Placing cereal boxes and other junk on top of your refrigerator could block heat from escaping, and cause the compressor to work harder than it’s supposed to–that’s not good for your electric bill or the lifespan of your fridge.
Similarly one may ask, is it okay to put a TV on top of a refrigerator?
Answers. A LCD TV will be fine. You can put a huge speaker next to a CRT TV and it will do the same. The condenser in the fridge is acting like a big magnet.
how much weight can a refrigerator hold on top? Refrigerator Shelf Weight Limitations
- These shelves should not exceed 50 pounds total weight for full width shelves and 25 pounds for half width shelves.
- These same limitations hold true for glass and plastic vegetable bin covers.
Besides, is it safe to put microwave on top of refrigerator?
No technical reason why not. Modern refrigerators have their coils on the back and microwave ovens don’t get hot enough to pose a risk. A microwave oven can use more than 1000 Watts and a refrigerator can draw that much starting its compressor. The biggest reason not to do it is how tall the refrigerator is.
Where should you store things in the fridge?
How to Store Food in a Fridge:
- Top and middle shelf. Ready-to-eat foods, such as dairy products, ready meals and packaged foods, leftovers, cooked meats and prepared salads.
- Bottom shelf. Raw meat, poultry and fish in sealed containers to stop them touching or dripping onto other foods.
- Salad drawer.