Does anybody have a freezerless refrigerator, and what do you think of it?
May 28, 2006 by I'maWonderer | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
I already have a large upright freezer, and I'd like more room in my refrigerator for non-frozen foods and beverages, but I'm not familiar with the freezerless models. I wonder if they might have less things go wrong with them, since many of the things that can go wrong with a refrigerator have to do with the defrost cycle.
yes i do. I think as far as fitting more things into it, it is definitely a bonus. This one is a "WOODS" made in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. I personally think there is a drawback to getting a freezer-less fridge. The one I have never seems to get cold enough. Since the volume is so large it takes more time to cool after you open it up. If you do decide to get one, hopefully, you will keep this in mind.
1GR8MOM | May 28, 2006
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CDC Gives Advice on Proper Vaccine Refrigeration
Every year, billions of dollars worth of vaccines are shipped to thousands of medical providers across the country, and every year doctors must dispose of tens of millions of dollars worth of those vaccines because they became too warm or too cold while in storage. Now, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), with funding from and in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have completed the first of a series of tests to determine best practices for properly storing and monitoring the temperature of refrigerated vaccines.
Their initial findings* will be included in a CDC training video and report to be released July 2010.
To ensure they are effective, most vaccines must be kept between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius from the time they are manufactured until they are administered. In addition to the cost of spoiled vaccines that must be destroyed, lack of temperature control probably has resulted in the administering of ineffective vaccinations to the public in a small, but significant, percentage of cases.
In this first phase of a larger study, NIST researchers compared standard-sized refrigerators without freezers against smaller, dormitory-style refrigerators under a variety of conditions, storage practices and use scenarios, including leaving the refrigerator door ajar for various periods, power loss and raising the ambient temperature of the room.
The NIST Thermometry group found that standard-sized, freezerless refrigerators outperformed the smaller, dormitory refrigerators by every measure, but the study also identified several good practices for vaccine storage. Among other things, the group determined that vaccines should never be kept on the door shelves because the relative lack of insulation in the door allowed unacceptable temperature drifts. Vaccines also should be kept away from the walls of the refrigerator, because the defrost cycle can cause the temperature of the walls to shift, and out of the crispers usually found at the very bottom of standard refrigerators because these areas were often shown to drop below 2 degrees Celsius.
For the typical household, this may not be applicable at all. But, there certainly are homes and circumstances that call upon the need for a freezerless refrigerator . It can be a convenient, less expensive, and even stylish purchase. How do you know if freezerless refrigerators are for you? Let’s look it over.
The college student, workaholic, and fisherman escapist actually have something in common here: a compact freezerless refrigerator. In university dorm rooms, some students might actually have no use for a freezer. Living primarily off the cafeteria and food court food, they might just want a space to store milk and refrigerated snacks. A personal office refrigerator might also be enough for the workaholic who needs to keep some food cool, but isn’t actually doing any cooking. And that short trip vacationer? He too, only needs small amounts of food kept cool once or twice a year. For all of these people, compact freezerless refrigerators are the answer.
The other circumstance that calls for a freezerless refridgerator is at the opposite extreme. Someone who needs tremendous refrigerator space, either for large families, a home catering business, frequent entertainment, or for any other reason, might want to consider a commercial freezerless refrigerator. Its capacity is much greater than a mixed unit. In fact, these people will probably be investing in a separate freezer unit as well, which inherently means maximum freezer space as well.
Other benefits to the freezerless option are that your freezer breakdown will have no ramifications for your freezer; separate units mean continuous function. The refrigerator unit never has to reach the low temperatures of a mixed unit, making it more energy efficient. If you have a well insulated refrigerator.
You can find many designs, so don’t feel limited. If sleek, smooth looks are important to you, find yourself a counter depth freezerless refrigerator. Side by side doors are an option as well. If you dream about a black freezerless refrigerator with ice maker every night, then go for it. In today’s age of technology and style, anything is possible.
