An energy expert has moved to urge Brits up and down the country to swap common item in their freezers to save on their energy bills.

UK households who have plastic drawers in their freezer have been urged to get rid of them. An energy expert has moved to urge Brits up and down the country to swap common item in their freezers to save on their energy bills.

Salah Sun, head of product management at Beko UK, has urged consumers to choose glass containers over plastic in their freezers. He said: “Using glass containers instead of plastic can improve temperature control, while avoiding overfilling your fridge allows better air circulation for optimal cooling.

“Using glass containers rather than plastic ones helps maintain stable temperatures, as glass better absorbs and retains cold.” Glass retains cold temperatures better than plastic, which means your freezer doesn’t have to work as hard to maintain low temperatures.

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It could lead to potential energy savings. When purchasing a replacement drawer front, you’re going to want to make sure you get the correct one to fit your appliance. For this, you will need the appliance model number. In a fridge freezer, this can usually be found on the inside walls, on the door or on the side or back.

Before you begin, you’ll need to remove the drawer from the freezer and allow it to warm up for a while. This will prevent the drawer itself from becoming damaged. When it has warmed up a little, you can remove the drawer front from the freezer basket.

To do this, you’ll need a flat blade screwdriver. On the inside of the drawer are two tabs on either side that look like a semi-circle retainer. To fit your new freezer drawer front, place it onto the drawer and click all four side tabs into place.

That’s how simple it is to replace the freezer drawer fronts on a Beko fridge freezer, the company has said.