Refrigerator is truly an integral part of every home. The choice of refrigerator brand and model you want to buy will depend on the number of people in the house as well as your food habits. Roughly a two member family would require a fridge anywhere between 50 to 200 litres. However, if you like your steak and chilled beer you might want a higher capacity refrigerator. Also if you do only a weekend shopping, a higher capacity fridge is what you should look at. TYPE OF REFRIGERATOR Refrigerator types are simple - direct cool and frost-free refrigerator. Direct cooling ones are mostly single door refrigerators and frost-free refrigerators are mostly double and multiple doors. The abundant variety comes in the form of capacity. You can choose from mini, small, medium and large refrigerators. Mini (50 to 100 litres) : perfect for your studio apartment or bachelor pad; just enough for one person to store the occasional can of beer and juices along with bare food items. These are really small, single door refrigerators. Small (170 to 200 litres) : just right for a couple or even a small kitchen. This one is small and wont take too much space while giving you just enough to store your weekly groceries. You would go for this if you were on a tight budget. These are single door refrigerators. Medium (200 to 450 litres) : This is for the nuclear household. Not too small yet not too big. Reasonably priced these provide ample storage with enough features that are value for money. These could be single as well as double door refrigerators. Large (450 to 800 litres) : For the big home and big budget. These refrigerators are right out of the lifestyles of the rich and famous catalogue. You would go for this if you have a large household and are really fond of throwing elaborate dos. The large sized could be double door, three door, bottom mounted, side-by-side. REFRIGERATOR CAPACITY Size of Family Refrigerator Capacity in litres 1 200-230 2 260 3 290 4 300 5 350 6 400 7 450 8 500 9 550 10 600 11 650 12 700

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These are one of the oldest and conventional refrigerators. As the name suggests, they come with a single door. The upper portion here is a freezer, the middle portion is a refrigerator and the bottom portion has a vegetable bin. Single-door refrigerators start from 50 ltrs and go up to 300 ltrs. These are entry-level refrigerators and are in the low-price range.

Pros

• Is available in smaller sizes for smaller usage
• Fits in a small space
• Freezer section is more efficient
• Ideal for small offices/clinics and grocery stores

Cons

• Manual defrosting required twice in a week. If defrosting is not done in time, the defrosting water tray might spill, causing a mess
• Not available above 300 ltrs
• Since all three sections (freezer, refrigerator and vegetable bin) are together, odour mixture in the food is common
• Heat-exchanging pipes/coils are visible (not concealed) in most of the single-door refrigerators

Out of two doors, one door is for the freezer section and the other is for the refrigerator and vegetable sections. They either have a freezer section on top and refrigerator and vegetable sections at the bottom or vice versa. They start from 200 ltrs and go up to 660 ltrs. These are the highest-selling refrigerators and are in mid-price range.

Pros

• Bigger vessels/ beverage bottles can be accommodated, depending upon the capacity of the refrigerator
• Available in wired shelves (weight-holding capacity: 90 kg), acrylic shelves (weight-holding capacity: 40 kg) and toughened glass (weight-holding capacity: 90 kg)
• Refrigerators with acrylic/ toughened glass will have a unique temperature in each compartment

Cons

• Deodorizer feature not available in smaller sizes
• Not available in smaller sizes
• The vegetable section is smaller compared to a three-door refrigerator
• If the refrigerator section located in the lower part, you have to bend down to get the vegetables

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Also read,

• Refrigerator Maintenance Guide
• How to Keep Your Refrigerator Clean?
• Where to Place Refrigerator?

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