French door refrigerators

French door

— in fact — a specific kind of Side-by-Side model (see the relevant paragraph): French door refrigerators also have a large width and side-by-side doors. The main fundamental difference lies in the internal layout: the refrigeration chamber in such units is located horizontally, across the entire width of the unit. In addition, in traditional French door models, not two but four doors are provided — two pairs at different levels. There is also another, rarer version of the design — two doors on top (side by side) and drawers for the entire width of the unit from below; however, the refrigerator chamber in such models necessarily has a pair of doors.

According to the specifics of the application, refrigerators of this type are similar to the same Side-by-Side: they are great for kitchens where there is a lot of free space, and in general, they have a high capacity. At the same time, the layout of the French door, on the one hand, provides additional convenience and energy savings — each door is small in size, which reduces the loss of cold every time it is opened. On the other hand, numerous doors complicates and increases the cost of the design.