Refrigerators Buying Guide

A shopping guide for as ubiquitous a household item as a refrigerator! Do you really need a buying guide for a fridge? Well, if you are thinking on these lines just read on.

Refrigerators are the home appliances which you don't buy everyday but instead intend to use for at least a few years. Considering the wide range of choices available in the market, it would be prudent to review the ones available and decide according to your own household needs. In fact where you place such appliances can be a factor in deciding the home decor, since it should blend well with furnishings. Hence size, features, space all are important factors to be considered and should not be regretted later.

There are a plethora of options available in the market which bring in its wake another difficulty. Almost every season you'll find manufacturers announcing new Fridge models with varying capacities and more add-ons(read bells and whistles!). Which one do you actually go in for? Design, features, options and affordability all make selecting and purchasing a refrigerator complicated.

So, lets try to enlist what all you need to consider essentially:

Capacity and Flexibility: Refrigerators are available in many sizes, with versatile interior shelving and storage space. The choice of fridge you want to buy for your home will depend on the number of people in your house as well as your food habits. The needs of a family of four are typically served by a fridge of capacity in the range of 200-400 litres.

Fridge Types: Household refrigerators come in two types: direct cool and frost-free. Direct cooling ones are mostly single door refrigerators and frost-free refrigerators are mostly double and multiple doors.

Refrigerator Size: You have to decide before-hand about where you want to keep your fridge and how much space you have available there to match the size of the refrigerator you buy. Hence the width and depth of the refrigerator with the doors open should be measured. Make sure the unit fits the area with some extra space available on all sides. For maximum efficiency, Refrigerators need to have at least a foot of "breathing room" on each side.

Efficiency: An efficient refrigerator will consume less electricity and hence it wouldn't cause your monthly electricity bill to burn a hole in your pocket, while keeping your stuff preserved at the same time.

Performance Features: All refrigerators are designed to cool and freeze. However, certain performance features make its everyday use easier.

Maintenance and Upkeep: The fridge is kept running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. So, a model which makes everyday maintenance and upkeep easy and worry-free would be more desirable. 

These are just a few and this Refrigerator buying guide will bring all the information at your finger tips to help you make an informed buying decision. We'll discuss all the following in this buying guide:   

•   Frost Free vs Direct Cool Refrigerators
•   Top Fridge Brands in India
•   Types of Refrigerators and benefit of each in detail   
•   Refrigerator Specifications Explained  
•   Compare Fridge Prices in India 
•   Compare Refrigerator Features
•   Top Rated Refrigerators

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