You need to understand the service life of your refrigerator and guard against potential safety hazards!

Many consumers will choose to buy home appliances during this rare holiday during golden holidays and events. However, many consumers also complain that home appliances are "traded in for new ones". So, how long does it take for home appliances to be worth replacing? What? Especially refrigerators, which are household appliances used every day. This is a little knowledge that everyone must understand. Today, the editor will tell you about the service life of refrigerators and the dangers of using over-aged refrigerators.

Refrigerator service life:

The service life of a refrigerator is generally about 10 years. Many users have some electrical appliances in their homes that have not broken down after being used for more than 10 years. They think they are of good quality and are reluctant to replace them. In fact, this approach is wrong. If the following situations occur, it means that the refrigerator has reached the end of its service life: ① The noise increases and the cooling Decreased effect? ??② Power consumption increases. Refrigerators that have been used for more than a certain period of time may consume twice as much power as normal? ③ Old refrigerators that are more than 10 years old are prone to aging circuits, safety hazards such as electric shock, spontaneous combustion, and leakage of refrigerant. It will also cause environmental pollution.

Health hazards:

In refrigerators that are too old, more and more dust accumulates in many parts of the body. If they are not cleaned cleanly, it is easy to cause a short circuit, and the fresh-keeping and sterilization functions will be degraded. This causes food to have odors and cannot be kept fresh; at the same time, refrigerant can also leak, polluting the environment and endangering health. If the service life is exceeded, there may be problems such as aging wires and short circuits, which can easily cause disasters.

For this issue, the editor specifically visited a well-known local refrigerator company. The person in charge told us that the refrigerators we usually use must be replaced within 10 years, and no more than 15 years at the latest. years, because refrigerators that are more than 10 years old not only have poor cooling effect, but also have a completely different fresh-keeping function than when they were first bought. As the age increases, they are prone to problems such as leakage and noise, and the power consumption is several times lower than before. times, it will also cause safety hazards. Many circuits are aging. If the voltage is unstable, it can easily cause a fire in the circuit and lead to a house fire.

According to statistics, the number of aging refrigerators in my country accounts for 38% of the world’s aging refrigerators. Many consumers are not very clear about the service life of refrigerators. Some people even think that as long as the refrigerator is not broken, they will continue to use it. If it breaks down, just ask a maintenance technician to check and repair it. In fact, this is very wrong. The refrigerator exceeding its working life is also a hazard to ourselves. We should replace the refrigerator in time to avoid unnecessary losses.

Tips for “increasing longevity”:

1. Regularly check the dust on the compressor and condenser, and clean them if they are dirty, so as not to affect heat dissipation, shorten the service life and reduce the cooling effect of the refrigerator. Weakened (there is no need to consider this issue when using a refrigerator with a completely flat back design).

2. Clean the inside of the refrigerator regularly, at least three or four times a year.

3. In addition, when the refrigerator is not in use for a long time, you should unplug the power plug, wipe the inside of the box clean, and then close the door after the inside of the box is fully dry.

Safe use of electricity is one of our most important skills. When using a refrigerator at home, we must pay attention to potential safety hazards. Remember the service life of the refrigerator. Once you find problems such as aging circuits, However, we need to solve and pay attention in time. When necessary, we should replace household appliances in time. At the same time, we should also learn more tips to "extend the life" of our refrigerators! In this way, we can use it for a longer period of time on average. , of course, and safer.