Fill empty space in freezers with newspaper Running a fridge-freezer costs around seven per cent of your total energy bill, because it's one of the few appliances that you have to keep on the whole time. But there are a few tricks that you can try to shave off a bit off the cost.
The back. The biggest source of heat in a fridge is the warm air that rushes in every time you open the door. Cold air sinks, so it collects at the bottom and, in a fridge freezer, the bottom shelves will be coldest.