Refrigerator - Design and Construction

Question 1

List the parts of the refrigerator.

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Answer 1

Outer casing

Inner casing

Insulating material

Door with rubber gasket and magnetic strip

Interior light

Adjustable shelves

Clear plastic vegetable drawers

Icebox

Thermostat

Flex and three-pin plug

Question 2

Describe the outer casing of a refrigerator.

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Answer 2

It is made of enamelled steel coated with a layer of plastic in a variety of colours

Integrated refrigerators have a door attached that matches the kitchen cabinets

Question 3

What is special about the outer casing of integrated refrigerators?

Answer 3

Their doors match the kitchen cabinets

Question 4

What is the outer casing of a refrigerator made of?

Answer 4

Enamelled steel coated with a layer of plastic

Question 5

Describe the inner casing of a refrigerator.

Answer 5

It consists of a layer of moulded polystyrene plastic

Question 6

What plastic makes up the inner casing of a refrigerator?

Answer 6

Polystyrene plastic

Question 7

Describe the insulating material of a refrigerator.

Answer 7

Its between the outer casing and inner casing and it keeps the fridge cold

Question 8

Where is the insulating material found?

Answer 8

Between the outer casing and the inner casing

Question 9

What is the function of the insulating material?

Answer 9

It keeps the fridge cold

Question 10

What is found between the inner and outer casing?

Answer 10

Insulating material

Question 11

Describe the door with rubber gasket and magnetic strip.

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Answer 11

The door with rubber gasket and a magnetic strip that form an airtight seal when the door is closed

It contains adjustable bottle or carton holders and cheese and egg compartments

Question 12

What is formed when the door is closed?

Answer 12

The rubber gasket and magnetic strip form an airtight seal when the door is closed

Question 13

What does the the door contain?

Answer 13

It contains adjustable bottle or carton holders and cheese and egg compartments

Question 14

Describe the interior light.

Answer 14

It switches on when the door is open

Question 15

When does the interior light switch on?

Answer 15

When the door is open

Question 16

Describe the adjustable shelves.

Answer 16

They are made from moulded polystyrene plastics, glass or metal

Question 17

What are the adjustable shelves made from?

Answer 17

Moulded polystyrene plastics, glass or metal

Question 18

Describe the clear plastic vegetable drawers.

Answer 18

Clear plastic vegetable drawers are at the base of the fridge

Question 19

Describe the icebox.

Answer 19

An icebox is located at the top of the refrigerator with a one-to four-star rating

Question 20

Describe the thermostat

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Answer 20

A thermostat that controls the internal temperature

Once set, it maintains a constant temperature of 3-4 degrees Celsius unless changed by the dial control

Question 21

What controls the internal temperature?

Answer 21

The thermostat

Question 22

What temperature is maintained inside the fridge?

Answer 22

3-4 degrees Celsius

Question 23

What is the only way that the temperature inside the fridge can be changed?

Answer 23

It can only be changed by the dial control

Question 24

Describe the flex and three-pin plug.

Answer 24

They connect the fridge to the electricity supply

Question 25

What connects the fridge to the electricity supply?

Answer 25

A flex and three-pin plug