Turning off the fridge at night...

@Raj7779 (3657)
Canada
November 11, 2020 3:06pm CST
This is what some of my friends are doing in order to save power. Does this work? They say it is enough to turn it on the whole day, the coldness it creates in the day will keep the food fresh even when you unplug or turn off your refrigerator. This way, they save money as power is saved. Is this true? I would like to try it because I want to save on my power consumption. I do not want to be paying much on power consumption. Please share your observations.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77004)
• Germany
13 Nov 20
My friend in the Philippines used to do that and I told my husband. He said it is useless to turn off the fridge overnight as the food will easily get spoiled. It will not save the electricity as when you put the fridge on again, the electricity of the fridge will work highly to reach the cooling site again. Doing this every night will just make your fridge easily kaput.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77004)
• Germany
15 Nov 20
@Raj7779 That's good to hear.
Ritik roshan
@Raj7779 (3657)
• Canada
15 Nov 20
Thanks for sharing your experience.infact everyone is telling not to do so.
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Teti ariani
@Cheyee (8344)
• Pakanbaru, Indonesia
12 Nov 20
I don't think it would save the power much. I mean when you plug it back, the fridge works really hard. And not to mention it could damage your fridge, reparation costs alot. So no. Don't do it
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Ritik roshan
@Raj7779 (3657)
• Canada
15 Nov 20
Yes i am not gonna do it. Thanks for sharing your view
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Teti ariani
@Cheyee (8344)
• Pakanbaru, Indonesia
16 Nov 20
@Raj7779 you are welcome
Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
11 Nov 20
No, I don't think that it is a smart idea
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Ritik roshan
@Raj7779 (3657)
• Canada
15 Nov 20
Yess no one agreed with me so i am not gonna turn off it
relcap23
@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
11 Nov 20
I have no idea if that is true. Try to observe that could be true, will try that
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Ritik roshan
@Raj7779 (3657)
• Canada
15 Nov 20
No it's not the good idea at all.everyone is telling me not to do so
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relcap23
@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
16 Nov 20
@Raj7779 why so? Will it destroy the fridge? Or will it may spoil the food inside and form bacteria?
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Ritik roshan
@Raj7779 (3657)
• Canada
17 Nov 20
@florelway it will harm the motor of the fridge and eventually it will consume more energy
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José Valera
@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
11 Nov 20
I personally don't do that because it could damage the fridge.
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Ritik roshan
@Raj7779 (3657)
• Canada
15 Nov 20
Yess that's why i am not gonna turnoff at night
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José Valera
@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
17 Nov 20
@Raj7779 that's good.
sophie a
@sophie09 (34236)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 20
really? the coldness it creates in the day will keep the food fresh even if we turn off the refrigerator?
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Ritik roshan
@Raj7779 (3657)
• Canada
15 Nov 20
No i am not sure
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34236)
• Indonesia
15 Nov 20
@Raj7779 so am i
Notlilie
@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
13 Nov 20
I would never do that. Unless I am planning to clean the fridge, yes, I would turn it off. I think you would use more power to cool it down again when you turn it on. Thus, you use more power than you're trying to save.
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Ritik roshan
@Raj7779 (3657)
• Canada
15 Nov 20
Totally agree with you it consumes more power when you turn it on again
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Explorer
@ExplorewtMe (6332)
• Nairobi, Kenya
12 Nov 20
If it is not required then it is good to switch off the lights and other appliances. That is economical.
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