What temperature should a freezer be? The perfect number

Freezer temperature is so vital to maintain this equipment working effectively and preserving your meals safely. There’s nothing worse than opening a freezer to packed ice or partially melted frozen veg, however what temperature ought to a freezer be?

Having your freezer on the right temperature can guarantee your meals is secure to devour and make your freezer extra vitality environment friendly. Equally to how chilly your fridge must be, freezer temperature is equally vital.

The golden rule for freezer temperature is to maintain it at round -18 levels. Any larger and you end up recurrently needing to defrost your freezer and better will increase the danger of meals spoiling.

‘The perfect temperature for a freezer is -18°C in an effort to stop micro organism from rising and to additionally maintain meals brisker for longer. Some meals stored within the freezer do have particular temperature necessities, so it’s all the time greatest to examine the label earlier than you retailer them. A full freezer additionally retains meals cooled higher and stays cooler for longer, however an overcrowded freezer could make it troublesome for cooled air to flow into – making it much less environment friendly for the person,’ Matthew Glynn, Go-To-Market Product Advertising and marketing Supervisor at Hisense UK.

The easiest way to examine that your freezer is on the right temperature is by investing in a freezer thermometer or an infrared thermometer to recurrently examine it’s on the right temperature. These might be picked up for lower than £15 and offers you the peace of thoughts it’s set appropriately.

After all, in the event you discover your meals is defrosting or your freezer is recurrently filled with ice, then it is a clear indication that the temperature is mistaken and can should be modified.

The right way to change your freezer’s temperature

Altering the temperature on a freezer is just like a fridge. There must be a dial or temperature management panel you may regulate.

‘Most freezers have a temperature management panel that may be discovered contained in the freezer compartment, via which you’ll normally management each the freezer and fridge temperatures. Nonetheless, in some older fashions, the temperature management might be on the backside or again of the fridge,’ says David Miloshev, equipment technician and licensed electrician at Improbable Providers.

‘There are additionally some fashions that don’t have numbers for temperature management however phrases, for instance, ‘chilly’, ‘colder,’ or ‘coldest’, or ‘low’, ‘medium’, and ‘excessive’. Typically, I’ve not encountered a freezer that doesn’t have a temperature dial, solely ones which have completely different areas for his or her dials, reminiscent of on the high, or in the midst of the fridge or freezer part.’

You need to regulate your dial accordingly, and you should use your thermometer to examine the freezer temperature is now -18 levels.

When adjusting the temperature, it’s essential to give it time to vary. ‘If the temperature of your freezer is mistaken, you must examine the thermostat and regulate it to the right temperature. This may occasionally take as much as a day to take impact. You might also must manually defrost the freezer’s interior partitions or clear the condenser coils to make sure the freezer operates on the right temperature,’ says Matthew.

Nonetheless, if altering your temperature doesn’t make any distinction, there could also be an issue along with your freezer.

‘If the temperature in your freezer is mistaken, examine the temperature settings first. If there’s no drawback with that, proceed by inspecting the compressor, condenser coils, evaporator fan, defrost thermostat and energy provide for any points or harm. You may additionally must examine the gasket to see in the event that they seal correctly after they’re closed,’ says David.

In case you are not sure it’s all the time price chatting with an expert technician who will know the precise indicators of injury to look out for.

Guaranteeing your freezer temperature is right is vital to take care of meals security and likewise retains the equipment as energy-efficient as potential. With the large Christmas and New 12 months store looming, now’s the time to behave!