Liebherr 13 Cu. Ft. Stainless Steel Freestanding Counter Depth Bottom Freezer Refrigerator - CS1311

We have had this fridge for about 4 years and it gets mixed reviews at our house. What is important to understand is that it is designed to have a super-low-energy consumption. It runs at the minimal level required to maintain the set temperature. If you put, for example, leftovers from dinner or a bunch of groceries into the fridge, the warmth of the food will increase the ambient temp and the "warning signal" will start beeping. To avoid the beeping you need to remember to hit the "super-cool" button to tell the fridge (or freezer) to kick into high gear.

The MAJOR problem with this design is that if you forget to hit the "super-cool" button (and you will forget) is that it takes a few HOURS for the ambient temp to rise and the warning beeps to begin. So, if you put leftovers in the fridge at 8:00 at night, the fridge will start beeping at 2:00 in the morning. ARGHHH!! This makes my husband CRAZY. I'm willing to put up with it because I really like the size and simplicity of the overall design and it's basic functionality.

Oh, another problem is the ice maker. The mechanism (housed at the top of the ice bucket) is VERY delicate and breaks easily. Don't get me started on the ice maker. It's a problem. We've had to fix it 3 times in 4 years.

This ranks as one of the worst products we've ever bought.

The finish does not clean, period. We have tried numerous stainless steel cleaners and it just never comes clean.

We contacted the distributor and he told us the finish was only partial, we were expected to finish it with the small 2 oz. bottle they supplied. What the hell is this, ridiculous.

We have owned this fridge for awhile now. The lower freezer keeps going into warning mode and does not maintain a constant temperature.

I know it is only a matter of time, very short hopefully, and it will go.

I, having talked my wife into this fridge have taken many reminders not only by looking at the bad finish but from my wife as well.

The money we spent $3,650 could have bought anyone of the major brands.

Save yourself a lot of grief and look elsewhere.

It is truly hard to believe a product of this low quality can survive the German marketplace, maybe that's why they are selling them here.

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