Apartment Refrigerator

Apartment Size Refrigerator

An apartment refrigerator may or may not be included when you rent and if you buy an apartment or a condo as it is called here in the States you definitely will need to find the right apartment size refrigerator when you move in. 

When you think of the phrase apartment size refrigerator you tend to lean toward smaller refrigerator freezers but in truth they usually fall into the medium sized refrigerator classification.  If you have a small apartment like a studio or dorm smaller compact refrigerators should be part of your research before you choose between apartment sized refrigerators.

Some of the harder to find features in apartment sized refrigerators usually revolve around a few points.  The first is whether the models and brands that you like come with an ice maker.  The second are the options for the freezer location.  Apartment size refrigerators with a bottom freezer are usually harder to find since that feature usually comes with larger cubic feet models.  The same can be said for whether your apartment refrigerator will come with an ice maker or not.  Though a variety of colors have become more available for fridges stainless apartment refrigerators are usually not that standard since they usually cost more.  People who live in apartments usually want to spend less on their appliances than say someone who has bought a larger house.That being said if you do a quick search on Amazon you can see that Summit and Danby have stainless refrigerators in apartment sizes.  Some only include a stainless door so make sure you buy the right one if you care about having it be all stainless.

An apartment size refrigerator can sometimes cause problems depending on the size.  Smaller refrigerators sometimes do not get cold as quickly as you would like because of the size of the cooling unit.  Make sure to do some research on which models have bad reviews so that you avoid the ones with obvious problems. 

Besides the normal space considerations to keep in mind when choosing an apartment size refrigerator you need to understand 2 specific challenges.  The amount of space needed for the swinging of the doors may be more important to some smaller apartment dwellers.  I used to live in an apartment with a very small kitchen that had wall that had an opening to a dining room living room setup.  The wall was maybe 3 feet away from the beginning of the refrigerator and the refrigerator door would bump into that wall regularly.  Because of this it was also hard to take out and put in big items.  Make sure you understand both how much space you are going to need for your apartment size refrigerator but also how you will need to use the space. 

The second specific challenge is being able to move your new apartment refrigerator into both the building and your specific unit.  Many city apartments especially older ones do not have elevators and have steep, narrow stairs to boot.  Whether you are moving it yourself or not you may find yourself over your head in terms of moving expertise.  Though professional appliance movers have their tricks(like removing doors...) there may be cases when the apartment sized refrigerator involved just won't get through.  That would be a costly and irritating experience so make sure to measure the entry way, stairs and your apartment door too.