Because those things are usually the first to break.
Input on "best" refrigerators on the market wanted
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I had terrible problems with leakage with two different icemakers. My fix-it guy told me to not experience service calls, avoid them. He said about 80% of his callouts at the time were for icemakers failing to function properly. I have taken his advice and have had no refrigerator problems since. YMMV.
Im curious if you have a side by side refrigerator or French Door.
One thing for sure, some brands ice makers are issues. Our past refrigerator was a Kenmore Elite 16 years old, recently sold that house, only one repair to the ice maker that I bought the part and replaced myself. Still my wife and I would never survive without an in the door ice maker and water.
Plus the drinking water is filtered.
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In my rental I have provided top of the line Samsung but the water line is not connected. I've provided a pitcher and ice cube makers instead. The fridge can still have an issue with the condensation freezing but that's for less than 10% of the issues with Samsung.
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Once we are into $3k+ territory I wonder if a commercial kitchen fridge is the way to go, as presumably they are designed to be repaired? One family I know likes to cook and entertain and has a nice kitchen designed for it (stainless steel counter tops, large gas range, etc.) and they have a nice double door stainless fridge with one glass door. I've forgot the brand but it looks professional and not like its from the corner store and it's big and quiet. Maybe it's $10k I don't know.
I was going to say find an antique or get the stand up freezers that can be turned up in temp to also operate as a fridge.
You then need 2 units but they by far are the most reliable, cheap and if you look carefully are usually much more efficient than a normal side by side, so much so in some cases that you can run both on the same juice a normal fridge uses while having a lot more room
Ice makers, water chillers and in door filtration is always broken.
Some GE stuff is nice, Kind of matches our LG refrigerator, washer and dryer. Builder installed all stainless GE gas cooktop, Separate electric oven with microwave convection and dishwasher.
Just keep in mind for those who care (I dont) , if you buy GE you are supporting a giant Chinese corporation because they own GE. Maybe why they are so reliable.
And if you buy LG or Samsung, you are supporting a giant Korean corporation.
Yes!! I’m supporting an ally and a friendly democracy! I’m also supporting well-made products!
I’m also supporting a friendly country that isn’t building weapons of mass destruction and a military enemy of the USA and other Democrat countries that are friends of ours.
That works for me, but free choice. What works for you and anyone else!
I still go for some Chinese products based on quality and price as well even if they’re building up the military to be used against us and our allies.
I just brought it up GE appliances is Chinese owned because many in here believe it’s an American company
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But you just said you don't care.
As much as I'd like to buy the most basic GE fridge or two and put them side by side, wife doesn't find them "sexy" enough, so we'll end up spending a fortune on something else and throw reliability out the door.
That's what we got when moved into new house in Sept 2015, still all original, KA in the kitchen, WP washer and dryer.
When it comes to refrigerator reliability, much more important than brand is to KISS (keep it simple, stupid). Every new gadget on a refrigerator reduces the reliability. And ice makers and water dispensers are at the top of the list.
If you really want the ice maker and water dispenser, get it. But it is highly advisable to avoid ice makers mounted in the refrigerator side, regardless if it is built into the door, or into the inside of the refrigerator. This is the single most problematic feature on modern refrigerators.
Ice eventually melts - just a little - from the refrigerator being opened and closed. Then the cubes freeze up into a huge mass. When you try to dispense some ice, the augur gets destroyed.
The only brand that really stands out in reliability is Bosch. But you pay a few hundred more for a similar trim line in a Bosch, than you will for all the others. Except the premium brands, of course.
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You did read the post that you made to me?But you just said you don't care.
As much as I'd like to buy the most basic GE fridge or two and put them side by side, wife doesn't find them "sexy" enough, so we'll end up spending a fortune on something else and throw reliability out the door.
Maybe I miss typed something, but I took it as you were being negative about supporting a Korean company. All things equal quality and price. I’m thrilled about supporting an ally of ours and a democracy.
If no other choice, quality and price correct I don’t care if it’s a Chinese product As long as the American voter keeps supporting them i’ll purchase from an enemy of ours and a communist country.
We close our eyes to that fact and condone American corporations, making boat loads of money, having their product built there.
There wouldn’t even be a profitable Tesla if it was not for the Chinese operations. So yes for me low price and quality win as long as we tolerate corporations doing business with China. But if I didn’t make myself clear when you were pointing out to me by supporting LG and Samsung, I’m purchasing from a Korean country, well that’s absolutely fantastic because they are a strong ally and friend of ours and they not building war machines like China is to be used against us, our allies and our interests.
Hopefully this long post cleared up any miscommunication on my part.
Also, hopefully the grammar and text is correct because as much as I love Apple products, Siri still sucks at text to speech and I have corrected no less than half a dozen things already in this post
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Yes! Exactly! Consumer reports factual data on this issue.
If you really want in the door ice and water, which is a must in our house, nonnegotiable.
Then stay away from the French door, models and go for a side-by-side. This way, the icemaker and water dispenser is built into the door on the freezer side. It is a fact that this is much less troublesome and supports what you were saying.
When you get a French door model, the ice-maker is mounted in the refrigerator section, condensation in the ice maker also is a factor in messing up the ice maker plus what you mentioned the ice cubes melting together.
Both my wife and I admit the French door models look so sophisticated and fancy, but if you ask me, all I see is rollers to wear out in the drawers, indoor ice, and water not functioning properly and who the heck wants to bend down to the floor every time you want to get something out of the freezer?
In the side-by-side, you have a freezer that goes from top to bottom where everything is laid out and neatly in the shelf in addition to the icemaker being in the freezer section, which also gives you colder ice that doesn’t melt as fast in your drink
One more thing, I see many references in these threads that I have had this brand refrigerator for 10 years, 20 years 15 years and it’s still working great. Well, that means nothing to somebody buying a new refrigerator. Because I can tell you from experience we had the same wonderful 16 year run with our Kenmore elite side by side still looked like new and running great when we sold our house over a year ago but refrigerators are not made like they were 16 years ago And whatever a brand-name was back then is not today. You have to step in today’s world and figure out what brands are being well-made not 16 years ago.
I did do one repair in that 16 years myself and that was to replace the heating unit in the icemaker. I purchased the part myself and installed it if I remember correctly, it was like 100 bucks..
It’s pretty apparent if one is looking specifically for a product that looks and feels like quality piece, others could care less choices are good!!
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You made the "I don't care" comment BEFORE I mentioned Korean companies.You did read the post that you made to me?
Maybe I miss typed something, but I took it as you were being negative about supporting a Korean company.
And then you went on a bunch of rants why you actually do care.
OK, let’s be clear then and I’ll keep it simple. Some of what I sent I was actually driving.You made the "I don't care" comment BEFORE I mentioned Korean companies.
And then you went on a bunch of rants why you actually do care.
I could care less where I buy my products from. Price and quality rule.
I can’t make it any more clear than that.
You then brought it up almost derogatory that I was purchasing LG products made by a Korean company. Let me make clear that I am thrilled to be able to purchase quality product at a great price from a Korean company that is our ally and friend over a Chinese company which is our enemy.
However, I will still purchase from a Chinese company who is our enemy if they are the only ones that offer quality and price on a product. I am not thrilled about it but as long as the American voter doesn’t care well I’m not gonna hold up the country by myself.
If we can’t understand each other, I’ll call that just one of those things.
One thing for sure the OP has a lot of good reading to help him make a decision
I still do not understand what your post is about but all I can say is sometimes these things “ just fly over my head” (Danny Devito) I guess this is the post we are talking about, it certainly looks clear to me.
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My wife and I are not fans of side-by-side refrigerators, because of the width restriction. You aren't putting a pizza box in a side-by-side. So we went with a French door model, but specifically sought out a model that has the ice maker in the freezer, and only the water dispenser in the refrigerator door.
It takes a bit to find a French Door model with ice that is not in the refrigerator, but there are a few out there.
My point was that you first said that you don't care, as per the screenshot you attached, but then went on to explain that you actually do care quite a bit, and gave your reasons. I have no problem that you do care, and you are absolutely entitled to have your reasons.
It was not derogatory. It was meant to show that we live in a global economy where each and every company can be linked to another country with its own set of pros and cons. There isn't a single US fridge maker with zero ties to another country, either at part supply, manufacturing, or financial backing level.
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