Buying a built-in refrigerator, you need to know the pros and cons affecting its operation in the future. Built-in multi-function models and expensive. Therefore, it makes sense to give up the extra features and choose a cheaper and more reliable device.
By appointment it is an ordinary household appliance for cooling and freezing products, their long-term storage. The main difference in design - no external housing. This allows the unit to disguise under furniture and preserve the unity of the interior in the kitchen.
Content
- 1 What is different from the usual?
- 2 Advantages and disadvantages
- 3 Types and features built-in refrigerators
- 4 What is to stop choice?
What is different from the usual?
From a built-in stand-alone version is different in several ways. Most of them are due to the specific design.
- Installation of such devices more difficult. It is not limited adjustable feet to adjust the horizontal position. It needs to build boxes, hanging on the door of the facade. Often this work is performed only by specialists.
- Choice of design allows the device to stand not only in the kitchen. It can be placed in the bedroom, hall, dining room, office, without compromising interior.
- The model takes into account the size of the embedded features of the installation. Reduced storage capacity makes them compact. If the simple device is mounted in a niche, its size is much larger.
- Decorative panels are more sound and heat insulation. In this way the device works quietly. Protection against external sources of heat promotes long-term conservation of cold in the absence of power. It improves energy efficiency.
Advantages and disadvantages
Refrigerators have the following advantages:
- external panels to help pick up the device for the interior;
- can be mounted in any room, regardless of its design;
- reduced dimensions save space;
- improved thermoregulation makes the instrument more economical;
- Increased thickness of the outer walls reduces noise to a minimum.
With all the advantages of such devices are not without drawbacks:
- more stringent requirements for the installation, which is not always possible to carry out on their own;
- the device is difficult to rearrange due to mounting features. If necessary, would have to dismantle the box or move the equipment with furniture;
- For the same reason, complicated repairs - if break some detail need to remove the panel;
- a small volume of the working chambers. Most often, the savings achieved by reducing the freezer;
- increased price, in comparison with the free-standing models. Still further need to buy furniture for embedded devices.
These drawbacks do not affect the quality and performance. Based on user feedback, they pay for themselves the advantages of hidden installation.
Types and features built-in refrigerators
Such models are different size, the number of working chambers, the doors, the types of the evaporator system. A distinctive feature of built-in appliances - different mounting methods.
- By the size of most of the instruments created taking into account the possibility of installing a conventional kitchen furniture. Therefore, their standard height dimensions do not exceed 80 cm, width - 55 cm. However, manufacturers have provided the ability to install a high columns. For such cases, models are available up to 200 cm. The width is also different. Washer Side-by-Side can go beyond 60 cm.
- According to the number of cameras emit single-chamber and two-chamber units. The first type devices may be intended either for freezing or cooling products. These are small devices, with the volume of the working space of a few tens of liters, but there are larger options. The difference may amount to several hundred liters. All of them can easily fit under the countertop. Two-cell counterparts multifunctional. Inside they are divided into a refrigeration compartment and a freezer.
- The multi-technique has one or two doors. In the latter case, the refrigerating and freezing chambers are opened independently. Separate group of two-door assemblies. They put the doors are not vertically stacked and horizontally. This saves height, while maintaining the roominess.
- Built-in models equipped with dropping defrosting system and No Frost technology. Regular defrosting of these two systems requires a drip. The operation of such devices is accompanied by accumulation of condensation and ice formation. The second technique does not cause such problems - machinery itself freed from the condensate, caring for her easier.
- The installation device may be partially or completely recessed. In case of partial embedding in a box hidden sidewall with the top. Exterior side of the original is framed, it should be selected by the interior design. In a second embodiment, hung on the facade of another decorative panel. The type of fastening depends on the opening angle of the door.
The rest of the built-in devices do not differ from the classics.
What is to stop choice?
When the question differs from the built-in household refrigerator usual resolved, you can proceed to the choice of the model-specific parameters. First of all, this:
- the dimensions of which should correspond to the size box;
- compressor design. The quality of the work line and quieter than conventional inverter;
- energy efficiency. It is the most economical model of class A +++;
- freezing system. From an operational point of view, easier to clean No Frost technology. If regular maintenance is not a problem, you can choose a less expensive - dropping.
When choosing which device is better, it is important to consider the manufacturer. On it depends the reliability and durability of the purchase. Models of famous brands have a strong positive reputation.
Built-in appliances will be the best choice when there is a problem with free space. These models are suitable for those for whom the important interior space. But also have to put up with a smaller capacity and installation complexities.
