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title: Refrigerators and Freezers
description: "Facilities & Operations encourages the use of energy-efficient refrigeration and regular maintenance of refrigerators and freezers to keep operating costs to a minimum. To assist in this effort, Facilities & Operations offers campus departments a maintenance and repair service on…"
url: "https://fo.umich.edu/fosg/refrigerators-and-freezers/"
updated: "2026-01-07"
category: R
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# Refrigerators and Freezers

Facilities & Operations encourages the use of energy-efficient refrigeration and regular maintenance of refrigerators and freezers to keep operating costs to a minimum.

To assist in this effort, Facilities & Operations offers campus departments a maintenance and repair service on refrigerators and freezers. This program is offered at customer expense; however, the costs are reasonable and contribute to longer life of the equipment and lower utility costs. To request service, call the Facilities Service Center at 734-647-2059 or visit [requests.fo.umich.edu](https://requests.fo.umich.edu).

To meet governmental regulations, all refrigerators and freezers being disposed of must be drained of all gases and oil before they can be recycled or disposed. When disposing of a refrigerator or freezer, contact Property Disposition. Property Disposition has procedures in place to deal with these devices. They can be reached at 764-2470 and [https://procurement.umich.edu/u-m-employees/property-management/property-disposition-u-m-units/](https://procurement.umich.edu/u-m-employees/property-management/property-disposition-u-m-units/).

See also:

- [Cold Rooms](https://fo.umich.edu/fosg/cold-rooms/)
- [Refrigerant Gases](https://fo.umich.edu/fosg/refrigerant-gases/)
- [Freezers, Moveable](https://fo.umich.edu/fosg/freezers-moveable/)