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Refrigerator guide

By reklicom

People buy refrigerators without much research and then mourn over their decision of not waiting for a new model or not buying another brand or not researching enough about their current purchase. The first and foremost factor to be considered is your spending capacity over a refrigerator. Then comes your requirements followed by your style and energy saving capacity of the refrigerator.

Refrigerators below Rs. 10,000 are mostly direct cool refrigerators which are entry-level offerings. These refrigerators do not have bifurcating doors for freezing and cooling. They will have an internal incorporated door on top of the refrigerator for freezer. They are apt for a small family and for people who dont hoard much food.

Cost:Here are a couple of facts that you may not be aware of. A typical refrigerator uses between 600 and 900-kilowatt hours of electricity per year, which makes it the single most expensive appliance in many households, making up 20% or more of the total residential electricity consumption. Nearly all households have at least one refrigerator and about 30% own two. Nearly 60% of households own a separate freezer. So, it's not just the cost of the refrigerator that's important, it's also the cost of owning it.

Small refrigerators are typically 200 litres to 280 litres, medium 280 litres to 400 litres, large from 400 litres to 560 litres and extra large from 560 litres to 800 litres. Depending on the lifestyle you lead and how often you shop for fresh foods, two people need around 220 litres to 280 litres of refrigerator capacity. For each additional person, add another 30 litres. A family of four therefore, should consider a refrigerator/freezer capacity of something in the order of 300 litres to 360 litres. You can search Myshopping.com.au for refrigerators of different capacities.

Your Frigidaire refrigerator is on the blink and in need of servicing, so now you have to buy a replacement part for it. Should you buy a new part or a used part, because after all, what is your refrigerator in total now but a conglomeration of used parts anyway. Also, if you are going to go with the used part idea where can you buy one?

Summary:The following points are a quick summary of the things that will help you buy the right refrigerator/freezer for your situation. Use Myshopping.com.au to make comparisons between makes and models of specifications, energy ratings, price and vendors.

New Online Sources:Over the course of the past several years more choices and options have come available for people buying used and new parts to repair their appliances, including Frigidaire refrigerator parts. Its all the result of the Internet, because virtually all of these new sources are online suppliers.

Be Prepared:However; if you have never purchased new or used replacement parts for an appliance, there are several things that you are going to have to take in to account. The first thing that you will want to keep in mind, is that the onus is on you to have the information that you will need. The person on the other end of the line may be able to be somewhat helpful but don't expect an appliance repair genius.

Automatic ice-makers and through-the-door dispensers will increase both the energy use (typically 100 to 150 kilowatt hours/year) and the purchase price, but may add convenience and reduce energy wastage by not having the door opened as frequently.

Manual defrost models use less energy than frost-free models, but only if they are defrosted regularly enough to remain energy efficient.If two different sized refrigerators use the same amount of energy, the larger model can be considered more efficient because it keeps more space cold with same amount of electricity.

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