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| I usually hang out in the kitchen forum, but I thought I'd go to the experts on this one.
I want a stainless-steel, standard-depth french door refrigerator with an internal water dispenser. There aren't that many out there, so I should be able to just pick one, right? I've picked one three times now, and every time I do I read the reviews and find out that it will ruin my new wood floors in the first three months. Or I'll have to replace the condenser after 2 years. I know I shouldn't read reviews... So does anyone who sells or repairs appliances (or just has magical knowledge) know if any brand is reliable? I'm looking mostly at Samsung, Whirlpool, and KitchenAid. I like the inside of the Samsung best and the looks of the Whirlpool best. Thanks for any help you can give me!!! |
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| I have had a french door Amana for about 7 years. The first year it had a problem with the compressor which was replaced at no charge. Since then it has worked well and had no issues. Since there is no perfectly rated appliance out there - all have issues, I would look at overall brand reliability and customer service. Consumer reports rated kenmore, whirlpool gold, and samsung as the best models. |
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- Posted by franksharonri (My Page) on Fri, May 11, 12 at 6:57
| We have a Kenmore for 2 1/2 yrs minus the water dispencer and have had no problems. When you decided and if it is a bottom freezer make sure the freezer bins have a solid bottom and not a wire basket. Ice cubes will fall in the bins and evaporate, if it is a wire basket they will fall thru and on to your floor. If you do not realize it the ice will melt on the floor. My husband pointed that out when we were looking and the sales person never realized that and thought it was a good point. |
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| I'm not an expert, nor do I play one on TV, but we have had a Samsung French Door refrig with water and ice in the door since Nov or Dec 2009. We have had no problems. We picked black, 26 cubic feet (RF26XAEBP) but the same model is available in stainless. Before, we had a KA side-by-side, which we moved to the garage to use as a back-up fridge. We like the French Door design much better than the s-by-s. As AvidChef says, every brand is going to have both good and bad reviews. But we've been very happy with our choice. |
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| Thanks for all your replies. I went out last night looking again and have it narrowed down to the Samsung RF266AEPN and the Whirlpool Gold GX5FHTXV. The Whirlpool looks cheaper to me, but if it costs a lot less I may get over that. Both my brothers have the Samsung and are happy with it. I don't know which will match my GE Cafe range better and I haven't been able to see them side by side. The Samsung SS looks too shiny, the Samsung platinum looks too brown, and the Whirlpool SS doesn't look quite right either. Ughh. |
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| Just a thought that may help: consider where in your kitchen the refrigerator will be. A stainless that looks very shiny in the store, sitting right under all those lights, might not look as shiny at home, depending on where it's located relative to lighting. For example, our black refrig would show finger prints an dust if it were in direct sunlight. But it's on a wall that only gets direct sunlight very, very early in the morning -- and I'm too sleepy-eyed at that point to notice! |
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