Shopping for a new refrigerator? Then you should know what features to look
for and the best options for your needs. There are four different styles of
refrigerators for sale today. They include, top-mount freezer, bottom-mount
freezer, side-by-side and built-in. Top-mount refrigerators are the least
expensive of all refrigerators, with bottom-mount refrigerators being the next
least expensive. Side by side refrigerator models, which have two doors that
open are nice but the shelves are much narrower than top or bottom refrigerator
models. The most expensive is the built-in model. Built-in refrigerators are
designed to exactly match your kitchen's cabinets and decor, giving the kitchen
a seamless look.
In today’s stylish homes all appliances from refrigerators to toasters are
becoming super-sized but it is very important to get exactly the right size
refrigerator for your needs.. Refrigerators have gone commercial, with wide
double-doors and stainless-steel finishes. Once only found in top of the line
brands, the bigger-is-better obsession now has trickled down into less-expensive
refrigerator brands as well. People are buying food in bulk and therefore need
gargantuan refrigerators with more space to store the items they buy. Plus, big
refrigerators also tend to have “wow” factor that can enhance a homes value and
drive resale. As a general rule of thumb, for two adults, you need eight
to ten cubic feet of fresh food storage. For every extra person in your family,
you should add another cubic foot on to this total.
There are four different refrigerator sizes to select from, small (7 to 9.9
cubic feet), medium (10 to 13.9 cubic feet), large (14 to 19.9 cubic feet) and
extra large (20 to 29 cubic feet). Measure you're refrigerator space before you
go shopping. Some extra-large refrigerators, come in several pieces and must be
assembled once inside, some models can’t fit through the front door and must be
brought through sliding doors. Just figuring out how to get an especially heavy
or large refrigerator into a tight space can take extra time so must know
how much space that you have to work with.
Before you go shopping, it is a good idea to figure out which features you must
have and which features you can live without. A filtered water dispenser located
on the door of the refrigerator is very useful, saving you interior space. Ice
makers are essential, making on average several pounds of ice per day. An ice
maker does reduce the amount of freezer space by about one cubic foot , but one
located on the door will save some freezer space.
Look for an efficient refrigerator model that will save you money on your
electrical bill. The most energy-efficient refrigerators range in size from
16-20 cubic feet. Independent temperature controls for different compartments
also help save on the electric bill and look for a fridge with cooling coils
that do not require fans.
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