2026
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O what do you do to preserve the most hardworking household appliance in your home? And no, we are not talking about the robot vacuum cleaners – although they are quite useful, they do not work 24 hours under 24 hours.
Although not thinking of this premise, remember that the refrigerator it is one of the few appliances that works from morning to night without pauses, so if it fails overnight, it may also end up strongly conditioning their routines.
To prevent that from happening, know what experts in home appliances repair say about this particular equipment.
Ian Palmer Smith, from Domestic & General, tells Huff Post that a refrigerator should last an average of 10 to 15 years. However, it ensures that this forecast can be much lower for those who do not have certain care. Secondly, there is three common “terrible” errors you can't even commit.
Common habits that are ruining the life of your refrigerator
Do not clean capacitor
You let the condenser accumulate dirt and all kinds of liquids? If you only notice this tube when it starts overflowing the accumulated dirt, it could be a bad sign.
“ The biggest failure factor in the refrigerator is the condenser serpentine, where the gas condenses and cools,” explains Palmer Spring.
By allowing the accumulation of fat and dirt, according to this expert, “This prevents the coil from dissipating heat, then the engine ends up overheating”, rather than completing its mission of cooling.
Tony Andrade, Abt El conectronics, adds to the same source that this accumulation of dirt “makes the condenser have to work harder and so ends up overheating and when it reaches a certain temperature, it can turn off and cool”.
Place hot food immediately in the refrigerator
You know the steam released by hot food? These repair professionals describe that it is a type of “disguised humility”.
To realize the direct consequences, Dennis Godynuk of Comfort Appliance Repair TN” Customers say customers usually call desperate to say that refrigerators are no longer functioning and the diagnosis is almost always the same: “Humity that got stuck in the fan engine or cooling components”, he adds.
As you make this mistake, the fridge will signal: “It becomes noisy and does not cool so easily”. that she gets completely cold.