Double door vs triple door refrigerator

Umar Shareef

Once you decide to buy large refrigerator, then double door refrigerator and triple refrigerator are common choices. Both the double and triple refrigerator are suitable for large families. Let us try to compare both these models and pros and cons.

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Quick comparison of double door vs triple door refrigerators

	Double door refrigerator	Triple door refrigerator
Number of doors	Two doors	Three doors
Refrigerator capacity	235 Liters to 495 Liters	250 - 330 Liters
Power consumption	Less power consumption by choosing BEE five star rated refrigerators.	May consume very high power as they are not BEE star rated.
Organization of shelves	Good organization.	Best organization due to three compartments.
Price	price range: 20,000 - 55,000	Little expensive price range: 25,000 - 65,000
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Triple door does not mean large size

Compared to single door, double door has large capacity. So people have misconception that triple door refrigerator will be larger than double door. But it is not. Double door refrigerator capacity ranges from 235 to 495 liters, whereas triple door capacity ranges from 235 liters to 295 liters.

How double door refrigerators are better than triple door refrigerator?

Well, the double door refrigerators are energy efficient. Bureau of Energy Efficiency(BEE) star ratings are given to only double door refrigerators and not for triple door refrigerators. You can choose easily the energy efficient double door refrigerator based on rating, but not triple door rating.

How triple door refrigerators are better than double door refrigerators?

The only thing where triple door refrigerators outperform the double door refrigerators is the beautiful design and comfort they offer by providing multiple compartments. By having multiple compartments in triple door you can easily organize your stuff. You can push less usable food items to lower compartments so that you do not need to bend.

Triple door refrigerators are expensive

Triple door refrigerators are little expensive due to additional number of doors or compartments. For example Godrej 240 L Frost Free Double Door Refrigerator price is around Rs. 17,000 whereas Whirlpool 240 L Frost Free Triple Door Refrigerator price is almost Rs. 23,000.