YOU CAN DO IT! Kitchen appliances
Your kitchen has a number of appliances that you need to keep in check.
These include the fridge, freezer, extractor fan, and oven.
You need to keep them clean and in one piece, and replace any light bulbs as needed.
I'll show you. Let's start with the extractor fan light.
If it blows, you have to replace it.
Different extractors have different bulb fittings. Here's how I replace mine.
I remove the cover,
look for the bulb, and pull it out.
Then I take the bulb to a lighting shop or supermarket.
That way you can be sure that you get the right one. Then fit the new bulb.
Removing the oven or fridge light isn't always as easy.
Grease or dirt may have built up around it, making it difficult to unscrew.
If you're unsure, contact your landlord.
Otherwise, here's what to do. Make sure that the oven is off, cold, and clean.
Use a torch to locate the light.
Unscrew the safety cover and then the bulb itself.
Make sure you get the same bulb - one which withstands a temperature of 300 degrees.
Then screw the bulb and the cover back on, before using the oven again.
Now the fridge. Here's how I change the fridge bulb.
I remove the cover, unscrew the bulb,
and make sure I have a new one that fits my fridge.
I've taken this one to a shop too, to make sure I get the right one. Now screw it in.
Now on to cleaning. Inside the fridge at the back is a drain.
Dirt can build up here and create a blockage.
Prevent blockages by regularly wiping the channels down to the hole and the hole itself.
And now the freezer. Is it becoming difficult to close and full of ice?
If so, it needs to be defrosted to get rid of all the ice.
Take out all the food and put it on the counter.
Wrap newspaper or a large blanket around the food to keep it cold.
Turn off the freezer and place a towel and a baking sheet in front of the little drain pipe.
Boil some water and put the pan on a trivet inside the freezer to melt the ice quickly.
NEVER hack at the ice. You could damage the freezer.
Once the ice has melted, clean the freezer, put the food back in, and switch on.
A nice, clean, ice-free freezer.
To change a bulb in your oven, fridge, or extractor fan, you need:
A torch or mobile flashlight and a new bulb.
To clean the drain of the fridge, you need: a cloth and a cotton bud.
To defrost the freezer, you need: newspapers, a blanket,
towels, a baking sheet, pans, and a trivet.
Good luck!
Never leave the house when you've started defrosting the freezer!