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Refrigerators

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It may sound clichéd but a refrigerator is truly an integral part of every home. You could be living in a studio apartment with no room for an elaborate bed but you'll definitely want to squeeze a refrigerator in it, albeit a mini one.

The choice of refrigerator 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 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 are the kind who likes their weekly Sunday grocery shopping a larger capacity will be useful.

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 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.

BUDGET
There are plenty of features for you to choose from. However, knowing the cash you'd like to spend will narrow the range making it easier for you to select. The price range is very extensive starting from Rs 5,500 going up to Rs 2,25,000. Frost-free refrigerators starting from Rs 10,000 have made defrosting a fading memory. There are also models that have an automatic defrosting option which defrost the fresh-food compartment automatically, but the freezer still has to be defrosted manually. Models such as these are priced at Rs 7,490 onwards.

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Never buy any of the haier refrigerators. you will keep on shouting and no body will listen to your complaint. i bought a top of the line HRF-6000FR a year ago and since then my nightmare started.
Arvind | Jan 15,2008

I intend to purchase a refregerator of a reliable brand say, Godrej, Whilpool or LG having capcity 100 ltrs
Sushma | Dec 31,2007

I would like to purchase the refrigerator single door in 190-215 lit capacity . Among whirlpool , godrej
yogeshpd | Nov 03,2007

I want to purchse refrigerator in medium size with latest features.
santosh dattatray masurkar | Nov 01,2007

I want purchase refrigerator in small size (50-100 ltrs) with latest features like 1.
sudhakar | Oct 29,2007

I want purchase refrigerator in small size (50-100 ltrs) with latest features like 1.clean back 2.quick freez compartment, 3.Deodoriser and frost free, and any other new features. The consumption of electricity should be low, this is a must. kindly suggest me a good refrigerator with details. kindly provide me details if any dealer is offering discounts in Hyderabad.
bhaskar | Oct 16,2007

I want to buy refrigerator frost free above 25 litres capacity with big freezer chamber. Which brand is good and long lasting
Madhu Lalji | Sep 22,2007