Sunday, January 20, 2008

New Article: Running an Energy-Effecient Freezer

I am trying to work through all of the great article and topic suggestions, for our site, that you shared with me during one of my giveaways.

One of the requests was to feature more articles on making our appliances more energy-efficient. People have loved our Amazing Dishwasher article so I have added another appliance article to the mix..."Running an Energy-Efficient Freezer." The article offers a tutorial on easy ways to defrost your freezer and basic freezing guidelines for foods.

Sound Off: Do you have a deep freeze? Do you have any of your own special tips for keeping the appliance running efficiently?

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posted by Amy at 11:28 AM | Post a comment | 5 comments |

5Comments:

Blogger Lis
"I've linked to your post as yesterday I posted a picture of the inch thick ice in my freezer. Procrastinating about replacing the seal has caused me to defrost it twice already!
Thanks for a great and timely article, I read your blog regularly but don't always get time to comment :)"

at 8:07 PM  

Anonymous sassy2
"Your freezer looks nice and neat! I noticed it looks like you have an ice maker, but don't use it. We use ours, and the extra or "old" ice has a purpose also. I pack the garbage disposal full and turn it on with a little warm water running. It cleans all of the gunk out beautifully!!"

at 2:08 PM  

Blogger Amy
"We do have an ice maker, but it doesn't work :) We need to add that to our list of repair jobs around the house :)

That is a great idea though!!"

at 2:53 PM  

Blogger mykidsmom
"This is a great post- I am getting ready to plug in my upright freezer after 6 months of not using it. And I didn't know to put baking soda in the freezer as well as the fridge- thanks for the info!"

at 3:07 PM  

Anonymous Shelly
"We defrost our freezer when it really cold out (right now would be a good time since it is currently 7 degrees). We load all our food into laundry baskets and set them outside with a few blankets over them. Unplug the freezer and wait. Like you said a wet/dry vac works great to suck up the water. But if you have a steam vac (for carpets) that will work too. All that is left is a quick wipe down and put the food back."

at 10:24 PM  

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