I didn't know where to post this, but it is all in the spirit of saving money so I'll post it here.
I've owned various refrigerators for a number of years, one fridge that I owned for a long time was a 25cf fridge/freezer combo with top freezer. Then we owned a 30 year old side by side that was practically given to us. Both of those were good fridges, but lets not forget about 4-6 more that we've had that cost $50-200 each and either completely failed or started doing weird stuff including freezing the refrigerator compartment etc, necessitating emergency replacement.
Got fed up with fridge/freezers that don't work properly or keep either side the right temp, so I went with a large upright fridge and a 5cf chest freezer. Has been the best setup yet and rock-solid reliable after 3 years. We never have to worry about anything in the fridge freezing nor anything in the freezer thawing. I haven't done any energy usage comparisons but I do have reason to believe that my setup performs more reliably and at a lower cost than anything comparable as my freezer isn't the frost free type and the fridge just doesn't have the warming crap a combo does.
If it had been up to me entirely I would have gone with 2 chest freezers and converted one to a fridge. I even bought the kit to do so, but haven't done that yet. The other advantage to the chest freezer is that it's also the counter top next to my stove.
Got any good tips for saving money with various appliances?
I've owned various refrigerators for a number of years, one fridge that I owned for a long time was a 25cf fridge/freezer combo with top freezer. Then we owned a 30 year old side by side that was practically given to us. Both of those were good fridges, but lets not forget about 4-6 more that we've had that cost $50-200 each and either completely failed or started doing weird stuff including freezing the refrigerator compartment etc, necessitating emergency replacement.
Got fed up with fridge/freezers that don't work properly or keep either side the right temp, so I went with a large upright fridge and a 5cf chest freezer. Has been the best setup yet and rock-solid reliable after 3 years. We never have to worry about anything in the fridge freezing nor anything in the freezer thawing. I haven't done any energy usage comparisons but I do have reason to believe that my setup performs more reliably and at a lower cost than anything comparable as my freezer isn't the frost free type and the fridge just doesn't have the warming crap a combo does.
If it had been up to me entirely I would have gone with 2 chest freezers and converted one to a fridge. I even bought the kit to do so, but haven't done that yet. The other advantage to the chest freezer is that it's also the counter top next to my stove.
Got any good tips for saving money with various appliances?