Choosing Appliance -> Salad spinner While some may consider this a bit on the gadgety side, I think it is a must as dressings do not stick to water-logged salad greens. Tips How to Maintain Appliance -> Maximize the efficiency of appliances You can also maximize the efficiency of appliances you already own through regular maintenance and tune-ups and system upgrades. Examples of some things that you can do are:
- Check air filters in heating and cooling systems monthly during the seasons they are in use and clean and replace them as necessary.
- Clean air vents, baseboards, and radiators regularly and keep them unrestricted by furniture, carpets, or drapes.
- Release trapped air from hot water radiators once or twice a season by opening the valve until nothing but water comes out.
- Follow prescribed maintenance (e.g., maintaining certain water levels in steam heat systems).
- Install an insulating jacket on your hot water heater, insulate hot water pipes, and lower the water heater temperature.
- Clean refrigerator coils yearly and maintain internal temperatures between 36 degrees F (2.2 degrees C) and 38 degrees F (33 degrees C) for the refrigerator compartment and between 0 degrees F (17.8 degrees C) and 5 degrees F (15.0 degrees C) for the freezer compartment.
- Move the refrigerator if it is currently located near the stove or dishwasher.
- Regularly defrost refrigerators that do not have a completely automatic defrost capability to eliminate ice build-up on interior coils.
- Clean dryer filters after each use or as necessary.
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