On 05 Nov 2004 19:11:23 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:

>>"Tom Royer" writes:
>>
>>"CJRA" wrote:
>>>
>>> We're completely renovating.
>>>
>>> My question involves recommendations for appliances.
>>>
>>> Refrigerators- we want bottom freezer, and only 18-20 cu ft. Been
>>> looking at the Amana ones.
>>
>>We have the Amana bottom freezer and wouldn't buy another one.
>>I don't think it's insulated well between the freezer and the main
>>compartment. While nothing thaws in the freezer, items in the crisper
>>(which is directly above the freezer) frequently freeze. We've
>>lost a lot of lettuce in celery over the six years +- that we've had it.
>
>Bottom freezer units scream in the face of basic physics... the unit needs to
>work so much harder to pump cold air *up* to the fridge compartment.

Sorry, bub. You're wrong. Top & bottom freezer models are comparable
in efficiency, all else being equal. Side by sides, or any models with
ice cube makers or water dispensers are the least efficient of all,
so if you want to parade around in a green yarmulke, get your facts
straight.

What refrigerators have pumps in them? Here...find out how they work:
http://home.howstuffworks.com/refrigerator2.htm

Most of the rest of the post is BS, too, and too bothersome to deal
with.

Boron