We purchased our Bosch refrigerator four years ago at a higher price than the other comparable models of GE or Maytag . It was Bosch's first model out for refrigerators and we purchased it because of the excellent reputation of other appliances. We have had countless problems. We now have no door panel shelves, all are plastic and have broken leaving jars spilling in the floor. Our top drawer which is too deep no longer has glides. Remaining we have only two small drawers and two shelves remaining. The filters for the water dispenser have to be ordered directly from Bosch and are outrageously expensive. I will not purchase another Bosch appliance based on this experience.
Got our first Bosch, and it was great. Quiet and beautiful to look at. But a defect inside allowed the glass shelves to fall off their pegs, just as you put a gallon of milk on it. Bosch came out and condemned the unit. I was impressed. Out comes #2 refrig. Plugged it in and the compressor sounded awful. A metallic rubbing sound inside the compressor. Could hear it across the house. Ice maker did not work. Out came Bosch, who replaced the ice maker but said the compressor was fine. Well the compressor noise has gotten louder, and now the ice maker died again. Also the refrig has a door open alarm feature. Well, my kids left a fruit drawer out a little, which caused the door not to close all the way. I woke up the next morning to a refrigerator that was 50 degrees inside, and no alarm sounded. Out comes Bosch for the third time. He condemns the compressor, ice maker, and a computer board. I contact customer service and demand a new machine, as it is only 2 months old. "Sorry, our warranty says we fix it, so thats what you get" She also refuses to let me talk to anyone higher than her " I am as high as you can get" she says.
I purchased it from Fergusen Enterprises, a wholesaler to the construction market. Jeff at Fergusen in Downers Grove Illinois, stepped in and pressured Bosch to replace the unit. We are currently waiting for Unit #3 to arrive.
My wife and I have had a Bosch dishwasher for many years and been very happy with it. So when our refrigerator broke, Bosch was first on our list.
Sadly, the refrigerator was a major disappointment. There were problems from the moment it arrived.
First, the freezer door would pop open every time we closed the refrigerator side. There is an alarm to tell you when it is ajar, but the freezer door was open so slightly that the alarm wouldn't go off. Consequently, the freezer frequently frosted over and the food thawed. Then, about three weeks later the water dispenser stopped working.
And about a month later the ice maker stopped making cubes and would only make crushed ice.
Bosch repair men came time after time and each one gave us a different story. Not only could they not fix the problems, but they dented the refrigerator and scratched our floors in the process. One of the repairmen tried to pressure us into signing a receipt to say the problems were fixed, even though they were not.
After months and months of aggravation, the retailer mercifully offered to replace the refrigerator. She recommended the Electrolux Icon.
We LOVE it. Not only is it stunning, it works perfectly. Also, in comparison, I now realize now how cheaply the Bosch was made. The Electrolux doors are heavy and solid. The interior shelves are thick glass and the freezer baskets are substantial chrome. The Electrolux is also much roomier and the space more intelligently engineered. Bottom line: Go with the Electrolux. Save yourself the grief.
Installed 2-1-10. That makes the refrigerator 25 months old. The #3 door shelf has already been replaced twice, once by Sears right after we purchased the unit and again by Bosch. Tonight the #3 shelf broke again resulting in the loss of a brand new, unopened gallon of milk and a gigantic mess all over the hardwood floor. But that's not all. The drawers do not like to close correctly, a defect that the installer from Sears noticed when he initially installed the unit. Not only that, but the ice maker allows ice cubes to fall behind the ice bin resulting in no ice being made and the ice bin eventually runs out of ice and we're left with none.
I bought a Bosch refrigerator because of the excellent quality of their dishwasher, which we have been using for close to 10 years. I will be making a rather unfriendly phone call to Bosch in the morning. I want a Bosch service man out here at my house to confirm that this refrigerator is garbage and I want it replaced at no cost to me, preferably with a different model with a better track record. If Bosch refuses to make good on a very defective product, the next call they receive will be from my attorney. There is no excuse for a product this poorly made to even be on the market.
If you're thinking of buying a Bosch refrigerator, think again. I will not knowingly purchase another Bosch product for my home. Quality has turned to crap.
GE Profile PSCS5RGXSS Counterdepth 246 Cu Ft Stainless SidebySide Refrigerator with GE Water Filtration System
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Not only does GE make the most worthless piece of cr@p appliances, they also have the all-time worst customer service.
Have gone through two of these refrigerators. The first one shook and squeaked like crazy every time we opened its door. The repair tech's solution was to "level" the fridge. They "leveled" the fridge over 10 times in 18 months. The first fridge also frequently made a very loud, random clicking noise. The noise could be heard over the TV, movies, etc... It was extraordinarily disturbing, especially when the family is trying to have a quiet dinner or even watch a movie in the living room. After going through hell (about 20-30 hours on the phone and over a dozen useless, failed service calls) GE finally replaced the fridge (only because the developer of our new house forced the local sales rep to replace it; GE customer service basically told us to F-off). And the new fridge makes an even louder clicking sound! WTF?!
Avoid ALL GE products like the plague. They are a worthless company that doesn't give a rat's a55 about customer service and cares even less about taking thousands of your hard-earned dollars in exchange for a useless product that is designed to fail miserably.
I've had this G.E. profile for slightly less than 4 years. It was OK at first. But in the first year two of the drawers have broken, the ice makers leaks down the refrigerator and onto the floor, the temperature control does not control the temperature on either side and the freezer thaws intermittently and my TV dinners get soggy, and yesterday both the refrigerator and the freezer gave out and stopped cooling. It still makes an excellent nightlight though. Oh and the ice maker gets clogged and then won't make ice. A little research on the net and I have discovered the motherboard breaks on these puppies and they stop cooling. I mean I have literally found DOZENS of unhappy owners who have had their machines no more than 4 years. Some less than one year and the cooling system stops. Figure a $700 bill for that, and figure the new mother board will last you about 1-4 years before it breaks too. This is a pervasive problem. If you figure one in every 10 people who have this same problem with their G.E. Profile's, write a complaint on line, then it's pretty much... yeah, everybody whose had one for 4 years. You'll be lucky to get 2 or 3 years from this machine. (by the way, G.E. dishwashers suck too. I know, I got a house full of new high end G.E. appliances furnished by the builder and I've had trouble with the dishwasher (recalled) the dryer and especially this dog of a refrigerator. A word of advice: When looking on line for reviews, do not trust the # of stars, you have to read the actual reviews because most of the people writing the reviews do so within a month or two of getting their appliance--sometimes the day it arrives. What the heck use is that, I ask you? (this is true of all appliances) What can they tell you on day one? It arrived fast? It's pretty? Yeah that's gonna matter in a year when your shrimp and steaks are all thawed and the freezer is leaking all over the floor and the dog is licking the puddle. Try to read reviews from people who have had the machine for YEARS and that will tell you something.
Nice refrigerator and looks nice with the rest of the stainless steel appliances. The ice maker is kind of noisy and sometimes it has trouble detecting that the tray is already full of ice. We previously had a GE refrigerator and it also had trouble with the ice maker. Other than that, we like the side by side refrigerator because it is taller than some of the other ones we looked at.
Please do your self a favor and get a different refrigerator. Had mine for 4 years. It has been repaired 3 times. It over frosted and would not cool, ice maker does not work properly, and this last time I am told there is no fixing the problem it just will not cool to below 50 degrees. Paying this much for something I expect it to last longer and do what it is supposed to do. Not happy at all! Oh, and repairmen have stated the model is too difficult to work on and have had 2 walk away. If you do buy it despite it's bad feedback good luck, you will need lots of it.
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We purchased this fridge (slightly older version) and within about 4 years, it started to have the problems other reviewers have noticed. Intermittent thawing and then the fridge and freezer stopped cooling completely. We were given a discounted repair rate as this was a problem across the board. Then we had the puddling in the bottom of the fridge and today, we are expecting our second call in 5 months to repair the problem again even after the new kit was installed (again we paid for the repair at a discounted rate as this was another issue for these models). I have to say that we have been treated nicely by GE Customer Service, but honestly, I would steer clear of this fridge. It matched our builder installed other appliances and needed to be shallow depth so we spent more on it (shallow depth models are MUCH more expensive for some reason) than any other fridge/appliance we've ever had and it has been the least reliable and most troublesome appliance we have ever owned-GE or otherwise.
Identical product to original "Kenmore Elite Replacement CleanFlow Air Filter" sold by Sears as "SearsItem# 04609918000 | Model# 9918" for $25.00 + tax and S&H.
Works great inside Kenmore Elite Model #72053 refrigerator.
Great bargain!
Showed up on time and was easy to replace. The old one looked the same as the new one in every way. I replaced it because the door system said it was time. The next week we had the LG repairman out on another issue (to replace the tracks on the flimsy upper drawer in the freezer) and he told me that the air filter may never need replaced, and the water filter should last twice as long as the unit would let you think. At the price charged for these filters..........
Filter arrived today and it's identical to the one that came from Sears with the Kenmore Elite refrigerator. We replaced the orginial after the recommended 6 months but it really could wait for 1 year in our fridge. It's basically just a charcoal filter that absorbs the odors. (We're not big fish eaters) The packing left a little to be desired. It was just the filter thrown in a large box. No plastic wrap or even a packing slip. Just the filter.... odd way to ship but it arrived and was just what I needed.
The filter was thrown in a box without any packaging. It was not even put in a plastic bag. There was no way of telling if it was new or if someone found it lying around.
Received the item quickly and efficiently. It was the correct model. Packaging was a little odd but got the job done (it was shipped inside mailer envelope with no invoice and no instructions).
Dinged one star because of price.
My only complaint is about the cost, especially since this filter is *supposed* to be replaced every 6 months. The price ($14.62) seems excessive, but this was the going rate no matter where I tried to get it from, including LG (I've noticed the price has gone up a little since I purchased). It is just a little plastic frame with some thin mesh and I presume some activated charcoal inside. Why does it cost SO much?!! Since we never have any dairy, meat or fish in our fridge, it probably does not need to be replaced so often.
...since this replaced a 17+ year old General Electric unit that hasn't missed a beat since day one (and continues to serve in the garage). So the bar is set high for long-term reliability: it needs to meet the "zero service calls in 17 years" standard to compete with the unit it replaced!
Pros:
-Appearance: sleek stainless front (non-magnetic...this will cut down on some of our visual kitchen clutter!) and grey sides. The stainless will show fingerprints, so be aware if kids are frequent users.
-French (dual) door refrigerator area. Doors can be opened separately if you know what side your stuff is on.
-Two produce drawers with independently adjustable humidity controls.
-Full width "pantry drawer" with separately adjustable temperature control. Accommodates a deli tray, a pizza box (a Domino's large box fits easily) or whatever.
-Left door exterior has an ice maker (cubed or crushed) and chilled water dispenser.
-Quiet operation.
-Easy to use LED control panel for ice, water and temperature options; also provides notification of water filter status.
-Good volume (23 cubic feet) in a smaller "counter depth" footprint (although it still extends approximately 3" beyond our the edge of our counters).
Cons:
Please note that these aren't inherently issues with *this* refrigerator, but things to consider if your kitchen is smaller or house is older.
-Water line access. Our old refrigerator did not have an ice maker, so the ease (or *not*) of running a water line to it was not an issue. It became one when it came time to prepare the kitchen for the arrival of this unit. Our cabinetry did not allow easy access from the kitchen sink supply, and access in the basement was restricted by finishing work completed several years ago. If you don't already have an established relationship with a reliable plumber: you'll want to get one! You'll also want to add something extra to your budget if yours is going to placed where there isn't already a water line.
-Height: although this is "counter depth", it is a very tall machine. It's 67 7/8" overall (for the hinge enclosures) and 69 1/8" from the hinge enclosures to the rear of the machine. This did NOT provide clearance under our existing cabinets, so the installer had to remove the cabinet and trim the bottom. As with our old refrigerator, the two-door cabinet directly overhead is essentially lost for use. In addition, the hinge enclosures on this extend more than six inches back...even though there is clearance under the cabinet, there is not enough room for the cabinet doors to clear the hinges. Similarly, between the overhang of the cabinet and the extent of the hinge enclosures: forget about putting anything on top of this refrigerator if its under a cabinet. We made our purchase from a local appliance store. They were happy to remove, trim and reinstall the cabinet. They were also happy to take a separate check for this service. Again: not a problem with the refrigerator, but a consideration for your upgrade planning...and your budget.
-Water filters: Samsung replacement water filters are rated for about 300 gallons or six months of service. At around $30 apiece, you'll be spending an additional $60/year for consumables (in addition to the energy costs).
-Energy: this refrigerator ranks at the upper range of ENERGY STAR ratings for similar sized units: electricity estimates for this unit are 537 KHW/year in a class of refrigerators that consume from 457 to 539 KHW. While it comes at at 20% under the Energy Star standard (673 KHW), I'd suggest that any long term savings from its Energy Star certification will likely be offset by the cost of water filter replacement. This also is not a direct complaint about the refrigerator, but something to plan for in its ownership life cycle.
Nice looking, full featured...assuming it works without problems over the long haul, a nice piece of work from Samsung.
We needed a cabinet depth refrigerator with ice and water through the door, preferably a french door model. Samsung makes the largest for this price. Electrolux has some but they are much pricier and do not have the rep for reliability. We bought ours locally from an appliance dealer during Columbus day weekend. Just had it delivered January 5th. We got it earlier than needed for the price and the dealer had no problem holding it for us.
Since plugging it in it has worked flawlessly. Keeps the freezer and refrigerator temps where set. Water out the door is cold and has a good taste due to the filter. Makes a lot of ice. No problem in that regard. Runs almost silently. the stainless front panel is beautiful.
We moved down in size from a Kitchen Aid 27 cubit foot side by side so there were some adjustments. On the cabinet depth models that are 36" wide you don't get as much door storage as you would like but that is not a fault of the machine. Just a fact.Something you need to consider.
Update 7/21/2012:
After a year and a half still working flawlessly. So quiet I don;t even know it's running. For just the two of us it is a perfect size. If you have a larger family a counter depth may not be large enough. Keeps the temps just right. Can't say enough about how good this machine has been.
We bought this fridge in March 2010. I did an enormous amount of research before deciding on this model, went and looked at the floor models in department stores, and decided on this one because it's stylish, counterdepth, and had good reviews. It has worked without a problem since installation. We bought it on line for the best price we could find (about $1800 including shipping and handling and tax). No problems with the dispenser (although bigger jugs don't fit), and it can hold quite a lot of stuff of all shapes and sizes. In the heat of the summer, it doesn't make enough ice, so I just dispense and freeze ice when I remember to have some on hand for big pitchers of iced water. Very happy with it.
Update December 2011
Well, we've had the fridge for 21 months now. We haven't had any issues with it at all. All bits and bobs are still functioning, nothing is broken.
My only grumble would be that it's not configured for a large number of tall items (milk jugs etc). I have to move a few things around to usually get a pizza box in but it does fit in! Still very happy with it
Update MArch 2013
Still works, nothing wrong, nothing broken. No issues, no repairs. Had for three years now.
Purchased this refrigerator aproximately three months ago. The refrigerator was installed into a custom designed cabinet specifically for this model. At the time of installation the french doors would not align properly and the compressor was exceedingly loud. I contacted Samsung who authorized a service call. The service technician could not align the doors because the entire refrigerator exterior was mis-manufactured. The technician took pictures and measurements and sent them back to Samsung.to validate his observations. Samsung's response was to declare my warranty invalid, refuse to fix the refrigerator and close off any further communication. The final words from the the supervisor in Executive Customer Relations was that she was the final say, the ultimate authority and that there is no further recourse within Samsung. Needless to say I am headed to court.
Pros It does make cold air and have pretty blue lights.
Cons Non-existent customer service
Extremely loud when ice drops into the hold area from the icemaker
Interior configuration limits the amount of items that can be easily placed into and accessed
Compressor extremely loud (at least on mine)
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We bought this Samsung refrigerator a few years ago due to its nice features and design. Since then it leaked and ruined our hardwood floors, the ice maker is not working properly and ice is forming in the back causing the cooling fan to make noises. My dad bought the same fridge and their ice maker quit working. Wow. No more Samsung for us.
I am very impressed with this Mini Desktop Fridge Cooler. I am a diabetic and I LOVE to travel.
I take insulin. My spare units of insulin need to be kept cool. This is sometimes difficult while
traveling as long hours in a car and hotels without fridge units in the rooms make keeping the
insulin cool a problem. Now it is not a problem!! The unit can use the charger I use on my phone
in the car and in the room. Thank you for a great product!!
You need a 'powered' USB hub which has a power cord, otherwise the hub is powered by the computer through the USB cable. Don't jilt the effectiveness of the refrigerator because it is working perfectly. The problem lies with the type of hub you have.
The product works pretty much as advertised IF you connect it to a computer USB port. If you connect it to a USB hub it barely gets cold.
I didn't want to run the computer all the time just to keep the drink cold so I was hoping to run it off a hub. There is a little note in the package that says it may not run correctly off a hub but no mention of it in the advertising. I think it has something to do with the fact that hubs are only spec'd to provide 100 milli Watts per USB connection and computer USB connections are supposed to provide 500 milli Watts. I still hope to get it to work from a hub...they take practically no power while a computer uses at least 100 watts.
Amazon should mention this discrepancy in their product information.
Did you see the other USB fridge clones that Amazon has listed? I can't remember why I chose this one, but since I did, I will tell you what I think about it. This review may or may not apply to the others. But for this version, it should be accurate.
First, like it has been said, it's not exactly a fridge. It's a hot plate with a bonus cooling fan that you can set a can-sized container on, with the surrounding box keeping some of the warmth/cool inside. I say some because the box is only about a 3/32-inch thick in most places, with no insulation of any kind. Containers with flat bottoms are recommended to reach and keep a desirable temperature. There is a magnetic seal on the door, but a latch would've been better. It does not support the weight of a unopened can, much less one that would be half full, so be careful of any unwanted drink port-a-potty tipping.
Yes, it actually warms up things, too. This listing is like the versions without the rocker switch on the cord. Dig a little and you will find this exact model design listed as a cooler/warmer. This was likely a slip-up, but I wish to imagine it as a designer's revenge for the last minute inclusion of an executive's need for it to "reverse cool, or make it so cold that it's hot, like frostbite" and the exclusion of a proper latch.
Here's the rocker switch layout (unexplained in the instructions):
| = Hot = red LED inside It might not be broken. It might just be flipped to the wrong side.
O = Off = off LED inside
|| = Cool = green LED inside This is likely the side of the switch that you want.
About the design: it's simple. Supposedly fragile (don't wish to stress test), but has some limited feel of integrity to it. Fan and plate rests in the bottom of the unit, inside the door, measuring just under 2 inches. Makes a slight whirring noise when cooling, but nothing while heating. The rest of the unit is roughly 5 and a half inches of soda space. Outside, there's some dated fridge design, complete with spite latch. Be careful: it might make your other devices, and even your choice of soda, seem needlessly extravagant.
Weight: small amount of heft at the bottom when empty. With a can inside, it feels like it has a can inside. Hey, who put this can inside my USB fridge?
System specs needed: A PC/Mac + 100 megabytes of storage space + 32 megabytes of RAM for this plug and play device... but all you really need is a USB port that utilizes some power source. For the sake of fun, I hooked it up for a solar-powered battery backup meant for charging portable devices, and it still worked.
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If you have the extra money to spend on USB fridges, you could get this if you want one. Contrary to the negative portions of the above block of text I made, it's actually a decent device. I wanted something to cool down a drink, out of sheer impulsiveness. And I feel satisfied. You would be, too.
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A silly thought: Honestly, I thought they couldn't afford to put a latch in. I was amazed when I found out that it had a magnet. This might sound dumb, but it's like they outdid themselves. It's somehow an awesome feature. I was expecting no seal whatsoever, and then magically, it's sealing. How? A magnet. WOW. Are you still taking me seriously after this? Gosh, I hope so. I don't know if I can.
This thing cools the bottom of the cans really well. Basically the fridge is a cold plate in a box. No circulation despite the cooling mechanism having a fan. You'd be better off to pass on this.
Its not that they are the best thing since sliced bread, but they work, and they shipped fast, and it was the cheapest price I could find. What else can you ask for?
At the Whirlpool dealer the price for one filter doubles the price at Amazon. I only wish that I ordered sooner after all these years.
That's correct, these filters fit Kenmore Side-by-Side Refrigerator Models 106.5894*800 or 106.5895*800 perfectly. They last for six months providing filtered water and ice.
I bought this to save money as a replacement filter for my LG french door fridge. I have re-inserted it twice, and it fits properly. I have run at least 5 gallons through the filter. The problem is my water has a plastic taste...my sons says it "tastes like you are drinking from a hose." I will give it a couple more weeks to settle in, but then will have to break down and buy the higher price LG LT700P filter. Lesson learned :(
Item was installed and water flow has definitely improved. Don't know if it's working but the water tastes fine. Would purchase again.
Some of the other reviews complained of poor taste, but I like the taste of my water with the new filter. And the pressure is better. Water comes out faster. I have not tested the water for impurities while using this filter but so far the taste is better.
Excellent filter! My well-water tastes cleaner, and our refrigerator puts out water faster than with the stock filter! I will certainly be purchasing this filter again when it is time for a new one.
Who knew that repairing a refrigerator could cost so little? The first thing I said when this part was installed and the refrigerator started to cool was "Thank you, $13 part, for fixing our fridge."
We returned from vacation over a week ago to find that our fridge/freezer side by side unit had stopped cooling. There was power and fan noise, but no cooling. So as a family that strives to fix our own gadgets and appliances, we began researching what the possible culprits could be.
The unit is a Kenmore side by side that was handed down from my parents. Fortunately, it is only used as a second fridge for overflow items. But, we still rely on it.
After some research, we found that the unit had been repaired before, and they had installed a similar starter kit. We tested the compressor resistance and it appeared to be fine. So, we went with the assumption that the issue was the starter kit. After a bit more research, we found that this URCO410 kit was a better choice, so we ordered it.
It arrived a couple days later, we installed it with the simple instructions provided (5 wires to attach in our case), and, fortunately, the fridge came back to life.
I cannot vouch for the longevity of this kit. But it is working now, and we sure hope it stays that way. This kit was very simple to install and saved us from having to have a service call. And it came at a great price.
Automatic alert if freezer door is left open or temperature rises
Lock with pop-out key
Freezer is still working fine after a at least three years. I had thought it failed at one point, but it turned out some men working in my basement must have played around with the temperature buttons (on the front which must be tempting to play with) and instead of putting it back to 4, they left it at 0, which is off. Everything thawed and had to be thrown out. I was upset and I wrote a bad review which I'm taking back now. What I like about it is that it has a LIGHT and it's not too big. It's more economical to have a stuffed freezer than a half empty one, since the frozen food helps keep things cold so the freezer doesn't have to come on as often (same concept as why our ice caps are melting so much faster now that some of them have melted...) Chests are supposed to hold the cold in better than the uprights, since cold air sinks and won't fall out when you open it. Since I only need to open it about once a week, the convenience of an upright outweighs the minor loss of cold. So, I feel I made a good choice all around.
It's the day before Thanksgiving 2010 and I just discovered that my less-than-three-month-old freezer FFU14F5HWJ (installed 28 August 2010)has stopped working, ruining everything for I bought Thanksgiving Dinner.
My experience casts very serious doubt on the quality of any Frigidaire product.
Purchased this unit a month ago. It runs 35 to 40 minutes out of the hour. The fan is so loud we hear it throughout the house. The service guy who came to check it out said all that was totally normal, just get used to it. Also was told the fan was in all frost free freezers. Why the fan has to be so loud is a mystery. Buy something other than this unit.......
I have this freezer for a few months now. Bought it after some research but mainly because it is very good value for the price and got decent (though not great) ratings from ConsumerReports which I trust. It ranked excellent on temperature and fair on energy consumption and noise but looking at the differences in annual operation cost this really isn't a great factor for me it can be around $30 A YEAR between the best freezer and the worst (more or less). Manual defrost are more efficient but I didn't want one of these and again, the difference is minor.
I store it in my garage so noise is not an issue. Note that unlike other vendors, the manual for this one says very clearly that it CAN be used in temperatures under 32F, so storing it in a garage is not an issue.
There's a display on the freezer door but it just displays the level not the temperature. However it is still nice to have some indication of the level and mainly some indication that the freezer is on. Also, there's a 'door ajar' alarm and low temperature alarm. The level setting can be locked to avoid accidental changing.
the freezer has a manual lock too
shelves are wire so no 'luxury' here but still their pretty solid and very functional. there's a basket at the bottom shelf which is useful. Also, there is plenty of storage space on door shelves although the shelves do not seem so sturdy.
light inside the freezer is very bright and it's easy to find stuff even in the dark garage.
overall build quality looks pretty good. It was very easy to level the freezer legs. The installer did this for me but then I had to move the freezer to another spot so had to level myself. Very easy.
I hope it doesn't quit on me like it did on other reviewers here. So far, I'm pretty happy with this freezer and it seems like a good buy and good value for the money.
things I would improve are:
* more robust shelves both in the freezer and in the door
* temperature display outside
but other than these I feel this is a very good product for the price
My wife and I bought this freezer from Lowe's less than 2 years ago. 1 year ago, the digital control unit failed and we almost lost hundreds of dollars worth of meat. Last week, the unit stopped cooling and again we had to put hundreds of dollars worth of meat elsewhere. My wife spent hours on the phone with Frigidaire, who finally agreed to pay for parts and labor in order to fix the unit. We called one of their contractors who came out that very day. He spent 30 minutes or so doing various checks and found that there was a leak in the interior wall, which he said could not be fixed. He then called Frigidaire and they told him they wouldn't do anything. My wife called again and they refused to replace or even have the decency to give a discount on another unit. She told them that they would be losing their reputation and that we would tell everyone considering their products not to buy them. Lesson learned NEVER BUY FRIGIDAIRE.
This icemaker is very good except for the automatic flap shut off valve gets pinned in the down position so ice continues to overflow. All that we do is shut off the ice maker until we need more ice. Also the switch is horizontal and our ice maker cover the switch is vertical.
Great replacement for the original ice maker that never worked correctly. The only down side to this one is that the arm comes out a little further than the unit that came in the fridge. I can't use the shelf that fits over the ice bucket because of this but I'm happy I now have ice.
I have all thumbs with repairs but this one is so simple to do. No kidding ... loosen 2 screws unplug and put new one in the same way. and then it worked!! no hoses no taking other stuff off it is simple and works great and i would have paid 2x that for a plumber i bet
Works great.It is not a perfect fit as the switch on my old one was vertical and this one is horizontal making shutting it on and off a little more difficult. But a minor inconvenience for the value!
I purchased this to replace an in line filter for my icemaker. All connection hardware is included for a 1/4 inch line but no bracket to hang the filter. I purchased two steel 2 1/2 inch conduit hangers from an electrical supply store for $1.63 plus tax. The conduit two hangers are perfect to hang the filter in the basement. This was a quick easy install and the filter seems to work as it should. I purchased more of these filters just to have ready to use. The cost of the filters seem to be very low compared to other filters and the 4,000 gallon rated life is nice.
JustSomeGuy's experience matches mine with these filters.
They're perfectly fine filters as far as I can tell except that they incorporate a little black rubber-like gasket thing that is supposed to be a flow restrictor.
It makes sense to restrict the flow rate through an activated carbon filter to guarantee good "contact time" between the water and the activated carbon so it can do its job properly. If the water blasts through the filter too fast, the activated carbon won't have time to absorb and adsorb the nasties out of the water.
But either the design of the flow restrictors these filters use is flawed, or there's a QC problem at the factory because in my experience, the flow is restricted to (and I'm not exaggerating) a rate where it takes five to ten minutes to fill a standard coffee cup. Probably eight fluid ounces.
At that flow rate, I have no doubt that the removal rate for chlorine, lead, taste-and-odor, etc., is probably quite excellent because the CT is extremely long. But I'm sure this isn't what the manufacturer intended.
If you take the fitting back out of the bottom (inlet) end of the filter, you'll see the little black rubber-like flow restrictor. If you pull that out and then put the connector back in place, the filters will flow like a fire hose. But that's obviously what the restrictor is supposed to prevent. What we want is a nice, gentle flow such that the contact time is long enough for the filter to do its job, but not so slow that it renders the unit useless.
I'm not sure how the design of the restrictor is supposed to work. I think it's meant to be more than just an orifice that creates resistance to the flow. Instead, I think they're trying to be clever and create a system where the harder the water pressure pushes on the restrictor, the more it pushes the restrictor into a conical seating area, so the orifice closes down more at high pressure than it does at low pressure, thus achieving some level of actual "flow regulation".
But it's not a sophisticated enough design to actually accomplish that, and some of them push completely closed, or very nearly so. Or maybe they've had a run of bad restrictors that are softer than they're supposed to be.
Or perhaps they only work properly when installed one direction, and all of mine were in backwards. When I get a chance, I may try reversing the orientation of a flow restrictor to see if that allows it to work correctly.
Whatever the reason, it appears that some of us are getting filters with flow restrictors that render the filters virtually useless. Taking the flow restrictor out increases the flow rate, but defeats the whole idea of getting proper contact time.
I may install an extra valve ahead of the filter, and abandon the flow restrictor so I can adjust the flow rate manually. But that'll cost about as much as the whole filter cost. :)
Du Pont needs to be spot checking some of these as they leave the factory so they can see what's going out.
I've tried three of the five I bought, and all three fail to flow at a reasonable rate, But then again, they're probably all out of the same production run.
I ordered this as a replacement for my current filter. I use it to filter the ice maker water as well as drinking water. It is much less expensive than bottled water!
Works with the following models: General Electric DBB3300EA0AA, General Electric DBB3300EA0WW
General Electric DBB3300EA1AA, General Electric DBB3300EA1WW, General Electric DBB5000EF0GG
I couldn't find a Whirlpool Dryer replacement bulb, which required a 120V 10W bulb. Then I searched Amazon and found this GE version. The bulb shape is slightly different than the original, but it works just as good.
After searching (unsuccessfully) for a dryer bulb at Wal-Mart, Target, and Lowe's, I finally decided to try ordering it online. I was very pleased with the service I received from Amazon. The bulb was well packaged and arrived quickly.
I had read in some of the reveiws that the 10 watt bulbs utilized for electric clothes dryers were nothing more than cheap night life bulbs. I just recieved this bulb and I can tell you that it is not a night life bulb. The glass is much thicker and seems to have a more complex filliment. It is packed in a small cardboard box marked with the part number and manufactring data The bulb shape is slightly different than a night life bulb but it fits and works perfectly in my 9 year old Sears Kenmore Electric Dryer. Eight dollars seems a little steep but it is an appliance bulb and I did not have to drive around all day at 4 dollars/gallon to find this. Im happy.
Took in a house mate to share expense. I am the Oscar to his Felix. Never in my life would have thought of of looking for a replacement dryer light bulb. But the peace of getting lights for the dryers (I have four of them and 3 washers) have bad legs so I found it it better to have several than the person I pay (niece can easily do all the wash fast is worth it thanks
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lasted about a day or maybe less then it burned out decided to just go without a bulb until I find a source of quality bulbs
We have this fridge. It has great features-alarm, water filter, temp setting ability and it fit the space we had. However, the major design flaw is that the freezer breaks its seal when the fridge door slams and then the freezer thaws. You actually have to hold the freezer door shut as you shut the fridge door. It's embarassing! This fridge requires more care and attention than our aging cats! I'm ready to stick it in the garage and buy something new-and it's only been a year.
Not sure about the freezer sealing issue the "vine member" had, but this model has been wonderful for my family. I kinda love it really.
The box store delivery guys were nervous that it wouldn't fit in the 36" wide space, but this is a square fridge. No rounded sides or bowing, so she slid right into place. She is not counter depth though. Its over by about 4" at 31", minus the handles. The sides are grey so it does not scream at you like most fridges do when they stick out. So the specs listed are correct and pretty exact.
Gallon sized containers fit in the door, which we LOVE. Compartments are perfect for all the fresh veggies we buy at the farmers market on sundays. Freezer is spacious, but the compartments do not all adjust. Not a big deal, but would have been nice to move them around like you can with the fridge side. Love the cubed or crushed ice. Water dispenses cold every time, unless you do a huge jug.
Only negative is the stainless steel is not the fingerprint proof kind. I wish I had purchased one that didn't need to be cleaned so often. The stainless does look amazing though, so its worth it.
Over all, I would buy this fridge again (so far) and I would recommend it to a friend.
We purchased our Bosch refrigerator four years ago at a higher price than the other comparable models of GE or Maytag . It was Bosch's first model out for refrigerators and we purchased it because of the excellent reputation of other appliances. We have had countless problems. We now have no door panel shelves, all are plastic and have broken leaving jars spilling in the floor. Our top drawer which is too deep no longer has glides. Remaining we have only two small drawers and two shelves remaining. The filters for the water dispenser have to be ordered directly from Bosch and are outrageously expensive. I will not purchase another Bosch appliance based on this experience.
