Refrigerator - an indispensable attribute of any home. In principle, you can completely do without a number of other equipment, which habitually "prescribed" in our homes - a dishwasher, a food processor and even a TV - is not vital. But here is how to be without a refrigerator, if it is necessary not just regularly, but daily? Therefore, the issue of choosing a specific model for your home should be approached especially carefully and meaningfully.
In view of the fact that the range of refrigerators, and the spread of prices is huge( from 5 500 to 100 000 rubles and more), the purchase of the device causes certain difficulties. After all, it's no secret that most often we focus on its size and appearance( "stylish" or not), seller's recommendations( advertising) and tempting offers for a discount "only for you personally"( as without it).But is this really what we need? So let's figure out what and how to evaluate in the store, especially since both advertisers and sales managers are somewhat disingenuous, not paying our attention to some nuances, very significant from a practical point of view.
Outside the refrigerator
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Dimensions .Not only whether he successfully "fits" in the kitchen, but whether he will manage to carry through the doorway. - Handles. Can be hinged or "hidden".The latter is preferable for small rooms, when there is a risk or hit, or catch on clothes. Models are produced, in which the doors open when you touch the handle. This is convenient if you need to load something in the refrigerator, and your hands are busy. If the handles are located on the surface, you need to check the "stiffness" of their attachment.
- Quality of painting .To determine this, it is sufficient to examine the "border" between the metal and the plastic. These are the most problematic places. It is here, if you look closely, you can find defects. By the way, they are often elementary paint over, and this must be taken into account. On some models, these "lines" are covered with scotch tape. You need to ask the seller to remove it. If the painting is factory, quality, then there will be no paint peeling.
- Compressor manufacturer .Many models of refrigerators - prefabricated, and components for them are purchased from different companies. If the compressor is "made in China", then the experts advise "to pass by".
Inside the fridge
- Seal condition .It should be elastic, without "sagging".Particular attention is paid to the corners. In these places there should be no "gaps".
- Plastic coating .Any unevenness indicates a violation of production technology or poor-quality raw materials. With light pressure on the skin, it should not be deformed. The presence of the smell of "chemistry" - another proof of low-grade material.
- On plug-in shelves, trays, is necessary to find the symbols , indicating the type of material used( they are all "numbered").For example, GPPS, PP or other .If available, this is evidence of European quality. The absence of such is a sign of second-rate products, which are produced for marketing in the countries of the "third world".
- Documentation of .It is important not only the guarantee period, but also the conditions for its implementation, the way of communication with the technical support service.
This will all happen later, already at the point of sales, will not take much time and is rather a matter of identifying defects and assessing product quality. But how to make an OSNOZLENNY, OPTIMAL choice for a refrigerator and not go on the occasion of a seller who absolutely does not know either the composition of our family, the level of its incomes, or preferences, and so on?
To do this, you need to understand what kind of fridges are they? Therefore, before going to the store, you should familiarize yourself with the engineering solutions implemented in modern models.
Energy class
Recommendation one - the higher it is, the better( from A to A ++ ).Such refrigerators are more expensive than categories "B" and "C", but if you evaluate their economy for the future, and with the constant increase in tariffs, the benefits are obvious.
Freezer
The best option if it is located in the bottom of the refrigerator.
Firstly, , it is more convenient to collect water during thawing.
Secondly , the load on the compressor is reduced. After all, it is always placed at the bottom, and if the camera is from above, then it will have to work with more power to "deliver" there the refrigerant. And this increases power consumption and reduces the resource of the mechanism.
Design
The number of cameras can be from 1 to 6.
Single-compartment refrigerators are known since the past. One door, behind which both the common compartment, and a small "freezer" in the upper part.
Two-chamber - the most popular models in terms of both cost and functionality.
The feature of multi-compartment refrigerators is the presence of a "freshness zone".It allows creating optimal conditions for storage of products of the "perishable" category without freezing. The combinations of all cameras are different. But the price of such refrigerators is much higher than average.
Everything else - shelves, drawers, compartments, hull color and so on - at the discretion of the hostess. There are many variants here.
Compressor
Models with one compressor are noisier. But the device works simultaneously on both cameras.
With two - each works for the "own" compartment. For example, defrosting the freezer, you can turn off only one compressor, and the second continues to maintain the necessary temperature in the common chamber. Convenient, and if you have to often and for a long time to leave the house( business trip, departure to the country, and so on).
Defrosting system
It is necessary to focus on what is more convenient for the hostess - manual mode, "automatic" or "semi-automatic".Defrosting in the first case is more frequent. For the "machine" - about once every 1.5 - 2 years. The model with "semiautomatic" is something between the first two. One camera can be defrosted automatically, the other - manually.
Control of the
- Manual. A familiar temperature regulator.
- El / mechanical. Switching - buttons.
- Electronic. The presence of the display greatly simplifies the sensor adjustment of the modes and allows to achieve absolute accuracy in setting parameters.
Services
Here the main thing to understand, and which of them are really necessary or useful for a specific user? Manufacturers are constantly improving something, so it makes sense to note only the most common:
- ice generation;
- accessories / accessories( trays, trays and the like);
- built-in appliances - watches, TV, there is even an internet;
- "accompaniment" of opening the door( by sound, turning on the warning light);
- the possibility of its permutation( opening to the right or left).
Comfort comfort, but it is not worth forgetting about the corresponding mark-up!
Useful advices
Often a "breakthrough" in technology positions such a feature of the refrigerator as the presence of special, antibacterial agents in plastic. They are evidenced by various labels like "Microbes Stop"( although there are others, "Ag +", for example).Here for this innovation it is necessary to pay, and it is a lot of. Only here, according to professionals, such additions will "fly away" in less than a year .They are elementary washed off during defrosting and internal cleaning of the device. It turns out that money is paid, and the effect is only for a few months? Yes, and what it is, is also a big question.
For sale there are models built-in. They are advisable to buy for a kitchen of small sizes when ordering a headset. But the price for them is higher, and the capacity is less.
So that you do not waste your time and nerves, you need to specify how and by whom support is provided after the warranty period expires? Not all workshops will take to repair too "heaped" model. And where they do it, do they have a manufacturer's certification, or do they themselves purchase parts through intermediaries, on the market? Do they have the appropriate technical documentation? Deadline for the application? Otherwise in the process of operation, even the most "pleasant in every way" refrigerator can bring a lot of trouble.
