| hyper-s2k |
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| 11/28/14 11:20 PM |
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School me on refrigerators
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The current one is probably 15+ years old (we're the 2nd owner of this house, so I'm assuming this one was bought new by the previous home owner). It's still in good working condition (stays cool in the normal setting, the door seals are still good -- still got good suction when door is closed), it just looks dated (beige) and it'll probably die soon?
Wasn't actively looking / researching - but figured I may score one as places like Brick / Futureshop all have black friday sales online.
Looking into getting a bottom mount (so freezer can slide out as a drawer) -- undecided between a french door set up or just have a single door. Any pros and cons between the 2?
Definitely no water dispenser and ice maker -- at least not worth the premium IMO.
Could be in SS or black (to match our dishwasher).
What brands are good?
| Hatorade |
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| 11/29/14 12:12 AM |
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Fit the biggest fridge you can, that's what we did and the wife loves it. I believe choco has the same one as me.
I know you said no water/ice dispenser but anything that is mid-range and higher usually does. Haven't had any issues with the fridge in almost 3yrs so I guess it's ok?
| SW20_MR2 |
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| 11/29/14 06:46 AM |
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We had a 25 cf French door for 8 years, and it was great. Easy to load anything in. Our current house has an old, crappy side by side, and we hate it. You can't fit anything wide into it at all. We really miss the water dispenser. It was nice having cold water available any time. We now have to use a Brita filter, which is a pain to keep refilling.
| hyper-s2k |
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| 11/29/14 08:47 AM |
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^ what was the brand at your old house?
yeah, in-laws and my mom's place have a side by side; the middle "walls" waste so much space -- stupid design.
we have a reverse osmosis filter so we can just get water straight off the tap; wifey doesn't drink ice water anyways so having that would be useless.
| SW20_MR2 |
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| 11/29/14 09:55 AM |
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We had a Kitchenaid Architect fridge. No problems at all.
| titty sprinkles |
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| 11/29/14 04:00 PM |
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My brother has one like what hatorade posted and it's sweet, it even starts beeping if you don't close the door all the way. Can't wait until mine shits the bed and I can get one like that. IMO, how often do you buy a refrigerator? Might aswell get the ice maker and water dispenser. I wish I had one.
| furball |
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| 11/29/14 05:50 PM |
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I've heard anecdotal stories about Samsungs looking all purdy, but not lasting much past the warranty period of 1 year.
I have the smallest ~23.7cf Samsung SS French, and the LED panel ended up with 2 stuck pixels after 6-8 months...
I was extremely limited in the French SS models that were counter-depth... I have 1/4" clearance on all sides
I have water/ice dispenser, but my insurance adjuster buddy said water damage from the fridge lines is in the top 3 claims...
| A2B-Lexus |
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| 12/02/14 11:04 AM |
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I've got an LG which has an ice maker built in on the French door. Its pretty good. No issues after 2 years so far.
| SuPeR-MaRiO |
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| 12/02/14 11:37 AM |
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I have a 26" Frigidaire side-by-side fridge. I've had it for 8.5 years without any issues.
I knew I wanted:
- side-by-side
- water and ice accessible from the exterior
- stainless steel that doesn't show finger prints or smudges
- largest capacity (without going to the baller fridges [Viking etc])
it fit the bill perfectly across the board
| fatso |
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| 12/02/14 11:51 AM |
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We have this one:
http://www.kitchenaid.ca/en_CA/shop/-[KBFS25ECMS]-2104261/KBFS25ECMS/
So far, it's been issue free. We too were deciding at the time on a single door vs french. Ended up with this one because opening the door doesn't require as much space (swinging open a 1.5 ft door vs a 3 ft door).
Like you, we didn't want a water/ice dispenser. This one has both - the water dispenser is inside the fridge on the left, and an ice maker/bucket in the freezer. We simply didn't hook up the water to it.
Had it for about 3 months now? It's been good so far.
| spnx |
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| 12/02/14 03:04 PM |
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It's great having the freezer on the bottom. I don't have to bend over as much - love it.
| titty sprinkles |
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| 12/02/14 03:31 PM |
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Originally Posted By: spnx
It's great having the freezer on the bottom. I don't have to bend over as much - love it.
euphoric would hate that.
| loudsubz |
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| 12/02/14 06:19 PM |
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We have an old white unit, freezer on top, wifey wants a new one with freezer on bottom, in white...but ours still works
| hyper-s2k |
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| 12/02/14 08:20 PM |
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Originally Posted By: loudsubz
We have an old white unit, freezer on top, wifey wants a new one with freezer on bottom, in white...but ours still works
yeah i feel bad dumping my current one as well - if my garage is a bit longer, i'd move it out there and use it to store beer and ice cream (free up even more space for the one inside the house).
maybe donate it for use at like habitat for humanity or something?
http://www.habitatgta.ca/restore/about-toronto-restores.html
| Denis Si |
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| 12/03/14 01:18 PM |
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Had a jenair. No issues a lot. Sold it with the house and will buy the same one again
| iamfob |
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| 12/03/14 01:38 PM |
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Originally Posted By: loudsubz
We have an old white unit, freezer on top, wifey wants a new one with freezer on bottom, in white...but ours still works
It doesn't matter if the existing one still works or not. The one you have probably not energy efficient. The newer one are all EnergyStar rated and will save you hydro
| loudsubz |
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| 12/03/14 03:59 PM |
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Ours is like 2004 or 2005. Even if it was older and not energy efficient how do you figure you will ever recoup the cost lol
| Risky Business |
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| 12/03/14 04:21 PM |
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^ seriously, sales people love to play up the antics when it comes to *energy savings* from a fridge.
Up until last week I had a 1980's fridge in my house. I posted about it before, i did the math with on/mid/off peak for running my old fridge at current rates vs. new fridge and the savings were like $3/month.
I couldn't justify getting a new one with my old turd, how you people with fairly decent fridges justify to get new ones because the way the door swings is beyond me 
My neighbour just redid his kitchen and sold me his 2 year old SS whirlpool 21 cu. ft. for $200, pretty happy about that. I hate paying the insane prices for appliances these days. Bringing it into my house alone up a flight of stairs was interdasting.
| Euphoricuck |
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| 12/03/14 05:17 PM |
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^ ya especially since it will probably break in a few years anyways.
whats the cop r y0?
| c2k |
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| 12/03/14 06:17 PM |
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Originally Posted By: Risky Business
current rates vs. new fridge and the savings were like $3/month. I couldn't justify getting a new one with my old turd, how you people with fairly decent fridges justify to get new ones because the way the door swings is beyond me
I couldn't justify getting a new one with my old turd, how you people with fairly decent fridges justify to get new ones because the way the door swings is beyond me dude, that's like 2 drake songs you can buy off of itunes. that's extra $$ coming to your way to spoogze on your man-crush.
Originally Posted By: Risky Business
^ seriously, sales people love to play up the antics when it comes to *energy savings* from a fridge.
Up until last week I had a 1980's fridge in my house. I posted about it before, i did the math with on/mid/off peak for running my old fridge at current rates vs. new fridge and the savings were like $3/month. I couldn't justify getting a new one with my old turd, how you people with fairly decent fridges justify to get new ones because the way the door swings is beyond me
My neighbour just redid his kitchen and sold me his 2 year old SS whirlpool 21 cu. ft. for $200, pretty happy about that. I hate paying the insane prices for appliances these days. Bringing it into my house alone up a flight of stairs was interdasting.
Up until last week I had a 1980's fridge in my house. I posted about it before, i did the math with on/mid/off peak for running my old fridge at current rates vs. new fridge and the savings were like $3/month.
I couldn't justify getting a new one with my old turd, how you people with fairly decent fridges justify to get new ones because the way the door swings is beyond me My neighbour just redid his kitchen and sold me his 2 year old SS whirlpool 21 cu. ft. for $200, pretty happy about that. I hate paying the insane prices for appliances these days. Bringing it into my house alone up a flight of stairs was interdasting.
but yeah I hear ya. I didnt have a choice but to buy a new fridge since my original fridge was from the 80s as well and it was leaking water all over my kitchen floor.
but to be able to open the fridge standing up was nice rather than bending over to open the fridge sucked. 