Putting foods still hot in the refrigerator can have an impact on the life of the device. (Illustration) (Pixabay / Fridgeexperts)
During the summer, you can tend to quickly put food in the fridge to avoid contamination. But if the dishes are still hot, this practice can be expensive.
This common gesture, frequent in summer, can cost you dearly in electricity. Several tens of euros per year for those who abuse it, according to
Cnews
. What are we talking about? Simply placed in the refrigerator still hot dishes. This practice will indeed force your device to turn at full speed for long minutes to keep the requested temperature. In the long term, the impact on the energy bill is far from negligible.
Watch out for the wear and tear of the compressor
Especially since this bad habit can also reduce the life of your fridge. The compressor of the device is not made to run full -speed continuously. He will therefore wear out faster and the risk of failure increases.
And do not count on refrigerator to report a problem for you, as some models can do by sounding if the door remains open for too long. Here, he will not consider that this is an anomaly. So, before putting your grills in the fridge this summer, remember to let them cool at room temperature.
