The directions and explanations were very clear and easy to follow. Tried your method, and it appears that the fridge is working beautifully. You just saved me several hundred dollars from having to buy a new fridge. Thank you.
I just wanted to thank you for helping me make an informed decision. I've been watching your videos. I did plumbing, and it wasn't much of a challenge to me, so I switched to HVAC, and I love the challenges it has. I can't see myself doing anything else now. I think it's important to have a goal too when deciding to go into a career. I think my goal is to work for the government at some point. I have a friend who worked for the government as an HVAC tech. But I'm not sure until I become a journeyman first.
I have cleaned mine from the front, but not often. Because I have cats, I should do it more often. I cleaned it from the back, once, many years ago. Clearly I need to do that again. I had a coil brush, but haven't seen it in years. I'll just get another one, at which time I'll surely suddenly find the old one. Better two than none! I sure hope the thorough cleaning will get my fridge cooling much better, down to a safe temp. Will I be lucky enough for my bottom freezer to start freezing again, instead of being like a second fridge? I guess we'll see. Thanks for the push that I've needed to get going on that cleaning. Have a wonderful Sunday Jay!
Glad to hear the video got you motivated! I agree, with cats the coil would get dirty much faster. The brush should be around $10 but it really helps with the cleaning! I support the idea of getting one before proceeding with the cleaning. 😄 I honestly wouldn't be surprised if you really do find the old brush right afterwards, that seems to happen all the time! I hope this will do the trick for you and the freezer will be much cooler. Have an amazing Sunday as well!!
Yes! Thank you for the tip, I only agree! Optimally this should be done yearly but I also understand that most people won't bother to do that so I encourage them to at least do it once in a while. 😅
I have a GE fridge and I hate it because the coils are on the bottom and are very hard to get to. To properly clean them, I have to empty the fridge and tilt it over to access the coils. I didn’t have a proper brush, so I used a soft, dry rag and a coat hanger straightened out and a little hook formed on the end, so I wouldn’t lose my rag underneath the fridge, then instead of emptying the fridge, I just shoved the coat hanger with the rag underneath the fridge and knocked off a bunch of dust clumps and the fridge started getting colder again. When I buy a new fridge, the first question that I will ask is “where are the coils located ?”, if they are on the bottom, I will never buy it. Those coils are “very important” to running your fridge to it’s maximum potential, if they are dirty, it will most likely be the reason for your fridge not getting cold and running all the time. There are other reasons to, like a bad thermostat and others, but dirty coils are the most common problem.
If you have a heavy fridge, or one that is a pain to remove, a leaf blower on low will get rid of a lot of dust. But as you said,. then there is dust everywhere. But if you do that and a shop vac, some dust cleaning is better than scratching up floors or trying to man handle a large fridge
I remember my frig was really dirty. My wife and I took the food out and placed everything in a cooler. moved the refrigerator outside. No steps to deal with straight out to the patio and use the exhaust outlet and hose from the vacuum cleaner to blow out the dust and pet hairs. The only brush I had was a bottle brush that was hard to reach in some places. It certainly helped cleaning it out.
Oh that's nice! Blowing everything out works the best actually! Good that you were able to bring it outside before doing that. Thank you for sharing your experience with fridge cleaning good sir. Have an amazing new week, God bless you and yours!
I'm so glad I now know how to pull a fridge out , I had no idea you have to use both of your arms and pull it straight out. I was pushing it with my foot.
Good one. My 22 yo unit didn’t appear to have a removable portion for cleaning bot it was a hard cover w/ no vents so I got it out n holy cow the buildup. I’ll b doin it again soon.it’s just like u said
I'm thinking about wrapping the kick plate in one layer of cheese cloth or tulle fabric. Maybe that will trap most of the dust (and cat hair) before it gets all the way under the fridge and back to the coils. Maybe it will be easier to clean that way. Please tell me if this is a bad idea. Thanks, Jay!
That's a good thought but I wouldn't recommend doing that since generally the kick plate is a vent/exhaust for the warm air. The back of the fridge is where it sucks the air in. Putting a cloth over the kick panel would cause the bottom of the fridge to get warmer than it should be which isn't a desirable outcome.
@@realestateservicessaleshea99 Oh man, and I thought cat hair was bad! Sticky juice and dust - that requires more than a brush. My back hurts just thinking about it!
Lol, thank you! I am sure my son will appreciate you cheering him on. 😄😄 Aloha Eddy! Always good to see you in the comments my friend, I appreciate you stopping by and your good humor is always refreshing! Have an amazing new week!!
HEY👋Jay!!! It's been a minute buddy😄. I always clean mine once a year whether it needs it or not👍 Now dad, I think I'll go stand on my head🤸♂️😂😂😂 Jay 🕊 🕊 🕊
It sure has! Good to see you brother! And good to hear that you have not been neglecting your refrigerator maintenance! 😄 Haha if that's what it takes to cool you off, go for it! 😇 Jay 🕊 🕊 🕊
Hello Jay! Here is a story I wrote about this issue way back in April 2018: Our refrigerator was making noise so I decided the solution was to clean the coils. I pulled the fridge out of its cubby such that the rear faced the dining room and computer station. I unscrewed the rear bottom section and vacuumed the coils there. I still saw a lot of fuzz under the fridge. So I went to the front and attempted to vacuum there. That proved ineffective as one really cannot get the vacuum in there at all. I quickly thought of a plan: I grabbed the leaf blower from the garage, brought it into the kitchen, plugged it in, and set it on maximum as shoved it into the bottom front of the fridge. That should clean it, right??? Unbeknownst to me, a huge plume of dust and debris was being shot out from the rear bottom of the fridge covering both the dining room table, my son Grant who was playing on the computer, and my wife who was sitting at the table. It was like a mini-Mount Vesuvius erupting in the house. My wife was frantically yelling 'STOP! STOP!" - but the leaf blower was much too loud in that confined space for me to hear her. I shut the leaf blower off and looked under the fridge - and WOW - it was fully clear of all dust! I got up and peeked around the fridge to tell my wife of my success. Suffice to say, my wife was not as impressed by my cleaning solution as I was - and she stood in a slowly falling cloud of dust. This is a true story - not my usual April Fools day story joke. The real April Fool's joke is on my wife Jennifer who has to live through this stuff on a near daily basis! HA! HA! HA!
Haha that's a great story, I can imagine how thrilled your wife was. 😂😂 Oh man, it probably took forever to clean out all the dust from everywhere. Thank you for taking the time to share that! Pass on my greetings and sympathy to Jennifer 😇
Yeah sure it might need a clean, but if it's not cooling enough there is a possible refrigerant leak. Also there is a chance defrost cycles could be a reason sometiems
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I learned this lesson 6 years ago when I bought my house. Im glad for your reminder. Its on the every year checklist now.
Doing it yearly is optimal, glad I could be a reminder! 🙂
The directions and explanations were very clear and easy to follow. Tried your method, and it appears that the fridge is working beautifully. You just saved me several hundred dollars from having to buy a new fridge. Thank you.
Great to hear that, glad you were able to get it fixed!
Was your fridge not cooling?
The quality of the explanation style and video viewing is top tier !!!🎉
just cleaned mine. amazing how much dust builds up.
I just wanted to thank you for helping me make an informed decision. I've been watching your videos. I did plumbing, and it wasn't much of a challenge to me, so I switched to HVAC, and I love the challenges it has. I can't see myself doing anything else now. I think it's important to have a goal too when deciding to go into a career. I think my goal is to work for the government at some point. I have a friend who worked for the government as an HVAC tech. But I'm not sure until I become a journeyman first.
I have cleaned mine from the front, but not often. Because I have cats, I should do it more often. I cleaned it from the back, once, many years ago. Clearly I need to do that again. I had a coil brush, but haven't seen it in years. I'll just get another one, at which time I'll surely suddenly find the old one. Better two than none! I sure hope the thorough cleaning will get my fridge cooling much better, down to a safe temp. Will I be lucky enough for my bottom freezer to start freezing again, instead of being like a second fridge? I guess we'll see. Thanks for the push that I've needed to get going on that cleaning. Have a wonderful Sunday Jay!
Glad to hear the video got you motivated! I agree, with cats the coil would get dirty much faster. The brush should be around $10 but it really helps with the cleaning! I support the idea of getting one before proceeding with the cleaning. 😄 I honestly wouldn't be surprised if you really do find the old brush right afterwards, that seems to happen all the time! I hope this will do the trick for you and the freezer will be much cooler. Have an amazing Sunday as well!!
With a pet that sheds, it's a good idea to check this maybe when you turn your clocks forward or back. Thanks for the reminder Jay
That's a good plan!
That's a great way to schedule it! Thank you for the suggestion!
That dryer vent brush is a good tip. Thanks for the reminder, Jay!
You bet! Thanks for stopping by good sir! Have an amazing new week!
Hi Jay, nice maintenance technique to do, maybe yearly, to keep the coil clean for better efficiency & to keep the whole area cleaner!
Yes! Thank you for the tip, I only agree! Optimally this should be done yearly but I also understand that most people won't bother to do that so I encourage them to at least do it once in a while. 😅
I have a GE fridge and I hate it because the coils are on the bottom and are very hard to get to. To properly clean them, I have to empty the fridge and tilt it over to access the coils. I didn’t have a proper brush, so I used a soft, dry rag and a coat hanger straightened out and a little hook formed on the end, so I wouldn’t lose my rag underneath the fridge, then instead of emptying the fridge, I just shoved the coat hanger with the rag underneath the fridge and knocked off a bunch of dust clumps and the fridge started getting colder again. When I buy a new fridge, the first question that I will ask is “where are the coils located ?”, if they are on the bottom, I will never buy it. Those coils are “very important” to running your fridge to it’s maximum potential, if they are dirty, it will most likely be the reason for your fridge not getting cold and running all the time. There are other reasons to, like a bad thermostat and others, but dirty coils are the most common problem.
If you have a heavy fridge, or one that is a pain to remove, a leaf blower on low will get rid of a lot of dust. But as you said,. then there is dust everywhere. But if you do that and a shop vac, some dust cleaning is better than scratching up floors or trying to man handle a large fridge
Last time I used the "blowing" technique, I had a shop vac on the front, while I blew compressed air from the back.
Twice a year whether needed or not. I wheel the air compressor in from the garage and plan this chore ahead of Spring/Fall cleaning
That's a great way to go about it! Thank you for sharing!
I remember my frig was really dirty. My wife and I took the food out and placed everything in a cooler. moved the refrigerator outside. No steps to deal with straight out to the patio and use the exhaust outlet and hose from the vacuum cleaner to blow out the dust and pet hairs. The only brush I had was a bottle brush that was hard to reach in some places. It certainly helped cleaning it out.
Oh that's nice! Blowing everything out works the best actually! Good that you were able to bring it outside before doing that. Thank you for sharing your experience with fridge cleaning good sir. Have an amazing new week, God bless you and yours!
@@WordofAdviceTV thank you, Jay. Another great DIY video. Wishing you and yours a blessed Sunday evening.
I'm so glad I now know how to pull a fridge out , I had no idea you have to use both of your arms and pull it straight out. I was pushing it with my foot.
Good one. My 22 yo unit didn’t appear to have a removable portion for cleaning bot it was a hard cover w/ no vents so I got it out n holy cow the buildup. I’ll b doin it again soon.it’s just like u said
Oh yes! There are those kinds too. Thank you for mentioning that and good luck with the cleaning!
Excellent video, as usual. One safety note: Would be optimal not to move a refrigerator when barefoot. ;-)
Thank you friends for sharing useful knowledge👍👍🙏
Good reminder
I'm thinking about wrapping the kick plate in one layer of cheese cloth or tulle fabric. Maybe that will trap most of the dust (and cat hair) before it gets all the way under the fridge and back to the coils. Maybe it will be easier to clean that way. Please tell me if this is a bad idea. Thanks, Jay!
That's a good thought but I wouldn't recommend doing that since generally the kick plate is a vent/exhaust for the warm air. The back of the fridge is where it sucks the air in. Putting a cloth over the kick panel would cause the bottom of the fridge to get warmer than it should be which isn't a desirable outcome.
@@WordofAdviceTV Heard and heeded! No cloth! Thank you! You saved me going from a limping fridge to an overheated dead fridge. Much appreciated!
I did that about 5 years ago, one thin layer and it is great, never damaged anything and I change it once a year
@@jeannek4139 thanks for that testimony
Muchas gracias J, You are the best ever.
De nada mi amigo! Good to see you on the English channel too! 😄👍👍🙏
thanks Jay for the tips
You bet! And thank you for stopping by!!
Another awesome video 👍👍👍
Thank you Harry!! May God bless you in this new week!
Don't forget the gaskets, but generally your losing refrigerant.
Tiny tiny amounts!
Thanks again for the videos!🍺🍺🍺🥃🥃
Uh oh, where are the gaskets and how do I stop them from leaking? How do I replace them? Thank you!
Yes! That's a possibility too. Thank you for pointing it out and have a fabulous new week good sir!!
@Ke Le keep them clean, for some reason mine always had some type of juice stuck to it.(kids)🤣🤣😂🍺🥃🇺🇲
@@realestateservicessaleshea99 Oh man, and I thought cat hair was bad! Sticky juice and dust - that requires more than a brush. My back hurts just thinking about it!
Love you sir .good information 🇮🇳😘
my old fridge had this issue cleaning helped
Wonderful, but some of the front cover in the bottom have a screws on in each side .
Good to know! Thank you for mentioning that!
Another informative video!! 👍👍
Thank you! 🙂
Excellent info Jay ... Don't be to hard on your boy , he'll '' cool off '' eventually Aloha my friendly family ...
Lol, thank you! I am sure my son will appreciate you cheering him on. 😄😄
Aloha Eddy! Always good to see you in the comments my friend, I appreciate you stopping by and your good humor is always refreshing!
Have an amazing new week!!
HEY👋Jay!!! It's been a minute buddy😄. I always clean mine once a year whether it needs it or not👍
Now dad, I think I'll go stand on my head🤸♂️😂😂😂
Jay 🕊 🕊 🕊
It sure has! Good to see you brother! And good to hear that you have not been neglecting your refrigerator maintenance! 😄
Haha if that's what it takes to cool you off, go for it! 😇
Jay 🕊 🕊 🕊
My man rocking the cleaning shoeless and sockless 😂
I take advantage of the opportunity when it comes along. (Pretty much only at home 😄 )
@@WordofAdviceTV that’s awesome 🤘🔥
Hello Jay! Here is a story I wrote about this issue way back in April 2018:
Our refrigerator was making noise so I decided the solution was to clean the coils. I pulled the fridge out of its cubby such that the rear faced the dining room and computer station.
I unscrewed the rear bottom section and vacuumed the coils there. I still saw a lot of fuzz under the fridge. So I went to the front and attempted to vacuum there. That proved ineffective as one really cannot get the vacuum in there at all.
I quickly thought of a plan: I grabbed the leaf blower from the garage, brought it into the kitchen, plugged it in, and set it on maximum as shoved it into the bottom front of the fridge. That should clean it, right???
Unbeknownst to me, a huge plume of dust and debris was being shot out from the rear bottom of the fridge covering both the dining room table, my son Grant who was playing on the computer, and my wife who was sitting at the table. It was like a mini-Mount Vesuvius erupting in the house.
My wife was frantically yelling 'STOP! STOP!" - but the leaf blower was much too loud in that confined space for me to hear her.
I shut the leaf blower off and looked under the fridge - and WOW - it was fully clear of all dust!
I got up and peeked around the fridge to tell my wife of my success.
Suffice to say, my wife was not as impressed by my cleaning solution as I was - and she stood in a slowly falling cloud of dust.
This is a true story - not my usual April Fools day story joke.
The real April Fool's joke is on my wife Jennifer who has to live through this stuff on a near daily basis!
HA! HA! HA!
Haha that's a great story, I can imagine how thrilled your wife was. 😂😂 Oh man, it probably took forever to clean out all the dust from everywhere. Thank you for taking the time to share that! Pass on my greetings and sympathy to Jennifer 😇
Good information sir 😘🇮🇳
you rock!!!!!!! 😄😁😃
Yeah sure it might need a clean, but if it's not cooling enough there is a possible refrigerant leak. Also there is a chance defrost cycles could be a reason sometiems
Great Video. Thank you for sharing ^_^
Thank you! I appreciate you stopping by. 🙏🙏 Have a marvelous new week!
C'mon, that's not YOUR fridge! You'd never let it get that far gone.
Haha well you aren't wrong. We are renting and I doubt it's been cleaned before (2017 fridge)
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good jokes at the end :)
Thank you! Always good to hear that some people enjoyed the jokes 😄
Nice germany 🇩🇪 magnet
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Where’s your slippers?
Lol, that would be pushing it. 😅 Good to see you Mr. Classic! May you have a fabulous new week good sir!!
I liked the Apple Joke...Good one...I'll use this comedic line. {^_^} ionizerusa
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Only today I service a condenser coil just like that but that was really clog up
I bet the difference in the coil before and after was rather impressive!
Yes clean I all ways looking at your video to learn something I am from Guyana
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Haha glad you liked the jokes 😄😄
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