If for some reason you needed a detached freezer, then you should approach it with wisdom and responsibility. You do not want an emergency breakdown when the device fails and leaves a large puddle on the floor, flooding the neighbors with it? In this article we will give you a couple of tips on what exactly to look for when buying.
Type of freezer
There are a couple of types of freezers. The most in demand are the so-called refrigerated cabinets. In fact, this is a familiar to us all refrigerator, just in its composition you will not find something other than the freezer compartment. Such cabinets can be of different sizes - up to the height of an adult. Large refrigerated cabinets should be used in catering and other similar establishments. A smaller unit is suitable for use at home.
Freezing lari are less popular. Most of all they look like a lid opening from the top. It is much more difficult to store food in such a freezer, as it is extremely difficult to get the item at the bottom. But on the other hand, such devices consume less electricity and can fit even on a small piece of free space.
Volume
Like standard refrigerators, freezers differ from each other most of all by their internal volume. If the device is bought for a family of just two people, then a 200-liter or even smaller freezer is more than enough. Not enough of this volume will be only catering. In such places are usually put 400-liter or even larger monsters. They are comparable in size to standard refrigerators.
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Freezing class and power
Some people believe that all such devices freeze food to a single temperature. But actually it is not. In the characteristics of all freezers produced abroad, you will find the parameter "class of freezing", which indicates one or another number of stars. One star is the ability to freeze to a temperature of -6 degrees. Four stars indicate that the device reduces this parameter to -24 degrees. Of course, such a strong freeze is required only for restaurants - for fast ice production. At home, such a low temperature may be needed only for extremely long storage of meat products.
Freezing power directly depends on its class. The most expensive models allow you to create 25 kg of ice per day. The average family doesn’t need such a hard worker - it only needs an instrument capable of producing no more than 5-8 kg of ice per day.
Other selection criteria
If you live in an old house, then you should be interested in the function of autosave cold. She will come to the rescue in the event of a power outage - the freezer tries to keep the temperature low as long as possible, sometimes for two days. You should also familiarize yourself with the energy saving class, marked with Latin letters A, B, C and D. In modern realities, you should be interested only in freezers with the energy saving class A + and A.
Current devices may be mechanically or electronically controlled. It does not affect their work in any way. If you can easily master the new technology, then choose a model with an electronic control unit - it allows you to adjust a much larger number of parameters. More modern freezers are increasingly receiving support for technology No Frost. Such devices do not require defrosting - they can be used continuously for many years!
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Popular Freezer Manufacturers
Similar devices make practically everyone who is engaged in creation of refrigerators. You can easily find in the stores the models released by the forces Bosch or Siemens - they have a higher cost and advanced functionality. Also products from Miele, Kuppersbusch, Indesit and Liebherr.
If you are in search of a budget option, we recommend choosing a freezer. "Saratov", Pozis (this company owns the familiar brand "Sviyaga"), Whirlpool or Gorenje.
