Shannon S. asked

🔌  Appliance

I have an older GE refrigerator in the basement that I only use to store soda and water bottles. It has been empty for a while but remains plugged in. I want to unplug it. Is it bad for the refrigerator to plug it in and unplug it as needed? I've also read about refrigerator fires and am concerned about the possibility of this happening if I constantly plug it in and unplug it. How do these fires start?

December 18th, 2023

Zachary B. answered

It's generally safe to unplug a refrigerator as long as you do so for longer than 5 minutes. Refrige...

December 18th, 2023

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