Freezer selection

The freezer has long been a familiar and indispensable thing in the household. It perfectly complements the refrigerator and allows you to save food for a long time, thanks to their freezing. For example, in this way you can stock up for the winter fruits collected or bought in summer, not to mention meat and fish products. But in order to understand how to choose the right freezer for the house, it is recommended to listen to some recommendations.

Types of freezers

To decide which appliance to freeze, you need to know what types of freezers exist. On the modern market there are 2 types of products.

1. Horizontal. These freezers are also called chests.The camera chest looks like a horizontal box with a lid mounted on top. It may have such dimensions: a height in the range of 78 - 100 cm, a width varies from 48 to 190 cm, a depth in the range of 50 - 80 cm. The usable volume can be in the range from 90 to 670 liters.
   
2. Vertical. Externally, they look like an ordinary refrigerator. In terms of dimensions, the product can be as follows: height from 49.5 cm to 210 cm, width from 40 to 140 cm, depth from 46 to 80 cm. The usable volume of such cells ranges from 28 to 450 liters.

Before choosing a freezer for your home, decide on the place where it will be installed. After that, using the results of measurements, you can choose a device that is suitable in size.

Important features

To choose a freezer for your home, you must take into account the basic parameters that are characteristic of any type of freezer units.

1. Volume From the spaciousness of the product depends on how many products you can freeze. According to reviews, an average family for storing meat and fruit and vegetable preparations will be enough products with a volume of from 150 to 250 liters.
2. Freezing class. Before purchasing a freezer for home, you should consider the number of stars that mark the unit.You should know that each star means temperature -6^°C. If you read the numerous reviews of freezers, it will become clear that for home equipment 3-4 stars would be enough.
3. power usage. Before you choose a freezer, you must remember that it is an electrical appliance that will be turned on almost constantly. In order to save, ask the seller-consultant about the level of energy consumption of this model of the unit. If you look at the figure below, you can understand what the marking in the form of letters from A to G on any freezer means. Based on these data, of course, it is better to choose a product with an energy class from A to C. But it should be noted that the price of such devices will be significantly higher.
   

4. Power. Speaking about this parameter, it means the number of kilograms that the freezer is able to freeze for 1 day. There are products with a capacity of up to 25 kg / day. The more actively you plan to use the device, the greater the power of the unit should be chosen when purchasing. For a family of 3 - 4 people it is better to buy a product with a capacity of from 6 to 10 kg / day.

Extra options

Before you choose a freezer, looking at the instructions in the store, you may encounter some interesting features that you want to have at least a small idea. Therefore, so that you do not worry about how to choose the most modern and convenient freezer installation, we will provide the decoding of the most common options.

Extra freeze

This option is useful if you plan to frequently store new products in the product.. At the moment of opening the door, and when warm products are placed inside the unit, an increase in temperature inevitably occurs inside the unit, which affects the quality of the frozen contents. To avoid this, some time before the unit is replenished with food, the fast freezing mode is activated, and when the door is opened, there is no critical temperature increase.

Control system

The operation of the product for freezing can be adjusted using manual or electromechanical control. With manual control all modes, including temperature, are set using regulators.With the help of the latter, it is difficult to achieve accurate settings when setting up equipment; you can set only approximate values ​​of modes.

With electromechanical control The user can set the exact values ​​of all parameters, for example, humidity and temperature. This is done using the buttons located on the control panel, and the set values ​​can be observed on the social LCD display.

Climate class

When selecting a freezer unit, you may notice a label indicating the class of the unit: SN or N. Products of this class are available for temperate countrieswhich includes Russia. They are designed to operate at ambient temperatures up to 32 ° C. If your plan is to operate the product in hotter conditions, then the class of equipment chosen should be ST or T.

Cold autosave

This function is indispensable if you often turn off the electricity. The effect of maintaining a negative temperature is achieved by the cold accumulators that were previously placed in the product chamber.. In a situation where a power outage occurred, the freezer is able to keep cold without melting food,within 2 days. At the same time, the dimensions of the device with the “Auto cold preservation” function do not matter.

Batteries are available for sale and can be purchased later.

Defrosting

Few people want to defrost the camera and free it from frozen ice. Listen to the advice of advanced users: when making a choice of a freezer, look at products that have No Frost function. This technology prevents the appearance of frost inside the machine, and you only need to turn it off occasionally for washing.

But there is one drawback in such products: due to the use of dry freezing, some products can dehydrate (dry). The problem is solved by placing all the products you choose to store in a sealed package, or by wrapping them in cling film.

Light indicator

The light signaling reports that the maximum time during which the door can be opened is out. This function allows you to control the temperature inside the unit, and not to allow it to rise to a critical level.

Security lock

If you have small children in your house, then buy a device with an option “child lock".This protection blocks all buttons on the control panel, and thus protects the freezer from failures, which can be caused by uncontrolled pressing of control keys.

Removable door

The freezer having a removable door is very convenient in operation. This feature is especially important for devices of vertical type. Purchase of such a unit will delight you with its versatility when installing it. You have the right to choose which way the door will open. You can install a home freezer in any part of the room, no matter which side the wall is from.

Apparatus cost

The dimensions of the freezers have a major influence on pricing. Therefore it is worth choosing a unit that meets your needs, and not chase after excessive internal volumes.

1. Budget options freezers with a standard set of functions will cost around 16-20 thousand rubles. Such models of devices are very popular with the majority of the urban population.
2. TO average price category freezers can be attributed apparatuses, the cost of which is in the range from 23 to 30 thousand rubles.They already have larger dimensions than the above-described budget models, and are designed for large families.
3. TO costly and the most “tricked out” can be attributed to products whose value exceeds 40 thousand rubles. They have a beautiful design, the maximum number of functions and many different improvements designed for more comfortable operation of refrigeration equipment.