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thread: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

  1. #1
    Registered User

    Jan 2004
    Melbourne, Australia
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    Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    Our fridge has been making an increasing amount of noise these past few weeks. So I googled fridge maintenance and they said always ensure the vents at the back are free of dust. I am definitely not the best housekeeper in the world and I don't know how long it is since I vacuumed behind my fridge but I did it and guess what??? Fridge back to normal.
    So I just wondered am I just completely clueless about this which now seems very obvious? Do other people vacuum behind their fridge regularly?

  2. #2
    2014 BellyBelly RAK Recipient.

    Mar 2008
    Vic
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    Um no! It's heavy and due to the cabinets beside it, you can't get behind it! Glad your fridge is working better though!

  3. #3
    2013 BellyBelly RAK Recipient.

    Apr 2006
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    I barely even vacuum the places you can see! Out of sight, out of mind is my cleaning philosophy

  4. #4
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    Oct 2007
    Outer South East Melbourne :)
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    I do it once a month

  5. #5
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    Oct 2006
    Adelaide, SA
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    Not often, pretty much when I remember to ask DH to pull it out for me, no way I could do it!

  6. #6

    Jun 2010
    District Twelve
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    I do it once a month
    You're a freak

  7. #7
    Registered User

    Jun 2010
    Tiny Town
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    You're a freak
    Haha agreed!

    I would need a sack truck and two people to move mine enough to get a vacuum behind there. Sounds crazy to me!

  8. #8

    May 2008
    Melbourne, Vic
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    Vacuum behind where now????

  9. #9
    Registered User

    Sep 2008
    Melbourne
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    Ummm..... No! I see the fridge as a permanent fixture that only moves if you move house or it's getting replaced.

  10. #10
    2014 BellyBelly RAK Recipient.

    Oct 2007
    Outer South East Melbourne :)
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    You're a freak
    lol!! yeah with terrible ocd when it comes to cleaning

    eta: we have a smallish slimline fridge, so it's easy for me to move not sure what I'll do if we get the double door fridge I've been longing for!

  11. #11
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    Jun 2010
    Brisbane - where it is never like it should be.
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    I can't get behind mine.

  12. #12
    Registered User

    Dec 2006
    Melbourne
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    Hasn't been done since we moved here so over three years. Never even think of it but mine is noisier than before so that might explain why.

  13. #13
    Registered User

    Oct 2008
    Victoria
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    Nope. I only did it when we moved late last year...was amazed at what was under the fridge though!

  14. #14
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    Yep. When I move house :P

    Mine is jammed in quite well though... we had to remove the skirting board to make it fit into the cavity & because nothing is lined up right in the kitchen, it still sits a good 8 inches or more out from the wall :/
    I did sweep it when the electrician came & had to get in there though

  15. #15
    You were RAK'ed in 2015

    Sep 2011
    Melbourne
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    Yep. When I move house or buy a new one

  16. #16
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    Oct 2004
    In my Zombie proof fortress.
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    Once or twice a year, but it is easy to get to. Got a good cleaning when a mice died in the motor.

  17. #17
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    When I remember yep. It's not hard to pull out. I wonder how you pull out a plumbed fridge?

  18. #18
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    Feb 2010
    on a big patch of paradise.
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    Re: Do you vacuum behind your fridge????

    I do it once a month
    Me too. I have one of those big french door fridges but best feature it has little wheels so I can pull it out very easily.

    Rouge, my thoughts with the connected fridge would be that you have to get behind it to connect it and then put it in place so you should still be able to pull it out enough to vacuum?

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