• A fridge is an electrical appliance that constantly consumes electricity, making it one of the biggest consumers of electricity at home. Therefore, if you are planning to buy a new fridge, we recommend you choose a fridge with a higher energy efficiency class, which will consume less electricity.
• Before buying a fridge, please read the energy label of the fridge carefully.
• A critical factor in choosing a fridge is its capacity: larger-volume fridges consume the most power.
• Choose the capacity of your fridge based on the size of your family, the quantity of food you need, and how often you cook. If your previous fridge was half-empty all the time, maybe you should buy a smaller one next time.
• We also recommend buying a fridge and a freezer with an automatic defrost function to prevent layers of ice from forming on the walls of the appliance. It will make sure that you don’t have to manually defrost your freezer and fridge and your appliance is energy efficient during operation.
• Remember that the electricity consumption of a freestanding fridge is 20% lower than that of a built-in fridge.
• For the regular freezing of fruit, berries, mushrooms, game, fish and other products, it is advisable to buy a separate freezer that can be switched off when stocks run low. This will be more efficient than buying a fridge with a large freezer, which will consume unnecessary electricity when your stocks run low.

Do I really need to replace my current fridge if it still works?

You should start thinking about buying a new fridge if your current fridge is at least 10 years old: the amount of energy it consumes can be up to 50% higher than that of a modern fridge.