- Internal Upfront Digital Temperature Controls
- Automatic CustomCube Ice Maker
- 4 Split Spill-Protector Tempered Glass Shelves
- Dimensions: (WHD) 32 7/8 X 70 3/8 X 34 1/4 In.
Buy LG Electronics LFC23760SB 22.6 Cu. Ft. French Door Bottom Freezer Refrigerator, Smooth Black Now
My entire life I have only known the standard, freezer door on top, one giant door below, refrigerator. About a year after we moved in to our house, it was time to buy a new refrigerator and there was a lot of things to like about this LG fridge.Pros:
Width we had a very set width we were working with, and at the time, this was one of the few french door models that would fit the size we needed.
Looks overall, the fridge is aesthetically pleasing.
Size the ability to adjust all the shelves and door compartments really allows you to maximize the internal space for your family's needs
Function things are the right temperature and the freezer freezes. It's a fridge, it does what I hoped it would.
Freezer I know from an energy standpoint the whole freezer pulling out, might not be the best, but if you want your freezer on the bottom, it's the best way to access it so you don't have to get on the ground to look in there.
Cons:
The doors require being PUSHED shut. Our guests leave the fridge open all the time. There is a door alarm which is a pro only because of this problem.
You need some extra space for the doors to open beyond the width requirement. Our one door is not able to open fully for this reason. Both doors have hinges that open just a little wider than the fridge itself.
Ice-maker it works fine, but there's no filter for this fridge so your ice is only as good as your tap water.
Overall:
For our first refrigerator, we have been extremely happy with it. A couple minor quirks, but a lot of nice features and we got it a price lower than what is listed currently. After reading the other reviews, I just went out and gave all the handles a good tug, and they are all sturdy on my model. No complaints there. Based on my use, I would recommend it.We got a very similar LG model 3 years ago. No major problems, but...
Door Closing: Unlike most refrigerators, you need to actively push the doors closed each time. Guests botch it. And household regulars miss it once in a while even after 3 years. The well designed door alarm resolves it usually, but not always. An active family is going to open and close the fridge door 80,000 times in 10 years. This minor hassle is not so minor.
Bottom Freezer: The model has a good energy efficiency numbers, but I wonder if those are closed-door tests. This one pulls the whole freezer drawer out into the room. Air circulates top, bottom, left, and right. It feels like a crazy amount of energy wasted every time.
Bottom Freezer--Part 2: The freezer also demands active closing attention. Once in a great while it's left 1/3 inch open...not enough open to trigger the alarm, but enough to tick you off when things are mushy the next morning.
Bottom Freezer--Part 3: The handle is about to break. There's a cracking sound every time we pull on it. Probably from having to pull extra hard when the roller-gear mechanism iced up due to Part 2 above.
Lots of good things about this fridge, and no fridge is perfect. But I think the french door + bottom freezer design has more hassles than benefits.This refrigerator was purchased to replace a perfectly good refrigerator; we had built a retirement home and wished to start with all new appliances. Sadly we purchased all LG appliances and regret that decision on a daily basis. This is NOT a heavy-duty traffic home but a senior citizen household of two. The refrigerator is the worst of the poorly-built, poorly performing appliances. Two plastic bins on the refrigerator broke within months of use. The icemaker quit working within the first year. The freezer must be manually defrosted (by turning off the entire unit) as ice builds up in sheets because the freezer door does not form a tight seal (thereby negating the touted energy savings). Its saving grace is that it is beautiful to look at, but Beauty Is as Beauty Does. DO NOT BUY LG PRODUCTS.
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