How to choose the right refrigerator

Which refrigerator to choose? Buying a new refrigerator is an important choice, also in economic terms. It is therefore good to inquire about size, features hey prices of the models on the market, to optimally evaluate an essential household appliance.

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Which refrigerator to buy? Check capacity and dimensions 
The first aspect to take into account is the capacity of the refrigerator must be adapted to the number of people who use it. For example, if you live alone, a 100-150 liter refrigerator model will suffice. If, on the other hand, you are part of a large family, then you will need 200-280 litres. Remember that a large, empty refrigerator will consume more energy.
We must then consider the environment in which you will place the fridge: depending on the space available in the kitchen, in fact, you will have to choose between a small refrigerator and a full sized refrigerator. THE small refrigerators they have depth less than 60cm: they are generally single-door and have the freezer area arranged in the upper part. If you don't have space problems, however, you can easily opt for models with greater depths and widths greater than 70 cm. The height can fluctuate between 80 cm (this is the case of the so-called table refrigerators or mini bar) and the 2 meters of the large refrigerators combined.

Combined, single-door or American fridge? Buying Guide
To answer this question, think about your own spending and food habits. Acquisitions fresh food every day? What you need is a single door fridge, small in size and with a freezer (if present) reduced. The latter mostly consists of a separate cell from the rest of the refrigerator, one or two stars (for the simple ice making and storing food for a few days) or four stars for the actual freezingto for an extended period of time.

Go shopping only on Saturdays and fill your cart with stocks like there's a war coming? So, better opt for one combined fridge, or even an American fridge with double door.
What does a combined refrigerator mean? The meaning it's simple and is evident from the name itself: it is a model that combines a refrigerator (located in the upper part) and a voluminous four-star freezer (located in the lower part), equipped with various drawers for the orderly arrangement of food.

You eat a lot fruits and vegetables? They cannot be missing inside the fridge i maxi containers dedicated to these foods. Consume extensively fresh water and ice? You also need shelves large enough for bottles. In this case, you might be thinking of a american fridge which often incorporates a vending machine of water and ice cubes (just connect the appliance to a water tap). American refrigerators are also called Side by Side models: What are the distinctive features? Definitely the big ones size (they have a capacity of more than 400 litres) and the presence of two doors side by side (placed next to each other, like a cupboard), to access the refrigerator and freezer compartments. There is also a second type of American fridge on the market, called French Door, Meaning what four-door, because they have two for fresh food and two for the freezer. These fridges, with an attractive and refined design, normally have a series of very useful pluses, such as the digital display with touch controls, advanced options for reducing consumption energetic and smart features for the management of the appliance and the internal organization of food.

Noise from the refrigerator: the importance of a silent appliance
If the refrigerator is placed on a wall bordering a bedroom, it may be worth considering this aspect very carefully. Refrigerators can be very noisy and the annoyance can be greater the more it disturbs the night's rest. Models that are characterized by increased noisiness they are definitely i no-frost refrigerators, since they have a fan for air circulation which emits an additional hum to the normal hum of the engine. In addition, the defrost system causes the ice to detach, which in turn causes noise when it falls.
In general, however, the ideal noise level for a refrigerator it is below 40 decibels. Remember that there must be at least 10 centimeters of distance between the appliance and the wall, to avoid overloading the motor and, therefore, further noise.

Defrosting and No Frost refrigerators

The system of no-frost refrigerators more modern prevents the formation of frost, especially as regards the freezer, and del ice on shelves and walls. Why are frost and ice formed? Both are essentially due to the freezing of water vapours coming from food and from the air that enters every time the doors are opened. For this reason, no frost fridges integrate, in addition to the motor, an evaporator and a ventilation system capable of extracting food vapours. There are two types of fridge no frost, total or partial: for the former, the anti-frost system is applied to both the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment, for the latter only to the freezer.