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Energy Consumption of Major Household Appliances Shipped in Canada, Summary Report –
Trends for 1990–2009

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Appendix B: Definitions of Refrigerator and
Freezer Types


REFRIGERATOR	In 2009, refrigerators were grouped under the following main categories:²⁰
Refrigerators without automatic defrost	Type 1 – Refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers with semi-automatic or manual defrost Type 2 – Refrigerator-freezers with partial automatic defrost. (Partial automatic defrost is a system in which only the refrigerator portion of the appliance defrosts automatically. The freezer compartment must be defrosted manually.)
Refrigerators with automatic defrost	Type 3 – Refrigerator-freezers with automatic defrost, with top-mounted freezer, without through-the-door ice service and all-refrigerators (with no freezer) with automatic defrost Type 4 – Refrigerator-freezers with automatic defrost, with side-mounted freezer, without through-the-door ice service Type 5 – Refrigerator-freezers with automatic defrost, with bottom-mounted freezer, without through-the-door ice service Type 5A – Refrigerator-freezers with automatic defrost, with bottom-mounted freezer, with through-the-door ice service Type 6 – Refrigerator-freezers with automatic defrost, with top-mounted freezer and through-the-door ice service Type 7 – Refrigerator-freezers with automatic defrost, with side-mounted freezer and through-the-door ice service
Refrigerators – compact (those with compartment volumes of less than 219.5 litres [7.75 cubic feet] and overall heights of less than 91.4 centimetres [36 inches])	Type 11 – Compact refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers with semiautomatic or manual defrost Type 12 – Compact refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers with partial automatic defrost Type 13 – Compact refrigerator-freezers with automatic defrost and with top-mounted freezer as well as compact all-refrigerators (with no freezer) with automatic defrost Type 14 – Compact refrigerator-freezers with automatic defrost and side-mounted freezer Type 15 – Compact refrigerator-freezers with automatic defrost and bottom-mounted freezer

FREEZER	In 2009, freezers were typically built as either upright models or chest models and grouped into the following types:²¹

Freezers – upright	Type 8 – Upright with manual defrost Type 9 – Upright with automatic defrost
Freezers – chest	Type 10 – All chest freezers and all other freezers (not defined as Type 8, Type 9 or Type 10A) Type 10A – All chest freezers with automatic defrost
Freezers – compact (those with compartment volumes of less than 219.5 litres [7.75 cubic feet] and overall heights of less than 91.4 centimetres [36 inches])	Type 16 – Compact upright with manual defrost Type 17 – Compact upright with automatic defrost Type 18 – Compact chest and all other compact freezers (not defined as Type 16 or Type 17)

²⁰ Natural Resources Canada, 2009 EnerGuide Appliance Directory, p. 36.
²¹ Natural Resources Canada, 2009 EnerGuide Appliance Directory, p. 143.

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