With the continuous improvement of living standards, refrigerators have become essential furniture for every family. In the market, refrigerators have entered a period of crazy involution. Compared with the past when you could buy a refrigerator for one or two thousand, now it is

With the continuous improvement of living standards, refrigerators have become essential furniture for every family.

In the market, refrigerators have entered a period of crazy involution. Compared with the past when you could buy a refrigerator for one or two thousand, now it is common to buy a refrigerator for more than ten thousand.

Of course, consumption has upgraded, and the appearance, performance, etc. of refrigerators have also been significantly upgraded.

Coupled with the intrusion of this epidemic, more families understand the importance of refrigerator storage, and their requirements for refrigerators are getting higher and higher.

During the Shanghai epidemic, the phenomenon of collective group purchases of refrigerators was also a microcosm of market demand.

So, faced with all kinds of refrigerators on the market, how can we choose the refrigerator that suits us best?

1. Door opening method and volume

The door opening methods of refrigerators are generally: single door, double door, three door, double door, T-shaped door, cross door and multi-door. Multi-door openings are divided into French opening doors and Japanese opening doors.

Single door

Advantages: Small size, small footprint, flexible to move, girls can easily carry it. cheap price.

Disadvantages: It only has a refrigerator compartment and cannot store food for a long time. The volume is small and often cannot meet the food storage needs of an adult.

double door

Advantages: relatively simple structure, low failure rate, and relatively cheap price. Disadvantages of

: It only has a refrigerator and a freezer, the temperature zone is small, the freshness preservation effect is not very good, and it can only meet basic freezing needs. Generally, direct cooling type refrigeration is used, and defrosting is more troublesome.

Three-door refrigerator

Advantages: It has a variable greenhouse, and the freshness preservation effect and capacity are much better than the double-door refrigerator. When the refrigerator or freezer space is not enough, the greenhouse can be used temporarily.

Disadvantages: The capacity of the greenhouse is not large, and it cannot keep more ingredients in a good fresh-keeping environment.

double door

Advantages: The capacity is the largest among various door opening methods. Compared with other door opening methods with similar capacities, the actual storage capacity of side-by-side doors is larger. Disadvantages of

: higher price. Covers a large area. The noise is louder than a multi-door refrigerator. And when the refrigerator is opened, more air conditioning is lost. It is not possible to design an independent broadband greenhouse. The storage compartments are many but small, and larger foods need to be cut and stored.

T-shaped door opening

Advantages: The evolved version of side-by-side door refrigerator , like the side-by-side door refrigerator, has a large volume. With the addition of an independent broadband greenhouse, the freshness preservation effect is better.

Disadvantages: T-shaped door refrigerators are usually used by Siemens or Bosch , and the price is very high, basically over 10,000. Also, too much cold air is lost when the freezer is opened.

Cross-door door

Advantages: There are many partitions, the space distribution is clear and reasonable, and it is suitable for families with complex food storage types. The space utilization rate is relatively high. The appearance is grand.

Disadvantages: It takes up a lot of space, the freezer is smaller laterally than the hair style door, and large foods need to be cut to put them in the freezer.

French multi-door

Advantages: The space utilization rate is higher than that of the cross-door refrigerator. The freezer drawer underneath is spacious and can store larger ingredients. The appearance is grand. Disadvantages of

: high price.

Japanese-style multi-door refrigerator

Advantages: It has more ice-making compartments and fresh-keeping freezing compartments than the French-door refrigerator, and has richer functions. The storage and management of food ingredients is more refined and more in line with Asian usage habits. Beautiful and atmospheric. Disadvantages of

: The price is high, generally close to ten thousand yuan or more than ten thousand yuan.

Suggestions for purchasing

For those who generally rent or live alone , you can choose a single-door refrigerator. reference size: 550x500x865mm

For those who have a general budget and want a slightly larger capacity choose double-door or three-door refrigerators. .

Double-door refrigerator reference size:

730x910x1780mm

920x820x1800mm

1770x920x740mm

Three-door refrigerator reference size : 545x560x1740mm

If you don’t like the refrigerator to be large and want a large capacity, choose French and Japanese style Multiple door openings.

French-style multi-door refrigerator reference size: 654x641x1817mm

Japanese-style multi-door refrigerator reference size: 792x580x1900mm

Key point: within limited conditions, if you can buy a large capacity, do not buy a small capacity .

2, Refrigeration method

There are three refrigeration methods for refrigerators, namely direct cooling , air cooling and mixed cooling . The three characteristics of

are also different.

direct cooling : evaporator is attached to the back or exposed part of the refrigerator, and the cold air is transmitted by the air-conditioning pipe to indirectly reduce the internal temperature of the refrigerator. Models such as

have strong freezing capabilities, simple structures and low maintenance costs.

However, it is prone to frost and requires regular manual defrosting, and ingredients close to the air-conditioning pipe will be frozen.

If the refrigerator has a large capacity, there will be a freezing dead zone. Direct cooling refrigeration mostly appears on small-capacity, low-priced models.

air-cooled : also known as frost-free refrigerator , the fan blows cold air directly into the refrigerator to reduce the internal temperature of the refrigerator, which is the current mainstream freezing method.

Although frost-free refrigerators do not require manual defrosting, they are actually frost-free.

is just frost on the surface of the evaporator that we cannot see. Every once in a while, the evaporator will heat and melt the frost, and the melted frost water will flow out from the drainage pipe .

The shortcomings of the air-cooled refrigerator are also obvious. The cold air blows directly on the surface of the food, which can easily take away the moisture of the food and cause odor problems. Because the structure is more complex than direct cooling refrigerator , the price is higher.

mixed cooling : As the name suggests, there are two forms of direct cooling and air cooling on the model. The refrigerator uses air cooling and the freezer uses direct cooling.

mixed cooling combines the advantages of direct cooling and air cooling. It will not frost and has a good preservation effect. The disadvantage of

is that it has a complex structure and high maintenance costs. Moreover, there are relatively few models equipped with mixed cooling, and most of them are used by Siemens and Bosch models.

summary: If you have enough budget, choose mixed cooling, followed by air cooling.

3, refrigeration system

The refrigeration system is what we often call multiple cycles, and it has a lot to do with the odor problem of the model.

However, it should be noted that the circulation system only exists in air-cooled or mixed-cooling models, and direct cooling models do not have a circulation system.

Single cycle

means that the refrigerator has only one evaporator and one refrigeration system. The structure is relatively simple and the refrigerator can only have one refrigeration method. The price is cheap, the function is single, and the single-door refrigerator is visible.

Double cycle

means that the refrigerator has two evaporators and two sets of refrigeration systems. The refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment each have independent refrigeration systems and are independent of each other.

is generally used in large-capacity refrigerators, which can meet the storage conditions of different foods , but the price is relatively expensive.

is often used in the refrigeration + freezer area of ​​double-door refrigerators.

Multi-cycle

Multi-cycle, also known as "three cycles", generally has three evaporators and three independent systems, which is the refrigeration + soft freezing + freezing circulation system in a common three-door refrigerator.

has better anti-odor effect, more complete functions, and correspondingly higher price.

Summary: If you have enough budget, choose a three-cycle system, followed by a double cycle. If you don’t have high requirements for food preservation, it is not recommended to choose a single-cycle model.

4, cooling mode

fixed frequency

refers to a refrigerator that uses a fixed frequency compressor. The speed is fixed and cannot be adjusted. It only relies on the frequent stops and starts of the compressor to control the temperature of the internal space.Although

is cheap to buy, it consumes more power in the later period, so it does not have an advantage in terms of price. Perhaps the biggest reason why most families like it is its low noise.

Variable frequency

refers to a refrigerator that uses a variable frequency compressor. Its speed is not fixed during operation. It can automatically adjust the operating speed according to the temperature to ensure the refrigeration effect of food to the greatest extent.

The various advantages of the variable frequency refrigerator can be compared with the fixed frequency. Although the purchase price is high, it is still more energy-saving and has better temperature control effect.

suggests: If you can buy a frequency converter, don’t buy a fixed frequency one.

5, energy efficiency

The state stipulates that the energy efficiency level of refrigerators shall not be lower than level five, because level 5 is the market access standard. Level 1 means that the refrigerator has met the international advanced level and has extremely low energy consumption. The higher the level, the higher the energy consumption.

Level 2 means the refrigerator is relatively energy-saving;

Level 3 means the refrigerator represents the average level of energy consumption on the market in my country;

Level 4 It represents greater than the average energy consumption level on the market.

6, refrigerator panel

The mainstream refrigerator panels currently on the market use color steel panels, stainless steel, glass panels, ceramic panels, etc. We can check the product introduction page to know what kind of panel the model is made of.

color steel : Previous models rarely used glass panels, mostly color steel panels and stainless steel panels. Color steel panels are divided into PCM color steel panels and VCM panels. The difference lies in the post-processing methods.

PCM: It is a color-coated board, which is painted directly on the metal plate. This type of material generally feels slightly uneven to the touch, and is generally used on both sides of the refrigerator.

VCM: It is a covering board. A layer of PVC film is covered on the metal material. The appearance and feel are better than the PCM board.

Many people see that the Casarte original stone series panels are very beautiful. The product page also introduces many different material compositions, but in fact they are also color steel panels, but they are mostly covered with anti-corrosion coatings.

stainless steel : In appearance, stainless steel panels are similar to color steel panels, but the cost is higher and the corrosion resistance is also higher. But the color is not as changeable as the color steel panel.

Glass panel : Glass panel is the mainstream of refrigerators at present, and its appearance is much higher than that of color steel and stainless steel panels. The

panel is made of tempered glass material. The panel is beautified through screen printing and UV printing. The overall appearance will be three-dimensional and give people a high-end fashion feeling.

However, the glass panel is also very easy to leave fingerprints, which will affect the appearance if not cleaned off.

Some people are worried that glass panels will be more susceptible to damage than tempered panels?

In fact, tempered glass is very hard. It will not break if it is not hit very hard. Even if it breaks, it will be integrated and will not scatter on the ground like ordinary glass. The

glass panel also has an advanced version, which is a crystal mirror glass panel like the Hitachi model. The

crystal mirror glass panel is polished through a special process. It can reflect your appearance exactly like a mirror, and its appearance is absolutely first-class.

ceramic panel : Currently, most Siemens or Bosch models are in use. The materials of the

panel are imported from Italy and fired with natural clay, thus creating a different texture for each model. The appearance of the

ceramic panel is also very high, giving people a graceful and luxurious feeling.

However, models using this kind of panel are very expensive, basically close to 20,000 or more. And the degree of collision is not as good as that of glass panels and tempered panels.

Summary : The panel is not the priority when purchasing a refrigerator. Usually, the choice of panel is considered after several models have been determined. I think in terms of appearance, ceramic panels are of course the best, followed by glass panels.

7, noise level

Refrigerators currently on the market have passed strict national standards, and the noise level will not exceed 45 decibels.

Normal human conversation is about 45 decibels. If the noise of the model is below 42 decibels, it will basically not affect life. If the noise value of

is 40 or above, I recommend placing it away from the bedroom.

Like LG refrigerator , the noise value is 40 decibels. You can still clearly hear the sound of the compressor and fan late at night, but you can't hear it during the day when the environment is noisy.

also has many low-noise models, with decibels as low as 35 decibels. This model will not affect sleep even if it is placed across a wall from the bedroom.