Thread Number: 71424
/ Tag: Refrigerators
Looking for a fridge |
[Down to Last] |
|
Post# 945123 , Reply# 1   6/24/2017 at 23:53 (2,469 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
Hans, I know you'll find something you like.
I think you should hold out for a two-door manual defrost model. At least on the two-door manual defrost GE's, the separate freezer will maintain a true zero degrees. I don't know if the same can be said for similarly configured Coldspot or Norge models, but their freezers have got to be colder than the so-called freezers on most single door types.
What are you replacing, and why? |
Post# 945231 , Reply# 3   6/25/2017 at 13:56 (2,468 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
My tiny '39 Westinghouse fridge kept ice cream firm, but that was back when it came in rectangular cartons and it could be laid flat on the bottom of the evaporator. The evaporator "can" was so small that not much else could fit or remain frozen solid with that carton in there.
The single door GE Combinations also had the zero degree freezer as you mentioned. I'm assuming the Hotpoint you looked at used more or less the same system, with a rear cold plate in the fresh food section. I can't imagine a single door bottom freezer could be designed any other way.
One thing to consider is that the early Frost Guard Combinations didn't use a fan to circulate the air in the fresh food section. That might be the best of both worlds for you. If you see the serpentine coil up top, you're golden.
Your current Hotpoint sounds boring. I can understand why you'd want to replace it even if it didn't burn its contents in the freezer. I've noticed that in the past ten or so years, manufacturers have begun outfitting crisper drawers with gaskets to retain moisture and keep the air movement from drying things out. It seems to be effective on our 2009 KitchenAid. |