Depending on the fridge...sometimes newer fridges actually use more because of the auto defrost. Yes, you have to deal with the occasional labor of a manual defrost without such in most older fridges, but everyone chooses what's best for them.Manalto wrote:I'm 6'3" so an under-counter fridge would be a solution but it wouldn't be ideal. Recently replaced the refrigerator in this house , which was working perfectly fine, because it was a top-freezer type and the entire contents of the refrigerator were below my waist. I got a bottom-freezer type. I could live with something like your snazzy Admiral, however. A tiny freezer would not be a problem; I only need ice and a spot for the occasional pint of ice cream. I was told vintage refrigerators consume a massive amount of electricity, and then I heard they don't. Do you know which is true?
Size too...makes a huge difference. Not that you're looking to get a subzero bigger than reason for a small family, I mean in general.