Swift Green Filters SGF-M9 Refrigerator Water Filter

I purchased this filter to replace the filter in my Amana AFD2535DEW refrigerator. I contacted the manufacturer prior to purchase to be certain this filter would work with my appliance and was told "absolutely".

Installed according to the packaging directions and the water immediately stopped flowing. I checked the packaging again to make sure the correct filter had been sent and it said right on the side that it was the correct replacement filter for my appliance. So I took it off, tried the old filter to be sure the water flow wasn't the problem. The water flowed through the old filter, so I again tried the Swift Green Filters SGF-M9 Refrigerator Water Filterand again, the water stopped flowing. I contacted the company who told me they couldn't exchange it and that I would have to seek my refund through Amazon.

I shipped the item back immediately and a month and several emails later, I finally received my refund (the company did not report to Amazon that they had gotten my returned item). I chose this filter because of the "green" claims, as well as the price but it ended up being more trouble than it was worth, I ended up replacing the filter with the more expensive one from the manufacturer. Bummer.

This is my second Green filter. They have both worked fine. I see some others have had leak issues, no such problem with my KitchAid.

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Filter leaks when installed. I had to replace the old filter until I get another but it won't be another swift green filter.

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Water leak would not stop it does not leak with name brand filter would not buy again waste of money

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This is the second Swift Green Filter I have purchased.

They seem to do the job just fine.

I will buy them again.

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N'FINITY 50 Dual Zone Wine Cellar (Stainless)

We have now gone through 3 of these units, so far, none work very well. Each one has been so incredibly loud, we have not been able to watch TV in our living room, and the unit is on the other side of a wall and around the corner in our dining room. The units are louder than the outdoor compressor to our air conditioner. All three have also fluctuated in temperature by 10-12 degrees. We are setting it for 55 and its cooling all the way down to 42 degrees and then waiting until its about 57 to kick back in.

After problems with the first one, Wine Enthusiast kept ignoring my requests, kept not returning my calls. Finally I wrote a bad review on their web site. Apparently they have editorial authority of these reviews, as it was never published, but at least someone got back to me. I asked for a refund, and they insisted it was broken and they would replace it. The new one arrived, and it was a damaged unit, broken shelves, etc, clearly refurbished. Again, the same problems. I contacted them again, and it took several tried before they would get back to me. They told me it was broken again, and they would replace it, but could not refund me as it was past 30 days.

Now the third Unit has arrived, and it is also damaged, scratched, dents, etc, and is even louder, and is still cooling much colder than it is supposed to. It's now past the 30 day return policy, which they would not honor to begin with.

Update: I finally filed a dispute with my credit card company and the company agreed to take the unit back, if I agreed to let them keep $100 for shipping. I did it just to cut my losses, at least I got most of my money back and my house is quiet again.

I bought this unit about 15 months ago after reading all of the positive reviews on the Wine Enthusiast web site. After spending over $1000 on a product that should have lasted for years, the unit stopped working just as the warranty expired. Upon investigation, it seems that this unit has history of failing within its first couple of years of service. I have read that people have posted negative reviews on the WE website, warning of the problems with this refrigerator, only to have their reviews deleted. Wine Enthusiast must know that there is a problem with this product and it seems that they don't want their customers to know it. If that is the case it is deceitful and dishonest. Please don't let yourself get taken for $1000. Buy a different wine refrigerator. As an avid wine drinker and consumer of wine and related products, I can say with certainty that I will never buy another product from Wine Enthusiast. There are too many reputable companies out there to waste time and money on this one! Check the reviews on other sites before you purchase!

**About a week after writing this review, the unit magically started working again. It is still working. Go figure!

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The PCB died on this about 5 months after the 1-year warranty expired, rendering it completely useless. This means I was effectively "renting" it for around $59/month (not including electricity).

It pains me to give this item even one star; caveat emptor.

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First one started heating up and boiled all my wine after about a year and a half. Now the second one (which WE kindly only charged me shipping for to exchange) dropped the red wine area temp down to 32 degrees today (but at least set off an alarm, so once I figured it out I cut the power). It's been maybe 9 months.

Please note: I actually bought the 175 bottle cooler from them. Perhaps that changes things, but given the other reviews I'm seeing, I don't think so.

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Frigidaire FFWC35F4LB 20" Black 35 Bottle Capacity Compact Wine ChillerFrigida

• FFWC35F4LB

Why would anyone even make something like this? The warmest setting is holding around 40° just like some other reviews I read online. Completely useless.

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I spent several days reviewing Fridigair and other wine centers... almost without exception they were electrostatic cooling (so there is no vibration and almost completely silent). This unit was right in with the group of them profferred by Amazon. Looking back on it, there is no detail description.. but I suppose I had looked at so many of them that I made a poor assumption. It has arrived.. and is little more than a mini-fridge like those used in College dorms.. but with a glass door and wire racks. Just as noisy... vibrations and all. I also chose this model because it advertises a built in lock. The lock is a joke. it's a thin tab.. very accessible at the bottom of the uniit.. that you can press down with your thumb and defeat. Also, the "key" for the lock is little more than an allen wrench. You could open this with a bladed screwdriver or a pocket knife without bending the tab.. or you could simply bend the tab and take what you want.. then put it back in place. It is.. at best.. good for keeping toddlers from playing with the door. Took two weeks longer than advertised to deliver.. in essence.... VERY UNSATISFIED!!!

Avanti VM301W Upright Freezer with Manual Defrost - White

• 2.8 cu ft Vertical Freezer
• 2 Storage Shelves
• Reversible Door

We recently bought this little freezer. It fits neatly under the counter and runs so quietly it makes our 7 yr older fridge/freezer sound like a wheezing dinosaur.

Each drawer sits on it's own freeze plate, so the middle drawers are cooled top and bottom. The average temp is as advertised with the bottom drawer slightly warmer than the others but still frozen.

We are very happy with our buy.

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Well, I hate to write this review in Amazon because I LOVE amazon. I buy here a lot and 99% of the times I'm 100% happy. I hardly leave feedback, unless an item "needs" it.

The good the freezer

This freezer is exactly what we needed:

Small in size will fit under almost any counter or extend your counter for additional surface.

Has drawers you cannot underestimate that wonderful accessibility to your frozen stuff.

White I hate these black appliances :)

The Bad Packaging and shipping:

It is not related to the freezer quality (I will update my feedback in few months) but:

I received the first freezer three days ago. Fedex left it in front of my door. While looking at the box, I noticed few holes in the (Avanti's original not amazon's) carton.

I opened the box carefully and discover few dents on the side of the freezer. In addition, the freezer couldn't hold itself straight, it was rocking like a seesaw. I opened the freezer door and one (plastic) drawer was broken.

I called Amazon (who fulfilled the item). Amazon offered 20% refund if I'll keep the item or a full refund and a free return shipping. I said I needed the freezer, so they offered me to buy it again and they will give me free one day shipping for the new freezer.

I agreed.

BTW, the box was wrapped with white plastic stripes. When you cut those stripes, the bottom part detaches from the rest of the box.

Today, the new freezer was waiting for me again. FedEx delivery again. A hole in the box again. Two dents on the side of the freezer.

When I opened the box I've also found that a small piece was broken out of the a hard Styrofoam that protects the inner pipes.

Called Amazon again.

I settled for the 20% discount although I should have returned it. I needed the freezer for this weekend and I couldn't find it anywhere else (offline).

I might have returned if I had known for certain that on the third time it will arrive in a "new" condition (this is why I gave it this only two stars think carefully if you would like to have the same experience as me with this freezer).

I think FedEx is also to blame for this fiasco. They were careless. no doubt about that. It never happened to me with UPS (and I bought MANY MANY appliances and stuff online), but happened before with FedEx.

I will keep you updated about how it functioning I had to take some steam out.

Update 3/21/2010

I raised the stars to 3. after the comment I recieved.

1 star down for the shipping and packaging.

1 star down because it is noisy. It could be due to the fact that my freezer has some dents from the delivery (other people say that it is quiet).

More points:

-The bottom drawer do not freeze as well as the top three drawers (use level 5 and not 3-4 as recommended).

-it fits perfectly under the counter great addition to any kitchen.

Drawers are great. it is extremly easy to access your frozen foods.

I've just notices that it is not the same seller that I bought from (it used to be a different one and it was fullfiled by Amazon) so maybe you will have a different experience with the shipping.

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Was really looking forward to getting this neat little freezer. Alas, shipper was Fed Ex, and like the poor woman above the freezer arrived damaged with a big dent in the left side panel lower rear corner. Also, there was a loose 8 inch long metal tube with a plastic tube inserted in it rolling around in one of the drawers. The plastic tube obviously had been cut and was sticking out of the metal tube about 1/4 in. I plugged the freezer in and it seemed to work, got good and cold. Wife wanted to keep it. I might have except for the metal tube of unknown origins and whether it was necessary for the freezer to last and why it was loose in the drawer. Also, when I buy something I like to get that something undamaged. Is that asking too much? So, disappointed, I returned it. Amazon said I would be contacted about replacing it but never heard anything. Maybe when they get it back. Never got an offer of 20% off like the other reviewer. I probably would have taken it.

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We purchased this freezer for laboratory storage over a year ago. The original freezer lasted about 7 months before breaking down. It took us months of calling and paper work (and a $10 service fee) for the company to finally honor their warranty. When we got the replacement, it lasted about two months before it also broke down. This was not a problem with our electrical circuits since several freezers from other companies have been functioning from the same set of sockets for over three years. When we tried to go through the cumbersome replacement procedure again, after hours of being on hold and numerous ignored emails, we were told that our warranty had expired. This is inexcusable for two reasons -it took us months to get our first replacement (lost time) AND the replacement they sent us was defective. It would seem that the honorable business practice would be to provide an equivalent warranty for the replacement (unless, of course, you knew that it too was defective -something I would not put past this ridiculous operation). In summary, the product is awful and the customer service is even worse. STAY AWAY!!!!

The first unit was "Dead On Arrival" and had to be returned. The vendor responded in excellent fashion and replaced the original with one that works well, even though it has a couple of minor blemishes. The main drawback of this freezer are the drawers that rest on shelves that cannot be adjusted. The drawers are very convenient for accessing the items within, but they limit the freezer's storage options. If an item doesn't fit in one of the four drawers, it can't fit into the freezer---it's that simple. It's good for small items, and serves the purpose for which I purchased it, but don't count on putting larger items in this freezer.

GE WR55X10552 Main Board for Refrigerator

Great deal: I fixed my refrigerator for $110.00. Just for additional peace of mind I used a plastic foam between this Control Board and the Refrigerator since the original board short circuited on the sheet metal refrigerator enclosure. The old board also did not have a grounding wire which the new board has. I guess there was a problem with short circuiting, so they improved the circuit board and added the ground wire.

Newer models come with the insulating plastic between the circuit board & the Sheet metal as well.

My Fridge works like new now.

I couldn't believe Amazon had this part for my side by side! I installed this and within 30 min my refrigeration was making ice and dispensing again.

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First, the price I paid for the motherboard was at least $50 less than any of the other quotes I had been able to find. Secondly, the time it took to receive the item was actually a day faster than promised! All in all, my refrigerator/freezer contents were saved and thus I looked like a hero in my wife's eyes.

First class all around!

LWJ Long Beach.

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We bought the board to replace the broken one in our GE refrigerator. This is the 2nd time it happened because the product (board) design is defective and we expect it won't last long this time again. This is a well documented problem on the web and there is recall by GE. We called GE and they admitted the problem and recall but claimed that our unit's serial number and date are out of the recall range (a similar situation on my Saab 9-5 recently). The part arrived fast and we are happy with that aspect at least.

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My GE fridge was making clicking sounds when the compressor tried to kick on. Sometimes it would take a while to turn on and the temp in the freezer would get above freezing and the temp in the fridge would get above 50F. Based on various internet sources it was evident the problem was the board. It took all of 15 minutes to swap out the board and after 1+ month the fridge seems to be operating normally.

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Omni R200 Refrigerator and Icemaker Water Filter

It was time to replace my icemaker filter again, so ordered this one on Amazon. The problem is that this filter is made ONLY for the push-in type connection for small plastic tubing. My filter connects to a to nylon tubing line that requires screw-in metal fittings. My last filter was adaptable to either connection type, where as this filter is not. In the product description it states "Includes quick connect fittings for installation on 1/4-Inch plastic or copper refrigerator or ice maker water lines". I took that to mean it was adaptable to both quick connect or threaded connect as long as I had the parts...but this is not the case. So will have to buy another one tomorrow.

The filter looks fine but I could not install it myself since I have a different model installed now. I need a plumber to install it. The filter is supposed to last one year and this compelled me to buy it.

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Filter was a replacement for an existing filter. The end connections are extremely easy to disconnect and reconnect. The whole exchange was done in a matter of minutes. My old R200 lasted 9 years before it plugged up, but they recommed it be done every yearI will follow that routine in the future.

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The filter is fine, but replace parts for this filtration system are hard to find.

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Came faster than expected.

Have used this little sink filter for years, works well to clear out any odd tastes that pop up from time to time.

We have good water but non dangerous changes in water from season to season in Tennessee river where some of our water comes from.

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Whirlpool 279834 Valve Coil for Dryer

This parts work perfectly. The price was near the lowest, but since I am a prime member I got it in 2 days! If you ignitor is cycling on and off but you don't have any flames, 98%+ that this is the part you need. Mine gas coils checked out on the ohm meter but they still were bad.

It wasn't clear in the ad, but you get both coils in the kit.

Historically I have always fixed my own appliances where I can, but for this problem I was ready to purchase a new dryer instead. After investigating the symptoms I decided to give it a shot. After 30 minutes I had them installed and the dryer was back to full functionality; saving me the cost of a new dryer (and disposal of the old one).

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Dryer kept taking longer to dry clothes, the flame eventually did not come on at all. Found this product recommendation online and decided to give it a shot before calling a repair technician. Glad I did, once I installed these, the dryer worked good as new. Have done at least 20 loads since installing the parts and this did the trick. One note, in a troubleshooting chart, the company listed a set of resistance values that would indicate that the old coils might be bad. Testing the old coils with an ohmmeter while they were cold gave a result that indicated they were still good. When I tested them after running the dryer for a bit, the resistance values became suspect therefore I bought the new ones. Highly recommended if your glow plug illuminates, but the flames do not kick on during a drying cycle (or if your gas flame tends to extinguish and dryer cycles seem to be getting longer).

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When the heat went out on our Maytag dryer I looked online and all the symptoms pointed to the coils going bad.

I called the local appliance store and they wanted $45 for the part. I checked Amazon and paid $15 (with Amazon being the seller) and had it to my door in 2 days. It took me about 5 minutes to install and the dryer now works great.

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If your Whirlpool gas dryer stops getting hot, or gets hot once then will not cycle on again, this is probably your problem. Very easy one man job in less than 30 minutes.

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