How to Decide Which Refrigerator is Right

October 21, 2011
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Refrigerators are made in various sizes and models. Which refrigerator model you are going to buy depends on your personal needs and the size of your kitchen. Some of the types offered at the market are French door, counter depth, compact, and commercial refrigerator freezers.

French Door RefrigeratorFrench door refrigerators are the latest models of refrigerators consisting of side-by-side doors and a freezer drawer below. In general, they require a larger 36-inch opening. In comparison with traditional models these ones are wider, and less heavy. Therefore, they cost more. Mostly, they have doors which dispense both ice and water and which can control the interior temperature. There is a door alarm, too. Besides, the doors have shelves wide enough to keep even a gallon of milk, if necessary.

The next model is the counter depth refrigerator, which is 25 to 27 inches deep, unlike the regular one whose depth is 30 to 34 inches. Comparing them with traditional refrigerators, they are often taller and wider having the same capacity. However, counter depth refrigerators don’t stick that much, and they give better look to the kitchen being closer to the counters and cabinets.

Further, there is a commercial refrigerator freezer, which people don’t really choose to buy. They are equipped with solid or see through doors that may work on a hinge or by sliding. Besides, there is a great number of different kinds of doors. They can either have a remote condensing unit or a self-contained condensing unit. Those with a remote condensing unit keep the parts that cool the refrigerator far from the appliance itself, while a self-contained condensing until has all of the components to cool it contained as part of the refrigerator itself.

And the last of the previously mentioned types and the type with a specific purpose is the Magic Chef compact refrigerator. Their size comes in a range of 1.7 cubic feet to 6 cubic feet. Being so small makes them especially fit for dorms and offices. Also, they cannot have many shelves and they can only hold 1 ice cube tray in its tiny freezer. However, you can be sure that your snacks and drinks will stay cold in the Magic Chef compact refrigerator.

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