Most of us, of course, had to answer the child's question at least once in a lifetime. "If you can not eat at night, then why is there a light bulb in the refrigerator?" The answer to it, although it does not belong to the category of problems of the universe, often causes certain difficulties. To understand the intricacies of interior lighting and become a real dock in light bulbs for the refrigerator will help our article.
Why a light bulb in the refrigerator?
Refrigeration chambers, or, in simple terms, refrigerators are closed systems, isolated from the influence of the environment. Thus, they do not let in either thermal or light waves. That's why the manufacturers have provided in them their own lighting, which helps to easily find what you are looking for at any time of the day or night. And that the light inside the refrigerator is not burned in vain, and turned on only when opening the refrigerator, the power supply of the light bulb includes a starting relay, operated by a button hidden under the door. In old Soviet and inexpensive modern models of refrigerators, lighting is realized with the help of conventional incandescent lamps. Expensive modern models are equipped with more durable and economical LED lamps. But the principle of the lighting system remains unchanged - as soon as the refrigerator door closes, the light in it turns off.
The light in the refrigerator does not light
Despite the scheme that allows you to significantly save the life of a light bulb and extend its life for a very long time, there is still a moment when the light in the refrigerator goes out forever. It would seem that the situation is straightforward to fix - it is only necessary, in accordance with the instruction, to remove the protective cover from the bulb and replace it.
At the same time for refrigerators brands "Nord", "Atlant", "Stinol", "Indesit", "Ariston" will need to purchase a 15w bulb with a miniature E14 base. And for the "Sharp" and "Whirlpool" refrigerators, a 10 W bulb with E12 socket is suitable.
But, if the relationship with the technology you have quite strained, then we advise you to hand over this simple operation to the hands of a professional master. The fact is that in some models of refrigerators, lighting lamps are not installed in the most accessible places, and the casing from them can not be completely removed. In addition, in some cases, the cause of darkness in the refrigerator may hide in the malfunctions of other elements of the lighting system: buttons, relays, etc.