When refrigerators were first produced they didn't make their own ice. They were wood and called ice boxes. Blocks of ice were delivered every day or two to peoples homes and businesses. The ice box looked like a box and the top of the box was where the ice was put so it could keep the things below it cold. Thus, the shape was born of our modern refrigerator and for the most part it has stayed the same.
Not all freezers are on top. Some are side by sides, which means the freezer is on the left and the 'fridge' is on the right. In the case of the fridge in my house, the freezer is on the bottom. I guess it all just depends on the brand.
refrigerators with the freezer on either the bottom or the top are the most efficient. Bottom freezer models use approximately 16% less energy than side by side models and top freezer models use about 13% less than side by side.
The freezers are generally located at the top of the refrigerators so as to easily circulate the cool air downwards as cold air always goes down and warm air rises to keep the refrigerators cold.
The coldest part of the ice box used to be the top part, where the ice was inserted. When Ice was no longer used, the cooling system fed into the top and the cold would go down.
However, you can buy refrigerators with the freezer on the side or the bottom. We like the bottom type, because it puts the fridge higher and we are fairly tall.
Its not always on top of it, sometimes on the side of it, sometimes on the bottom of it. Sometimes its a separate unit entirely from the refrigerated section.
Not all freezers are on top of the refrigerator
To cold the inside part.
My freezer is at the bottom. The freezer being at the top isn't universal, it was just a common design for a time.
My freezer is at the bottom. The freezer being at the top isn't universal, it was just a common design for a time.
The freezer compartment is often located at the top of a refrigerator because warm air is less dense than cold air. The cooled air from the freezer compartment goes down, thus it is not lost.
It is not always at the top as its a refrigerator so it can cool any compartments it contains it contains due to its special mecanism
Freezers are not always on top. My refrigerator has the freezer below.
You can buy a refrigerator with the freezer compartment at the bottom if you want It just seems easier to me to have the freezer compartment at the top of the refrigerator if you want to see what's in there without bending over
The advantages are that the freezer is usually bigger than a top-freezer, and the refrigerator side is easier to.
the top part is cold because that's where the freezer is and the refrigerator is the bottom part.
its not always at the bottom its just the way yours is made some other people have asked why is it at the TOP of the refrigerator so my answer is that its just a selective spot depending on what fridge you have. In fact, the majority of refrigerator/freezer combinations have the freezer on top. As mentioned in other posts, hot air rises and cold air sinks, so freezer-on-top models can transfer cold air to the refrigerator without using as much electricity as other models, making freezer-on-top models the most energy efficient refrigerators (generally speaking) that you can buy.
A good place for you to buy a refrigerator would be at a online shopping for top refrigerator where you can can find different types of it and the examples are: Bottom-freezer Built-in Top-freezer Side-by-side Compact refrigerators Drawers. A brand i recommend would be Amana Refrigerators Brand.
Bottom so less cold air escapes and most people use refrigerator more than freezer which will require less bending over.
It's not always. Many freezers are on bottom or side-by-side with the fridge.