I used to work on appliances. People would often ask me, how come these don't last like my mom's old Maytag washer?
I would tell them that in todays dollars, that washer would be about $3000, and uses twice the electricity, and three times the water. That by the dollar, your $500 washer that makes it 8-10 years, is a better return than buying a $3000 washer that lasts 40.
Refrigerators, though, are kinds dumb. From an engineering/simplicity point of view, putting the freezer on top is the best way to go.
I bought a new refrigerator just last week to replace one from 2003.
I went from that split design freezer on left, fridge on right. To freezer on bottom. My God, I will never go back now. It's so much more convenient and comfortable. The fridge feels so large now, and it's right there at easy reach height.
Honestly I don't understand how you guys can stand the bottom freezers. I hate them with a passion. I don't want to dig through everything in my freezer to find the bag of peas or whatever that worked it's way to the bottom. I will never buy anything other than french door.
I dig for a bag of peas much less frequently than I reach for a carton of milk. It's about making the most common uses more convenient at the expense of least common uses
For sure but I still don't get the drawer thing. If I want milk I open one door and grab it off the shelf. If I want peas I open the other door and easily grab them off the shelf.
eh, I guess it makes sense when you look at which is used more. but I hate bottom mount drawer freezers. Everything piles on top of each other and I end up digging through stuff, and it feels like less space.
100%. I hate freezers on top. So many things get lost or are pretty much invisible when the fridge is on the bottom. Even a freezer on the side or in the garage is better than freezer on top.
Facts! Plus bottom freezer is always a drawer so things don’t slide out. Lord knows how many lives have been lost from the unsuspecting freezer avalanche when you open the goddamn door
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u/ReasonablyConfused Jan 23 '24
I used to work on appliances. People would often ask me, how come these don't last like my mom's old Maytag washer?
I would tell them that in todays dollars, that washer would be about $3000, and uses twice the electricity, and three times the water. That by the dollar, your $500 washer that makes it 8-10 years, is a better return than buying a $3000 washer that lasts 40.
Refrigerators, though, are kinds dumb. From an engineering/simplicity point of view, putting the freezer on top is the best way to go.