Cleaning Fridge/Freezer coils

[Barkleymut]

Just cleaned the coils on my fridge for the first time. After 11 years they had accumulated quite a bit of dust. Any idea on how to get to some of the ones in the middle??? I cannot reach them. The only way I can think of is to use a floor jack so I can get at them from underneath.

and after a cleaning

 

[SrDriver]

I take the back off and use a can of compressed air to blow the coils. If you have an air compressor with an attachement to can use that too.

Be careful of the small copper tube that connects to the coils and if you break it you will be in the market for a new refrigerator.

I clean off the fan blade too with a damp paper towel. Make sure to unplug it.

Put the cover on the back when done.

 

[Barkleymut]

Thanks for the suggestion. I do not have an air compressor...maybe my backpack blower

I used a toothbrush to get in there this time. And of course I unplugged it

BTW can ya'll see the pictures?

 

[440Magnum]

Got a shop vac? connect the hose to the output port and use it as a blower. Then you have the vac right there to suck up all the dust you blew all over the rest of the room... ;-)

 

[anonobomber]

Get one of those one gallon pesticide/bug sprayers and fill it with hot water and 1 or 2 cups of Simple Green. Pump it up and spray your coils down and all the sticky gunk and fuzz will fall right off. Then fill the sprayer up with just hot water and rinse it clean. Your coils will be as clean as they came from the factory and all the sticky buildup over the years will not be there to catch any new hair/fur/lint/dust etc.

 

[Barkleymut]

Thanks for the ideas!! Btw have yall ever seen coils that dirty? I cannotbelieve it was still working

 

[Vikas]

Is your fridge in the kitchen? Is kitchen the place where cooking is done?

 

[Warstud]

Leaf Blower thru the front and a wet towel on the back.

 

[Barkleymut]

Originally Posted By: Vikas
Is your fridge in the kitchen? Is kitchen the place where cooking is done?


Yes and Yes.

And I cannot use a leaf blower in the house since the blower is gas powered and my wife would kill me.

 

[Rick in PA]

I have a little shop vac that I can attach the hose to the exhaust side. After vacuuming as much off as possible, I reverse the hose, attach the crevice tool and blow-off the rest. It does a decent job, but I'll admit it does get dust all over the place.

P.S. If you go this route, do it while the wife is out (voice of experience).

 

[sleddriver]

My frig is a 32yr old Whirlpool. I regularly clean the coils on the bottom with a long coil brush. To contain the dust, I hook a shop vac to a large funnel and position it over the small fan exhaust where the drip pan is located.

 

[alexbitt]

Yes,its important that we should be extra careful about small copper tube while cleaning the freezer.One my wife hit this tube and after that our fridge had never work as it work before this.