You rely on your refrigerator and freezer to preserve your food, so when they stop working, it can be a real inconvenience. If this occurs, call your refrigerator repair company and schedule a service appointment to assess the situation and return your appliance to working condition.

While you are waiting for the professionals to arrive, let the refrigerator repair experts at Complete Appliance Service in the Greater Cincinnati area give you a few tips on how to protect the food in your fridge and freezer from spoiling:

• Keep the Door Closed: According to the USDA, food in the fridge without power should keep for about four hours if the door is closed. Continually opening and closing the door will shorten this window of time, so keep the doors to your fridge and freezer closed.
• Pack Your Freezer: The USDA also states that a full freezer can keep its temperature for a full 48 hours. If your freezer isn’t full, you can group and stack all the items close together to keep the temperature more constant and limit the defrosting that occurs until your refrigerator repair expert arrives.
• Use an Appliance Thermometer: Having a working appliance thermometer in your fridge and freezer will give you a much more accurate assessment of how warm your appliance has gotten. This will enable you to determine which foods will need to be disposed of if your repair takes longer than four hours.
• Pack the Cooler: If you are fast approaching the four-hour mark with the perishable items in your fridge, fill your cooler with ice and store your dairy and meat items in it until your repairs are complete. You can also fill your fridge or freezer with dry or block ice to keep food fresh and frozen.

If you need refrigerator or freezer repair, contact the Cincinnati, OH, and Northern Kentucky area’s most reliable team of experts at Complete Appliance Service. Call (513) 745-0914 to schedule an appointment today. For more on all appliance services including, washer, dryer, and dishwasher repair, visit them online.