hi Pip,

We've had the 30x80 Liebherr since 2008 and still love it very much. Best produce fridge I've ever had - no more liquid lettuce. Also very silent, and the doors and handles are lovely even if you don't decide to spring for the fully integrated panels. Recommend!

Second Liebherr plus also go on the AJ Madison site. They have a great filter system,

Third for Liebherr. Liebherr makes the Miele fridges sold in Canada (the Euro style fridges) and Europe. The American style Miele is made for the US and Canadian market mainly. I have a 30" fridge freezer and a 24" all fridge. I have been wanting the 24" all freezer. The freezer is better than my Gaggenau all freezer. I really love my Liebherrs. The 24" fridge is the biofresh model and I use that mainly for produce. The other fridge also keeps produce for a long time.
Best of luck.

Thanks for the info on Liebherr circuspeanut, remodelfla and homepro! I will check out that brand. I did a search on GW and some people seem to love Liebherr, but there are also some threads with complaints about the terrible customer service and repeated problems with ice makers, handles falling off, etc. Have you all ever experienced any issues with your Liebherrs?

Anyone else know of other brands with these dimensions?

Pip- we looked at integrated models from thermador and ge monogram too. I also think that Bosch makes a integrated panel ready 30*80 model. We ended up going with a liebherr, no ice maker. Like you we had concerns over the liebherr, but ultimately decided to do 2 liebherr all refrigerator units (24"w) and a freezer in a ventilated pantry. I love the fridge columns, but couldn't speak to the model you want.

I can't speak for any of the refrigerators you're asking about, but have heard nothing but great things about both, Liebherr & Sub Zero. If you're talking about the 27" SZ with the 2 drawers on the bottom being discontinued, there are quite a few on ebay that are floor models & a few that are brand new in boxes. Probably wrong door hinge order. One of the appliance stores here was going to sell me their floor model just the other day for $4000. Unfortunately, it didn't open on the correct side I need. Just as well tho, I don't need to spend that much on a fridge right now! But, ck out ebay & also call around to stores & ask if they have any floor models they want to sell. Also saw quite a few Liebherrs on ebay, as well.

Essentially, the kitchen and living room in my old apartment hinged around the 700 series (27") Subzero. Boy am I glad I sold that apartment. They had better make parts for the next 20 years.

Don't have a Liebherr yet, but that's what I am planning on in this house.

We have the Liebherr HCB1561 30"x80".... almost a year now, and love it!
Fresh produce, and great little ice cubes!
Integrates beautifully with the surrounding cabinetry, and being a couple grand less than the SZ, was just a bonus :)

This post was edited by ctycdm on Mon, Feb 3, 14 at 17:56

I also have a Liebherr Fridge. It is a different size but wanted to address your concern about customer service. I had wonderful customer service experience. Whenever I had any issues, I would call their customer service dept and they could help me fix the problem or arrange for service. They even sent me a brand new fridge (2 years later) when the service dept couldn't repair. I have a french door model and had condensation leaking down the middle.

Had a minor issue with the drain in the back of the fridge. Contacted customer service and they were responsive and very helpful. I think customer service is on Mountain time so I was able to reach them after work on the East Coast. The problem was resolved in about 5minutes. Discovered a blueberry had rolled into the drain. Poured bleach down the hole and it was resolved.

I actually love the ice maker. It's makes small ice cubes which I actually prefer because most of my glasses are tall and thin. The only issue I have had with the ice maker is that when you aggresively scoop ice out of the drawer, ice can come out of the side and prevent the drawer from being pushed back completely. This prevents the contact switch from activating for more ice to be made. Just watch out for this and it should not be a problem. One other thing I wanted to note is that I have always hooked my ice maker up to an Everpure filter. I have not had any issue with scale build up or any of the general ice maker complaints.

One of the comments I see on the board all the time is how flimsy the Liebherr plastic drawers look like. This is one area where I think people judge a book by its cover. They are lighter and sleeker than conventional drawers but they are very sturdy. I have dropped them many items when cleaning them without damage.

Good luck!

While not quite 80", the Jenn-Air FD is 36"W and 83"tall...perhaps you can eek out a few more inches in height?
http://jennair.com/appliances/details/JB36NXFXRW

Thanks for the input! We ended up buying the Subzero 736TCI.