refrigrator

India
January 1, 2010 5:47am CST
Hello , what should be the ideal size (capacity in terms of liters) of the refrigerator for family of 2. Planning to buy something in a new year. Wish you all the Happy New year...
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@tunexzy (69)
• Nigeria
1 Jan 10
Before you decide on buying anything, you have to look at your pocket and then you can now proceed with the next step. On the issue the location has to be consider.... where to put the refrigerator and the next thing is the what to put inside it. Follow the steps above and i believe it will work for you.
• India
6 Jan 10
yep pocket comes first and then you get in to a bracket from which you have to make a choice !!! cheers mate
@benny128 (3615)
1 Jan 10
buy something that you can fill, everybody has different amounts in the fridge so make sure whatever you buy is not too small if I was you I would buy something you think will be slightly too big for you then you always have a little bit extra room
• India
6 Jan 10
Hello benny , yaa i guess you are right i should go for something which might be bit bigger at this point of time but might meet my requirements for 2-3 years and i can keep my stuff in it. had looked for quite a few models , will finalize some thing in this week end cheers!!
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
1 Jan 10
It's best to keep a refrigerator as full as possible. A half empty fridge uses more energy. The size you require very much depends on what you are going to store in it. If you use a lot of fresh vegetables (or grow them), you will tend to need a larger size than if you only keep milk, butter a few ready meals and leftovers. About.com says "If you're buying a spare or beverage refrigerator, a compact model under 11 cu. ft. may be sufficient. A 14 cu. ft size can be adequate for a family of 4, but a 18 - 22 cu. ft or higher would be better for a large family. If you have a vegetable garden, a larger refrigerator would be very convenient." So one can assume that, for two, something between 10 and 12 cu. ft. (about 300 - 350 litres) would be sufficient. Refrigerators vary greatly, though, in internal layout - the adjustability of shelves, provision for vegetables and separate racks for bottles, butter and so on. Some are not nearly as convenient, well laid out or as easy to clean as others! Another rather important criterion is the space that you have to put it in. Measure carefully before you shop and make sure that there is space enough to open the door more than 90 degrees (for cleaning and adjusting shelves).
@missweety (626)
• Latvia
1 Jan 10
Hello! We are two persons living together and we have medium size refrigerator. Sorry, I will not tell you how mush l it has, I just don't know. But I would say that this medium size fits us great. It is aprox. 1m 60 cm height and average width. Take the one with lots of freezer boxes and separate place for ice. I have to shelves in a freezing department: one i use for sweet things like frozen berries or ice-cream other is used for frozen vegetables or meat. And extra small shelve for ice, I can put these these small ice forms that need to be filled with water and then i have ice ...what else??? for us we have three shelves in refrigerator I think it's enough...good luck!!!
@apexiph (123)
• Malaysia
1 Jan 10
Hi. Refrigerator? I don't need such a big refrigerator because we not fully use the one that we have now. My family seldom bought wet item because we are rarely cook. We use to eat outside because we were just 3. So I think it is much savings when we eat outside. Refrigerator will not going to be a big issues for my family. My advice is, just buy as you need. :