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Refrigerator recommendations

Justice4all — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:12:42 GMT

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Puppy Lips — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:39:40 GMT

Do not buy a GE fridge or any GE appliance for that matter. All of our brand new GE appliances in our new home have had issues. The repair guy confirmned that GE was the worst and that his truck was FILLED with GE replacement parts.

He did give me the good brands to buy, but I wrote it down and it is at home.

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Cindipup — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:47:08 GMT

I have had issues with my Samsung leaking water into the crisper drawers since I purchased it! It already had to be fixed three times. I, personally, like LG!

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SXMGirl — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:51:20 GMT

When I called an appliance repairman for my Kenmore Elite that was only 5 years old and could not be fixed (don't buy Kenmore), he told me to buy an LG and to make sure that the LG emblem was on the front of the fridge. We did and are very happy with it.

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SharkE — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:52:17 GMT

Depending on budget .

I only buy LG or Samsung

Whirlpool is good too think they own Kenmore too

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hellokitty — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 18:32:52 GMT

Two years ago we bought an Amana with the bottom freezer. I think they are owned by Whirlpool. So is Kitchen Aid. Kenmore used to be made by Whirlpool but some one told me LG is making the appliances for Kenmore now...I think it was a Sears associate. I have two Whilrpool factories in my general area.

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Justice4all — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 19:25:16 GMT

@Puppy Lips

Our 3 year old GE is fritzing for the 3rd time....to call it a lemon is an insult to lemons!!!

my husband who is not handy read some stuff on the net and worked on it for quite a while with a hair dryer.....now it's kvetching like an old man instead of taking off like a helicopter, a very temporary improvement.

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happycat — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 21:57:28 GMT

I have a ge french door. Do not get one of those. Biggest mistake we ever made. Repair man can't fix. There is a leak that turns to ice at bottom of fridge part. I have to deal with on a regular basis. It is beyond ridiculous.

I hate GE.

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SharkE — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 22:34:32 GMT

I don't like those freezer at the bottom types of refrigerators either.

I don't want to have to bend over and shuffle thru all that stuff and break my

back.

Just like with a stove and bend over overn I had a eye level oven put in under the microwave on the wall. Not bending over and peeking in a oven all the time either. then have to straighten up with a heavy skillet or pan.

Looking out for my back. LOL

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meem120 — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 00:03:18 GMT

Very disappointed in my Kenmore French door bottom freezer. You can't just close a side of the French door. The other side will pop open from the vacuum. So you really have to check both sides every time. Ok so not much of a big deal. But what is, is the accumulation of ice under the bottom freezer inside the refrigerator. It hampers the bottom freezer from fully freezing as the drawer is not fully engaged. This opens about every 3 months and everything has to be pulled out and the ice has to be melted with hair dryer. Terrible appliance.

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Mustang Shar — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 14:30:18 GMT

I just splurged on a 31" counter depth French door, will be delivered next week. I chose Fisher Paykel. While in the store, I opened the doors and it was like a vault door! Heavy and well insulated.

Also, I do not have automatic ice maker or water dispenser because I don't have water on that side of the kitchen. I'm fine with making my own ice, LOL. This fridge got rave reviews, I will let you know.

My present 10 year old GE Profile was OK but now makes a ticking noise every now and then.

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wadesmom — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 16:10:49 GMT

We recently remodeled our 30-year-old kitchen and I chose mostly Frigidaire appliances. I have the the french door bottom freezer counter depth brushed stainless model with an ice maker but no in-door dispenser. It was installed the beginning of March and so far I have had two service calls - one for the thermostat and one for the ice maker plugging up. We do not use a lot of ice so I have to remember to remove some ice every couple days so that the ice maker gets use otherwise it may have a tendency to plug up again (or so I was told). Even after the service calls, I have to keep the temperature setting as cold as it will go for the fridge (33 degrees F) and the freezer (minus 6 degrees F) to keep it cold enough inside. I keep two thermometers in the fridge and now one in the freezer so I can keep an eye on the temp. This is the first time I have ever seriously considered purchasing an extended warranty. It is $220 for 3 years. I have my doubts that this thing will be trouble-free for 3 years. When I mentioned that the temps were not cold enough, the repairman told me that both of my thermometers must be off. When I said I was also judging it on the feel of my milk and the hardness of my ice cream, he said that the thermometers may show it at 41 degrees but that is the air temp and not the temp of the liquids. I am wondering how the liquids are ever supposed to get colder than the air temp. So at the fridge setting of 33 degrees, my thermometers show between 37 and 39 and I am OK with that. However, 33 is the lowest setting possible so I have no where to go.

On the other hand, I love my Frigidaire dishwasher and the wall ovens and gas cooktop are fine. I also love my microwave drawer and that is a Sharp.

Appliances are a very difficult and confusing and expensive choice. It feels like a roll of the dice. I wish you the best in your search!

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RedTop — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 23:53:53 GMT

I currently have 3 working refrigerators in this house; a GE and 2 Whirlpool. The only refrigerator I've had an issue with is the one that came with an icemaker.

Refrigerators with connected ice makers want to make ice, regardless of whether they are connected to a water supply. This results in the condensed water from the self defrosting freezer to either drain out in the floor, or drain somewhere inside the fridge. To fix this you have to clean out a drain plug on the back of the fridge and one inside the fridge (my husband used an air compressor to clear ours), and he also disconnected and removed the icemaker, which totally resolved our issue.

Our public water supply has algae bloom in July and August, which affects the taste of our water and ice. Because of that, I would never connect our water supply to an ice maker. We buy ice during the summer, or make our own with bottled water.