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I'm not especially tall, but whenever I go into the fridge, I have to duck to see what's where and then there's the awkward "removing the pickle-jar from the back of the first shelf trying not to knock over the milk or break the fridge light, while standing stooped over and hunchbacked in the cold.
The
solution is one I've been contemplating for awhile, but since I can't be arsed to actually build one (yet), presenting....
The Fridge Pedestal:
is a one-drawer box the width and depth of the fridge (+ cooling fins and clearance) upon which the fridge stands. Height would be up to the builder but I imagine a foot/foot'n'half would do. Use the drawer to toss all the crap that you usually put on top of the fridge, that you never use.
How to prevent hunchback pickle accidents:
http://www.sunfrost...rator_cabinets.html
[Amos Kito, Oct 09 2008]
Upside down fridge models.
http://www.comparis...-Type%3AUpside-Down
[UnaBubba, Oct 11 2008]
[link]
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I saw something like this for standing a clothes dryer on. It was about a foot high and had a drawer in it. |
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How about a dugout in front of the fridge instead, with a trench ladder down into it? |
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Nice. Not sure why you'd want it but I feel I do. |
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Perfick. The drawer would come in handy to store the crates of beer and piles of used shopping bags that seem to collect around my fridge. + |
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[AK] the linked units have the cooling stuff on top so without their supporting cabinets they'd be even worse than the one I'm currently putting up with. |
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I was thinking it would be a pedestal within the fridge upon which the choicest morsels are placed. |
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How about a Fridge Jack? I like this too. |
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Maybe it's time you come to grips with the fact that you are too old to feed your self from the fridge and you require an assisted living facility.
Or you could saunter off into the woods and die alone with your last scrap of dignity and self-respect.
Either which way, have no fear. You will be remembered, [Flying Toaster]. |
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<Moment of silence>
</Moment of silence> |
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... and the unwashed masses speak: "just a minute of your time" "the workaround is..." "it's not illegal" "and when it breaks you buy a new one" |
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There is a solution, [FT]. Google "upside down fridge" for the range of fridges where the freezer (not often visited) is at the bottom of the unit, with the fridge cabinet from around table height to above eye level. See [link]. |
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Are these unavailable in your country? |
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quite available and alleviates the lack-of-design somewhat. |
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So, does their ready availability mollify your apparent indignation on this subject? |
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"somewhat"... considering usage patterns vis-a-vis ease of access, I still think a freezer on top, fridge in the middle, cabinet on the bottom is superior to an upside-down fridge. |
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Build your fridge into your cabinetry. |
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We have a 900mm a x 600mm x 600mm hole in our home office cabinets to take a standard bar fridge. It's set at countertop height, specifically so as to make it easier to access. |
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Given my 'druthers, I'd build a fridge from scratch into the cabinetry, but I'm not sure of how much coldth would get wasted from all those door seals. |
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A fair bit. You also need to be able to remove it when it needs to be replaced or repaired. |
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could you make bigger sizes of pedestal to
suit lanky persons such as myself? |
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So you've invented a box. Bravo |
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That's what they said to Logie Baird. |
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If you refrigerate the box you can store even more fresh vegetables. |
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//could you make bigger sizes of pedestal to suit lanky persons such as myself?//
In that case we would add a second box underneath that holds a slideout stepstool for any lank-challenged persons in your household. |
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(built-in cabinetry)
//You also need to be able to remove it when it needs to be replaced or repaired// |
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My current half-baked design calls for using an aluminium coutertop as a radiator (dries the dishes faster), and all plumbing and electrics underneath that; only air vents would go to the individual boxes. |
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