2007-05-04 13:16:40 · 10 answers · asked by misterjay26 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
It's for convenience. Some people prefer side-by-side, but putting fridge on top is usually easiest. Air isn't sinking from the freezer into the fridge.
2007-05-04 13:21:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stupid people don't bread. People who don't know how to spell should not call other people stupid.
In early refrigerators the freezer was not completely separate from the rest of the fridge. It was a small box inside the big box, but not completely sealed. The cooling element was in the freezer, keeping it below freezing. Placing the freezer at the top allowed cool air to sink to the rest of the fridge, keeping it at a temperature above freezing. Apparently, it is still that way in some commercial refrigerators. Modern kitchen refrigerators have separate freezers and separate cooling elements and thermostats, so the freezer can be on the side or on the bottom, or in a different room. This gives us more options, but the top location is a tradition and some people just expect the freezer to be there.
2007-05-04 15:18:31 · answer #2 · answered by mr.perfesser 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not always the case, but the freezer section is generally isolated from the fridge section so the falling 'cold' stays in the freezer anyway.
Side-by-side fridge-freezers are quite common nowadays and with some, a portion of the air from the freezer passes to the fridge section near the bottom with adjustable slots to control the cold air into the fridge section.
2007-05-04 13:23:02 · answer #3 · answered by Norrie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a matter of choice - some find it easier to lift objects from below and may prefer freezer at the bottom. But it has nothing to do with cold air sinking since the freezer is isolated from the fridge.
2007-05-04 13:30:09 · answer #4 · answered by sweetwater 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're seperate compartments. Air can't create convection currents between two different containers which are seperate from each other.
It probably dates back to the days of iceboxes, when real ice was placed at the top of a single fridge-like enclosure to take advantage of the cold air sinking. When electric fridges and freezers were invented, they kept the same configuration
Just a theory.
2007-05-04 13:24:50 · answer #5 · answered by Superconductive Magnet 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
probably to save energy on the refrigerator part....if the energy goes into powering the freezer and then the cold air sinks, it would probably save some energy (so there wouldnt be a need to use it on the refr.)
just a guess....my freezer is at the bottom
2007-05-04 13:21:13 · answer #6 · answered by flatteredwu 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Manufacturers build appliances people will buy. They will sell you a freezer on the top, on the bottom, or on the side, whichever you please. Usually they are thermally isolated. If you care about energy efficiency, then look carefully at the energy efficiency ratings. Then, choose your tradeoff between energy efficiency and convenience. The free-market economy is really good at that.
2007-05-04 15:46:58 · answer #7 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are there only stupid people breading these days?
I am the lodging manager of a lake side resort and service refridgerators all the time. We have about fifty units and all of them only cool the freezer section and have a small fan pushing air to the bottom.
2007-05-04 13:31:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
there are a lot of fridges that have the freezer on the bottom now. Or convience!!!
2007-05-04 13:21:03 · answer #9 · answered by Paul M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was to help keep the refrigerated part below cool.
2007-05-04 13:24:24 · answer #10 · answered by grapelady911 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋