Discover helpful refrigeration tips, maintenance advice and troubleshooting insights to keep food fresh and your appliances performing their best. Browse our collection of articles featuring expert guidance on refrigerators, freezers, ice makers and common refrigeration concerns.
Why Is My Appliance Tripping the GFCI Breaker?
If your refrigerator, range, dishwasher, or another major appliance keeps tripping a breaker, it can feel like something is wrong…
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5 Tips for Keeping a Cool Refrigerator this Summer
1. Check the Seal Make sure your refrigerator seal (gasket) is airtight. An easy way to do this is with…
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What Temperature Should a Freezer Be?
Refrigerator temperatures come automatically set to factory recommendations, which are the proper refrigerator temperature of 37 degrees and the ideal…
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Repair Your Refrigerator Seal With This Trick
If you’ve noticed ice crystals on your frozen foods or condensation in your fridge, check your refrigerator seal. After some…
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Troubleshooting for Icemaker Not Making Ice
When your refrigerator’s icemaker isn’t making ice, perform icemaker troubleshooting before calling repair. Chill out and try the following. Icemaker…
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How To Defrost a Freezer
Most refrigerator-freezers and many standalone freezers feature automatic defrost, but for long-term food storage, manual defrost freezers can be the…
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How To Prevent Freezer Burn
Right about now, you’re probably unpacking months’ worth of food from your refrigerator and freezer to make room for all…
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What’s the Ideal Refrigerator Temperature?
Your refrigerator likely comes set at the factory-recommended temperature, probably a “mid-setting,” but what is that? If you set the…
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How To Change a Refrigerator Water Filter
If your refrigerator dispenses water, chances are it uses a filter. Most manufacturers recommend replacing the filter every six months…
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What Refrigerator Noises Are Normal?
If you’ve replaced your refrigerator within the last several years, your shiny new model might be making its presence known…
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