How to clean refrigerator condenser coils

Unplug the refrigerator or shut off the circuit breaker for the refrigerator.

To access the condenser coils, remove the bottom front toe grill. On many refrigerator models, you can pull the grill straight out and off of the refrigerator. Check your owner's manual for instructions for removing the front toe grill on your refrigerator. If the coils are under the refrigerator, remove the toe grill to access the coils.

Push a coil brush into the condenser coils under the refrigerator. The coil brush knocks the dust off of the condenser coils.  Vacuum the area to pick up the dust. After knocking the dust from the coils with a coil brush, vacuum the dust.

Snap the bottom front toe grill onto the front of the refrigerator.

The coils are either at the back of the refrigerator or under it.

• If the coils are behind the refrigerator, slide the refrigerator far enough away from the wall that you can unplug it; you might want to set cardboard in front of it to protect wood or vinyl flooring. Then continue sliding it away from the wall until you can comfortably work behind it.

• If the coils are under the refrigerator, remove the front toe grill. On many models, you can pull the grill toward you to remove it. Check your owner's manual for instructions for your refrigerator.