Always remember that when you store the packaged food, try not to pack it very tightly. Always let it be a bit loose so that it can get cool easily. This also affects the efficiency of your refrigerator.

Keep your refrigerator managed. You should know where you have kept the thing you need or the cabinet that contains the ingredient or the item you are looking for. This reduces the time that you stand in front of your refrigerator with its door open. This leads to refrigerator to lose its coolness and gas.

Keep a regular check on your refrigerator for the gas leaks. This also tends your refrigerator to lose the coolness. This can simple be done by placing a piece of paper between the door and the gasket. If you can pull out the paper easily there can be a gas leak. Get it checked by a refrigerator service. There also can be a need of a gasket replacement.

Make a regular habit of cleaning your condenser once in fifteen days. This condenser is either located at the back or the bottom of the refrigerator and its job is to get rid of hot air. The dirtier the condenser is, the harder the removal of hot air will be. Cleaning the condenser regularly saves a lot of money.

Also remember to clean the fan of the refrigerator too.

Do not use the top of your refrigerator as a shelf. This tends to decrease the air flow and decreases the life of the refrigerator as the refrigerator has a problem in getting rid of the heat.

Always place the refrigerator in a place where the passage of air is easy and a cool place. Also avoid refrigerator to be in direct contact with the sunlight.

Regularly defrost your refrigerators. This will also increase the efficiency of your refrigerator.

Try not to fill up your refrigerator with all the stuff keep always 25% space empty. This increases the air flow in the refrigerator.