A Redditor engaged in some home cleaning with the added bonus of some significant energy savings.
The scoop
"Cleaning the dust off my refrigerator thingy," wrote the original poster, alongside a video clip shared with the community at r/oddlysatisfying.
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The video showed them vacuuming the thick layer of dust from the radiator of their fridge. Others have vouched for the value of cleaning heating radiators as well.
How it's helping
Dust and other material around a radiator can prevent heat from escaping. The fridge is shunting heat from the inside to the outside of the fridge, after all. This means a fridge needs to work extra-hard to keep the inside cold, since the heat output is partially blocked. That barrier on the radiator translates to a shorter life for the fridge due to a strained compressor and higher electrical bills.
Some simple cleaning like this does more than just save a few bucks on monthly utility bills, however. The added electrical use of a dirty radiator also creates increased home energy emissions.
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Gas and coal are still big parts of the electrical grid, so reducing energy use can help to bring down atmospheric pollution. Home energy contributes about 12% to global pollution, much of it driven by heating.
What everyone's saying
The Reddit community was very happy to see the original poster clean the radiator of their fridge.
"Damn that could have burnt your home down!" replied one user.
"I'm impressed by the dust collection you have," another commenter wrote.
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