Refrigerators are essential kitchen appliance in The Sims 4. Sims can use them to stock cooking ingredients, prevent food from spoiling, store leftovers, and so on.
Unfortunately, you may experience all kinds of fridge-related issues. For example, you can’t interact with fridges, and put in or take out food. Let’s see how you can fix this problem, and many more.
What to do if your fridge is not working in The Sims 4
Clean the fridge
If you leave food leftovers in the fridge, they will spoil completely if your Sims don’t consume them after a few days. That issue can also trigger the filthy surroundings moodlet. By the way, Sims need to clean the fridge of empty plates as well, as they will also spoil in there.
If there’s too much spoiled food in the fridge, you may not be able to put new food items in there. Take a close look at what you have in the fridge already, and remove expired food. Check if you notice any improvements.
Remove mods and repair the game
If you’re using mods, move the folder to your desktop. Then launch Origin, go to your game library, right-click on The Sims 4 and select the Repair option.
Check for updates as well. Install the latest updates as they often resolve common issues reported by gamers.
Then exit the game client, wait for a few seconds, launch The Sims again and check the results.
Get a new fridge
If the issue persists, sell your fridge and get a new one. Sometimes, that’s the only way to get rid of the issue you’re experiencing and enjoy a fully functional fridge.
Rest assured, if you replace your fridge, all food stored in the old refrigerator will be carried over to your new fridge. Nothing’s lost.
The fridge menu lags
Sometimes, the fridge menu may need 10 to 20 seconds to come up. If you’ve got too much stuff in your fridge, sell or eat the food to free up some space, literally. Check if the fridge interactions still take a few seconds to pop up.
Sims 4 fridge keeps breaking
Your fridge can break in The Sims 4 causing puddles to form around it. There are two possible solutions to this problem: your Sim can either repair or replace the problematic fridge.
If your Sim has the Handiness skill, they can upgrade and repair the fridge and other home appliances in no time.
By the way, home appliances generally tend to break more often if you installed City Living, and you have the Gremlin lot trait. Also, if you installed the Paranormal expansion pack, home appliances won’t usually break as often with upgrades unless you have ghosts.
Equally important, don’t buy cheap fridges. They tend to break more frequently compared to more expansive fridges that will last longer.
Conclusion
If you can’t use the fridge in The Sims 4, first clean it and remove expired or spoiled food. Then remove mods and repair the game. If the problem persists, try repairing the fridge or get a new one.
Did you find other ways to fix your fridge in The Sims 4? Share your ideas in the comments below.