Hot take: most people don't know how to properly clean a fridge condenser coil anymore

I went to a house last week where the customer said their fridge was running nonstop. I pulled the kickplate off and the coil was caked in dust and dog hair. Took me 20 minutes with a brush and vacuum to get it clean. The kicker is the homeowner said they 'clean under there all the time' but they were just spraying some foaming cleaner on it. That does nothing for the actual dust buildup. I've been doing this 12 years now and I swear newer techs skip this step too because they figure newer fridges don't need it. Has anyone else noticed the same thing with customers or younger repair guys?

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stellam892d ago

...+gotta be honest, half of what people call 'cleaning' the coil is just spraying stuff on it and hoping it works. I've pulled kickplates off where the dust was literally packed solid like felt, and the homeowner swore they 'just cleaned it last month'. They don't realize you need to actually get in there with a brush attachment on a vacuum to loosen the dust, then vacuum it out. Even with newer fridges, the coil still gets clogged, just takes a bit longer.