Appliance types

Refrigerators

In 2017, refrigerators were grouped under the following main categories.

Refrigerators without automatic defrost

  • Type 1 – Refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers with semi-automatic or manual defrost
  • Type 2 – Refrigerator-freezers with partial automatic defrost1

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 L [7.7 cu. ft.] and overall heights of less than 91.4 cm [36 in.])

  • Type 11 – Compact refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers with semi-automatic 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

Wine chillers

  • Type 19 – wine chillers with manual defrost
  • Type 20 – wine chillers with automatic defrost

Freezers

In 2017, freezers were typically built as either upright models or chest models and grouped into the following types:

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 L [7.7 cu. ft.] and overall heights of less than 91.4 cm [36 in.])

  • 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)

Dishwashers

For the purpose of this report, a dishwasher is defined as built-in (permanently connected to water and electrical supplies) and with a capacity equal to or greater than eight place settings and six serving pieces.

Electric ranges

For the purpose of this report, an electric range is defined as a cooking appliance including a cooktop and either self-cleaning or non-self cleaning oven. These do not include gas-fired cooktops and ovens.

Clothes washers

For the purpose of this report, a clothes washer is defined as standard-size (with capacities of more than 45 L [1.6 cu. ft.]) and includes top- and front-loading models.

Electric clothes dryers

For the purpose of this report, an electric clothes dryer is defined as standard-size (with capacities of more than 125 L [4.4 cu. ft.]). These do not include gas-fired clothes dryers.

  1. Partial automatic defrost is a system in which only the refrigerator portion of the appliance defrosts automatically. The freezer compartment must be defrosted manually.