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Keeping Your Refrigerator Clean, Sanitary, and Safe
In nearly every home in America there is a refrigerator. Every fifteen min¬utes the motor turns on and it magically keeps things cold. However, without routine maintenance and sanitation, this appliance can be a hazard.
There are several steps to keeping a refrigerator running safely.
1. Routine Maintenance:
Vacuum condenser coils: For most refrigerators, the heat exchanger coils are underneath the refrigerator. There is an access at the front of the refrigerator at the bottom. This panel pops off and allows you to clean the coils using one of your vacuum cleaner attachments. When the coils become dust covered, the dust acts as insulation which makes heat exchange more difficult. Your refrigerator has to work harder which increases the cost of operation.
Clean drain hole and drip pan: Refrigerators typically have a drain hole and a drip pan to catch water condensation. Clean any food particles or deposits out of the drain hole. Clean the drip pan in soapy water to prevent bad odors.
Change water filter (if applicable): If your refrigerator has an automatic ice-maker or chilled water dispenser, then you may also have a water filter in the water supply line. The filter in this line should be changed out in accordance with your manufacturer’s recommendation.
Keeping a refrigerator clean and sanitary on the inside is just as important as the routine maintenance. The refrigerator can be one of the most bacteria-ridden places in your home.
2. Sanitation:
Start by removing everything from the refrigerator. Throw away any wilted produce or old leftovers. Check the expiration dates on all products, throwing away anything outdated.
De-frost/clean freezer and ice-maker: Never let frost in freezer build-up more than ¼ inch. Do not use metal or sharp instruments to scrape off frost, as this could cause damage to the inside of the freezer. After frost has melted, clean the inside with a solution of baking soda and water. Clean any mineral deposits from the automatic ice-maker, if applicable. Defrosting helps improve the energy efficiency.
Then carefully remove all of the shelves, racks, drawers and supports and put them in your bathtub. Spray them with a bleach/water solution or a commercial disinfectant spray cleaner. Let them sit in the tub while you direct your attention to the refrigerator.
Put on a pair of rubber gloves. Use any cleaning spray containing bleach or a bowl of warm bleach water. Use a kitchen sponge soaked in the solution to scrub down the interior, from top to bottom, including door seal. Allow debris to collect at the bottom, then soak up excess water and debris from bottom with paper towels and throw into the trash. The bleach/water mixture will kill mold and its spores that you cannot see.
After the interior is cleaned to your satisfaction, use an old toothbrush to reach into the crevices, around screws and support hardware. Also clean the outside of the door and the handles.
Dump the dirty water and replace with warm clean water and a clean cloth. Rinse the inside of the refrigerator to remove the bleach. Rinse your cloth regularly during this process. Make sure that you thoroughly rinse all the bleach from any gaskets or other soft plastic on the inside. Then dry thoroughly with a clean soft, lint-free, absorbent cloth.
Now back to the racks shelves and other items that are soaking in your bath tub.
You may need to rewet these items then give them a good scrubbing with a household sponge that has a scrubber side to remove all dried on spills. Rinse well with clear warm water and allow draining. Then dry thoroughly with a clean, soft absorbent, lint-free cloth and place them back into the refrigerator. Line the vegetable drawer with paper towels.
Place all products that did not get thrown away, neatly back into the refrigerator. Open a new box of baking soda and place in the refrigerator door to absorb any odors that may build up over time. Replace the box of baking soda once per month.
Cleaning spills as they happen is the best way to keep your refrigerator sanitized. A deep cleaning as described above should be done at least once a month, or more if needed.
One of the easiest, but most overlooked, organizing tip is a simple one – put it back!
How often do we take something out to use, but once we’re finished with it, we just set it down someplace? Then before long, there’s a lot of stuff piled here and there – all because we didn’t do one simple thing – put it back. Talk about being disorganized! And the pile grows and grows until we start to feel overwhelmed at the thought of trying to put it all up where it belongs.
If only we put it back when we were finished with it…
You’re here at Scatterbrain Solutions because you’re looking for solutions to help you manage your life, your time, your home, etc. We’ve got the help for you, but here’s the kicker – you’ve got to be willing to not just read this, you’ve got to be willing to take action. Reading is great, but action is where things get done.
With that thought in mind, here we go!
Solutions require action!
We wash the clothes. We dry the clothes. We might even manage to get them out of the dryer and into a laundry basket. We might even (gasp) fold them. Great! But then how long do they stay in a laundry basket, instead of putting them back where they belong? Have you woke up one day and decided it was time to actually put the clothes up, only to discover clothing you forgot you even owned because it has all been in the laundry basket for months? Wouldn’t it be easier to just put it back as soon as it’s ready to be put up?
We takes pots and pans out to cook with. We pull out dinner plates to eat off of. Instead of washing up as we go or when we’re done with a meal, we pile it in the sink or on the counter. This goes on meal after meal, until finally there are no dishes left to cook with or eat from. So we look at the huge pile of dishes and immediately feel that dred… hours of washing and cleaning ahead. Wouldn’t it be easier to just wash as we go or after the meal?
We look at the kids’ bedrooms. Toys and clothes are laying all over the floor, so much so that you literally cannot even see the floor. You stand there wondering to yourself how on earth it came to this. You make them start cleaning, knowing it will take them hours to get everything clean and put back where it belongs. Wouldn’t it have been easier if they had put it back when they were done with it?
Yes, these are pretty extreme situations, but actual ones that many people live with on a daily basis, and that’s just for starters – their disorganized lives and homes are much more than the above examples. And tthey don’t know what to do or where to start to get organized and stay organized.
So, rather than try to pound a load of organizing tips into you, we’re going to start slow and master one step at a time. And that main first step is THE most important one – put it back!
Do it – have your spouse do it – have the kids do it. Once you’re done with something, put it back where it belongs. Don’t sit it down, don’t shove it around, don’t put it off until later – get up and put it where it goes. This one simple thing will make a huge difference in your life and home!
Once this becomes a habit and normal again (it might take a few weeks!), you’ll notice what a difference it makes in keeping things organized.
Scatterbrain Solutions is all about organizing solutions and check lists for everyday life when you suffer from “I can’t think, remember, or concentrate” syndrome. Find organizing solutions and check lists, plus more!
Scatterbrain Solutions will not only offer organizing tips and ideas to help you remember, but we’ll also be rolling out check lists for various tasks and events to help you organize your life.
