Adjusting this small button on your refrigerator can save you a lot of money on electricity

With just a small operation with the refrigerator, your home electricity bill can be "reduced" somewhat during the peak hot season.

That is to adjust the temperature of the 2 compartments - the refrigerator's cooling compartment and freezer compartment. 

 

 

How to adjust the refrigerator temperature?

The temperature control button in the refrigerator is usually designed as a round knob. Most devices will have at least 1 button in the refrigerator compartment, and a few in the freezer compartment. These buttons will be clearly marked with numbers, from 1 to 7 - corresponding to the cooling levels. In addition, the lowest cooling temperature level can also be marked as MIN; and the highest cooling temperature level is marked as MAX.

According to advice from experienced experts, users can completely adjust the temperature in the refrigerator compartments, thereby saving electricity. Specifically, the temperature is adjusted high or low depending on the amount of food stored in the refrigerator.

If the refrigerator is holding a large amount of food, from 2/3 of the refrigerator compartment or more, the ideal temperature is from level 4 or higher, or the highest level. At this time, the refrigerator will operate at full capacity to ensure operating efficiency, preserving the food inside cool and fresh. However, experts also recommend that the refrigerator be set at the highest cooling level, only when the refrigerator is really full of food should this temperature be set.

 

On the contrary, if the refrigerator is only containing a small amount of food, less than 1/2 of the device's capacity, adjust the cooling temperature to medium or low (level 2-3). At this time, the operating capacity of the refrigerator will be reduced, the refrigerator does not need to operate at full capacity, thereby reducing power consumption. This still ensures the efficiency of the refrigerator and helps save electricity.

If the refrigerator always maintains a stable, average amount of food, not too much or too little, experts recommend that the ideal temperature is to keep the refrigerator compartment at a cooling level of about 4. The freezer compartment of the refrigerator has a lot of fresh food and can be set at -18 or -16 degrees Celsius. For refrigerators with separate vegetable and fruit storage compartments, the ideal temperature is 2-4 degrees Celsius.

In addition to the knob-shaped button, many refrigerators are equipped with a slider-shaped temperature control button. They are more common in the freezer compartment and are used to adjust the amount of air. This slider is also specified with 3 levels: low (MIN) - medium (MID) - high (MAX). Therefore, users only need to slide the slider to the position with the corresponding symbol to adjust the coolness of the freezer compartment.