LG LFX21960ST Refrigerator

• French Door refrigerator with self-contained Ice System and Tilt-A-Drawer(TM) Bottom Freezer
• 24"" Cabinet Depth
• Premium Stainless Steel Finish with Matching Handles
• Contour Doors with Hidden Hinges
• Stainless Clad Dispenser

I bought this fridge 4 years ago from Best Buy. They told me their customers loved the LG refrigerators. I needed a fridge that was 32" wide to fit the space in my kitchen. The wider ones don't fit. This fridge is right at 32".

The fridge looks great. The bottom sliding freezer is awesome. The problems come from the cheap plastic they use to make their parts. It's extremely brittle.

These are the problems I've had so far.

1) The trim that holds the gasket on the door broke a month after I bought it. I called Best Buy, made a fuss, and they came and replaced the door at no cost. Yea, Best Buy.

2) At 13 months, the clip that holds the door closed, broke. Now you can't just push the door to close it, you have to make sure it is fully closed tightly.

3) Then 4 months later the plastic around the glass shelf above the crisper drawers disintegrated. We taped it together with duct tape. Yea, duct tape.

4) Then we found the cover of the refrigerator light had totally melted. Apparently the light is on when the door is closed and it self-mutilates...eek!

But did I say it looks great? The French doors and the sliding freezer door makes all my friends jealous. If they only knew...

Oh yea, the ice maker in the freezer has to be turned on and off manually, otherwise the ice overflows the drawer and falls in the freezer and then you can't open the door. I think it's supposed to turn off automatically, but it has never worked.

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I found where you can order parts for this fridge on your own. Go to

and input your model number and from the diagrams find your part number and order it. Although you may not be able to make repairs, if you need to replace pieces it's better than watching your fridge slowly disintegrate.

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I purchased this counter depth refrigerator from HomeClick in Jan 2008. It was a really good deal and I found an online coupon and got $100 off and free shipping! Fast forward to mid 2012 ... bad compressor was replaced. A few months go by and it seems to be working fine then the freezer thaws. I thought that my son had left the freezer door ajar...wrong! Called repair service and by the time they got out here (a week)the fridge was working ok and the guy couldn't find anything wrong. It works ok for a while and then same thing happens, call repair service, same thing happens. Repeat 2 more times! Then finally repairman "catches" it in the thaw mode and says the compressor is bad again. Orders the part...two weeks later the part is damaged in shipment and can't be used. Orders another...two weeks later WRONG part comes in and can't be put on. TODAY... right part ordered, scheduled for repair in 2 weeks. Hopefully, this one doesn't come in damaged or the wrong part sent. Months later, still living out of an ice chest.

The crisper drawers are poorly designed. The door baskets are poorly designed. The icemaker does not always work properly.

Initially, I loved this refrigerator. LG has the poorest of the poor customer service. THEY DON'T CARE IF YOUR REFRIGERATOR DOESN'T WORK! They pass you off to a repair service and it's up to you to handle it. They don't DO anything.

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Purchased an LG refrigerator in October 2010 loved it, thought it was great. In July 2011, the plastic water hose for the icemaker which came packaged with the frig sprung a leak and ruined our $5000 hardwood floors. Jumped through numerous hoops to submit a claim to LG, assuming they would stand behind their product. I was wrong. Their lab determined that the plastic water hose, which was packaged and shipped with the refrigerator, was not theirs and they would not accept the claim for any type of reimbursement. If you plan on hooking up the icemaker, 1. it makes enough ice for no more than 1 or 2 people; and 2. use copper tubing, not the plastic tubing LG packages with their product but doesn't stand behind.

Purchased an LG microwave at the same time; within 30 days the stainless steel piece popped off the front and will not stay glued(?) down.

Also purchased an LG dishwasher which I absolutely HATE. The pegs are not properly spaced on the bottom shelf so plates will not stay upright, which keeps them from getting clean.

I now understand why LG products are frequently offered at great sale prices; they are not made well and the company does not stand behind their products. My family will NEVER purchase another LG product.

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I bought an LG fridge, dishwasher and stove in 2007. The stove has been fine, but it is gas range and gas oven. The dishwasher worked for 3 years and had to be replaced (not with another LG). I have been very unhappy with the quality of the fridge, especially considering what I paid for it. Items in the back tend to be frozen solid, while items towards the front are warm and spoil. The plastic parts are flimsy. The runners in the drawers and movable parts are at least cracked, if not broken altogether. Add me to the list of consumers that will not only never purchase an LG, but will deter anyone I know from making the same mistake!

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I have replaced the plastic rim around the vegetable and fruit container twice; the second time it broke, when I pulled it out, it slipped to the floor and the pieces actually shattered. Their plastic is junk!

KitchenAid KCM22WF-3PACK Water Filter Pods, 9 total

These do make a difference in the taste of the coffee. I was surprised! I have a ton now and can change every 6 months as theynrecommend

OEM filter works perfectly. We have good water in our Maui condo but I still change the water filter twice per year. Instructions included with filters make replacement easy.

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I like to change my coffee filter and clean my coffee maker at least twice a month so finding these I can buy six at a time I was thrilled when I get down to my last box I will order some more filters.

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Not much I can say about these. They do their job. I can attest that I got what I ordered and there was no damage.

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This was one of the few places that I could find this product. I was pleased to see that I could also purchase the filters in larger quantities. The number of pods will last quite awhile without having to go out to look for more only to find that they aren't available or sold out.

Whirlpool 67006531 Dual Water Valve for Refrigerator

Best price I could find, arrived in 2 days, and appeared to be exactly the same as the original that came with my Jen-Air fridge.

The refrigarator was leaking from the valve and we ordered the part and replaced it. You have to cut the old connection and connect this one. You can't just pull the water hoses and insert into the new part, you have to cut them up.

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I have no complaints at all about this product. My fridge leaked and did some damage. It's too bad the part that went bad was only $50 but the damage it caused was many times more than that. It damaged drywall, flooring, etc. This replacement part was new and works great.

I may just replace this part every 5 years (if I remember LOL) as preventative maintenance, because when it fails it really sucks!

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Just what I needed to repair my ice makerin my Maytag good valve easily installed with the papers that came with it

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This product shipped very fast and was exactly as advertised. The one in our refrigerator went out and started leaking water all over the place. This shipped fast and was able to get our refrigerator back up and operation in a very short time. Thank you!

Water Sentinel WSF-1 Refrigerator Replacement Filter

Filter left a very strong plastic taste to drinking water.

Instructions stated to flush filter for 3-5 minutes before use.

I flushed for over an hour and still the water was not drinkable.

You get what you pay for. Trying to save a few bucks here was not

worth the aggravation.

I purchased two of these filters last year for my Frigidaire. After about a day the water started to taste like a dusty vacuum cleaner. I thought maybe the one filter was defective so I put the other one in and had the same result. I finally read some of the reviews here and found out that some people were having the same issue. I took the advice of one of the review writers and bought the Frigidaire brand filter at Appliance Zone online (). It cost a little more but was well worth the money, the item shipped very quickly and there is now more "vacuum" taste.

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Product arrived on time. This product I will give a 3 stars rating due to a slight off taste of the filtered water. Not any thing major; but it does seem to be getting better as we use more water and ice.

It still better then the filter that came with the refrigerator when it was new....

Great price for three filters.

I will buy again.

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Filter looks and fits like the OEM part that we previously used but I've noticed the water has a plastic aftertaste. I'm hoping after a few cycles that this will go away, if not, I'll have to replace.

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In the box, you'll find the filter specified, and the filter is the right one it is a match for the filter that I was replacing (Frigidaire RF100). Also in the pack, you'll find a very small packet of Silicone Lubricant to use on the rubber o-rings of the filter (don't over-do it with the silicone, or your water will taste AWFUL). There are two o-rings associated with the filter; one at the top (this can be seen in the product image) and one that is placed in the bottom of the filter cup to form a solid seal with the filter housing. The replacement bottom o-ring is incredibly small, and is nowhere near sufficient. I assembled the filter per the directions listed on the package. Once I turned the icemaker water back on, I had water all over the inside of the fridge. I had to dig the old o-ring out of the trash and reuse it in the filter cup (after a thorough washing, of course).

I have the Frigidaire Gallery FRS26ZSH side-by-side. The issue with the ill-fitting o-ring may not be an issue for other models. Good luck with yours!

In response to other reviews I have not noticed a plastic flavor. I didn't soak the filter, but I did run about 20 pints through the dispenser before I even tasted the water. With the old sealant ring installed, I have had no issues with water leaking.

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Evaporator Motor for Frigidaire 5304445861, 240369701, 5303918549

Our fridge stopped cooling on the top portion of the freezer side and the fridge side stopped completely. The bottom of the freezer side was still cold though. I did a little research on our fridge model and, given the symptoms and the models history, I was pretty sure that the evaporator motor was the problem. I ordered it while at work without taking the old fan out of fridge (a little risky if I was wrong.)

The new fan motor arrived "next day" which was excellent. For the past couple days we were keeping our refrigerated items in a cooler which is a pain. When you pull the milk out and everything collapses into its spot you spend several minutes just trying to put the milk back in so we did NOT want to wait to get the fridge fixed.

I had to remove about 16 screws out of the sides and back of the freezer (including removing the ice-maker which only had two screws holding it on.) That revealed the fan which was indeed not working. Here is where I had the most difficulty. There are three wires on the unit. One was the ground wire which was easy to pull off, but the disconnects for the other two wires were encased in a U shaped plastic piece. Pulling the plastic piece ended up ripping the disconnects off the old fan motor leaving them still stuck in the plastic U.

It took me several minutes to get the old parts out. I had to push the wires through the plastic U so the connectors were completely exposed, then discovered I had to use something with a sharp point and press through a tiny hole in the middle of the connector while pulling them apart before they would release. That little hole actually locks the pieces together with a little flap of metal. They should have put holes in the plastic U to make the job MUCH easier and to prevent damage to the motor connectors.

The new motor came with new male ends and some heat shrink tubing but I did not need either. The old connectors were still good. I had to pull the wires back into the plastic U and reconnect them. One caution, I had to bend the little locking flap back in on one connector before it would lock onto the new fan. Do yourself a favor and get it locked on BEFORE pulling the wires back into the U (assuming your fridge is the same as my Frigidaire). If you don't do that, you risk having a loose wire that may arc and go bad or you may be pulling the connector back off (like me) to fix the little flap, risking damage to your new motor.

The final problem I had was that there was a lot of "snow" on the top of the coils. I used a heat gun to melt the stuff from the top but I could not see the bottom of the coils because I saw no need to take that extra panel off. Big mistake. All it did was cause the snow to melt from the top, run down a ways and form a BLOCK of ICE further down. I started the freezer up without checking and the next day I was removing that "extra panel" because no air could get through the ice. It took me a few hours to melt all the ice off this time plus an extra day having to use the cooler.

Happily it is now running great! I hope this helps someone else do the job better/easier. It is an easy job to do if you watch for those pitfalls and it will save you a ton of money over paying a professional.

I have never worked on a fridge prior to today.

After doing some research on why my fridge wasn't getting cold I unplugged the fridge, removed the back panel inside the freezer and removed the shelves and brackets to access the old fan. As i suspected from my research the fan had burned out which seems to be a common occurrence. I ordered this replacement evaporator motor on Amazon for a 5 year old Frigidaire Model # FRS26LF7DSB. The price ($26.00) was less than half of what it would have cost ($60.00) on other "replacement parts" websites. I ordered the item on a Monday at 4:55 PM and had it sent overnight for an extra $20 = total of $46.00. The part arrived by 3PM on Tuesday and it took no more than 15 minutes to install. The old motor had wire connectors that could be pulled off. Once this was completed I removed the fan blade and the old motor from the motor housing and inserted the new motor and attached the fan blade. Total time thus far under 5 minutes. The new motor has the same wire connectors as the old one so I just reconnected the wires and put the housing back in the freezer and gave her a try. As soon as I plugged in the refrigerator the motor/fan came on right away. I then unplugged the fridge. Reattached the back panel and shelving brackets/shelves and was done. Total time was under 15 minutes.

If you have the same problem it is an easy and inexpensive fix.

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I've never replaced an evaporator motor before, but was very pleased to find the part I needed available for Prime shipping, and with a corroborating reviewer who stated that this was great because it had all the necessary connectors to just snap in the new motor. Well, not so about the one I received. It in fact came with no wires at all (though it did come with something which might be splicing caps, though I truly don't know what they are). I cannot even test it to see if it works.

In fairness -it is exactly as pictured, with no wires attached, just not as another reviewer described. It is totally useless to me.

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Product showed up on time. This motor matched my fridge exactly and I could just un plug the bad motor and plug this one in. I purchased a replacement motor from a local dealer but to install it, I would have to splice wires on the connector side and on the motor side. This eliminated all if that.

I installed this n about 10 minutes and it has been working flawlessly for a month. I hope it will be at least 10 years before I need another.

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This is my second time replacing this motor hopefully this one will last longer than the last one I purchased (lasted 13 months).

This is a different make than the previous fan I purchased so we will see. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because I am gun shy after the last replacement motor I purchased.

It is plug and play and extremely easy to change.

Watts Water Technologies QCK-25 Ice Maker Kit

Saved a lot of money over a plumber's asking price to connect water to the fridge. Works as advertised, no leaks after install per instructions. Easy to do for the average handy man/woman.

Replaced an existing fridge supply line valve so I could move it to a differet location in the basement. Worked perfectly. Copper on one end, PEX on the other end, and small PEX that came with the kit into the small end and ran that up the floor and to the fridge. Easy to install with no problems whatsoever.

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Why use copper when you can use THIS! Pay the extra and get this before you even think of getting the copper lines for your water dispenser and ice maker. I will say it was my first time using this type of fitting and hose and was leery. No longer and this will be what I recommend to anyone that asks me.

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I can only comment on the line and fittings, as I used my existing T-valve. Seems to be a well made kit, the line is of a higher quality than the saddle type kits with the vinyl tubing. I have no leaks...I'm happy!

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The construction of this ice maker kit is good and it did the job without a problem. I would recommend this ice maker kit anyone.

Swift Green Filters SGF-LA50 Refrigerator Water Filter

Great price. So much cheaper than Sears. Works well, water tastes better. Solid construction. I know where I will be buying my water filters from for now on.

Swift Greenfilters advertises this as a replacement to the LG filter 5231JA2006B as well as several others. Although it mechanically fits just perfectly (i.e. the plastic extertior is the same), it is not a 5231JA2006B replacement. It is a replacement to the inferior LG filter 5231JA2006A and possibly similar inferior filters.

The Swift SFG-LA50 and the 5231JA2006A meet standard NFS/ANSI 42 for reduction of chlorine, taste, odor, and class 1 particulates. However, the 5231JA2006B also meets standard NSF/ANSI 53 for the reduction of microbial cysts (harmful microbes such as giardia and cryptosporidium), turbidity (suspended solids), heavy metals lead and mercury, and industrial/agricultrial/pharmaceutical chemical pollutants including lindane, atrazine, 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid), and benzene.

I suggest purchasing the orginal LG 5231JA2006B which currently on Amazon is actually cheaper than the Swift SFG-LA50.

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This was a direct fit replacement in my LG. The replacement process was simple and well described. The only inconvienence is not the fault of this product. It is always time consuming to run the needed amount of water through the new filters.

It did take a decent amount of pressure to turn the new filter to lock it in place. Not an unreasonable amount and at no time did it feel like I would break something. Nonetheless it is worth noting in the case you are surprised by the effort required.

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This is a 'must have' product if you own a refrigerator and use it for drinking.

I searched all over and this is the best price I could find. I intend to by all my filter needs at AMAZON.

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Although it specified that this was the correct replacement head for my LG refridgerator yes it screwws in but it is too small for the deignated area. Will not use again.

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Maytag MSF25C2EXM: Side-By-Side Refrigerator with Store-N-Door ® Ice System

We bought this fridge primarily because we wanted a lot of ice and this had a good ice generation rating. BUT

The ice dispenser continuously dropped cubes on the floor and we had a number of slipping incidents. I ended up putting a small rug by the fridge to catch the ice and prevent slips to fix that. Minor problem. But ...

Within a week or two of installing the fridge, the ice dispenser jammed up. I took a look and discovered a block of ice had formed, from the dispenser chute into the removable ice bucket inside the door. I could not remove the bucket to get at the blockage because it was "glued" to the door with ice.

I ended up having to defrost the freezer to get the ice out. Within two weeks of doing this the same thing happened. For several months I developed a weekly routine of using a blow dryer to get the ice bucket out, dumping out all the ice in the bucket to melt out the block of ice at the bottom of the bucket, clearing the jam out of the chute, drying everything off and reinstalling. Takes about an hour each time.

I had assumed there was some sort of installation mistake. Turns out not. It is a known design flaw.

I finally called a Maytag repairman after a shelf broke in the refrigerator ( which appear to be cheaply made) and decided to have both taken care of while under warranty. The repairman explained this is a known design flaw and that what I had been doing weekly is considered the "routine maintenance" to take care of the problem. It's due to moisture and water building up in the chute each time you dispense ice. They recommend doing it every two weeks, although in our case we must be "heavy" ice users because we need to do it weekly. He said done properly you can do it in 20 minutes or so rather than the hour I've been taking.

However, he spend well over 20 minutes trying to remove the ice bucket and gave up. So I think his 20 minute estimate is optimistic.

He pointed out that they note this procedure in the owners manual. I pointed out you don't see this until after your purchase the fridge and I certainly wouldn't have purchased a fridge requiring this level of "routine maintenance."

Additionally, a plastic part had broken off in the dispenser apparently unrelated to this problem, according to the repairman, that requires replacement of the door. This is under warranty currently but is going to be an expensive problem if it recurs out of warranty.

I called Maytag directly and they confirmed that it is a known design flaw and the solution is the "routine maintenance" I am already doing. They said they are no fixes nor are they correcting the problem by offering a replacement ice maker.

So if you consider spending an hour a week on an ice maker "routine maintenance", Maytag is your company.

Culligan RC-EZ-3 EZ-Change Replacement Cartridges, 500 Gallon

Anybody who knows about the Culligan filter systems knows just how great they really are. The RC-EZ-3 is a great filter, removing most of the more common contaminants and chemicals from the water; resulting in nice, pure, fresh, sweet tasting drinking water and crystal clear pure ice cubes. We even use it for ALL of the water we give to our cat (family member). We wouldn't be without it (and we live beneath the poverty level, so that's just how important -and cost efficient -this water filter really is). If you don't have one, I would absolutely HIGHLY recommend getting one. It's only pennies per gallon to assure you that you aren't ingesting contaminants, chemicals and parasites!

Easy to change filter and water that tastes good are my criteria. To that I would add compact size. I use this in my RV, and the RV filter pack came with the level 4 filter which is much more rotund in size. It might do a more thorough job in filtering some things, but not that I can tell. This filer is half the price & lasts a full season. We use either city water or water in our tanks that has been filtered and re-chlorinated for storage. [1 Tablespoon per 10 gallons.] Works well & makes great tasting coffee & tea.

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These last a good amount of time (I get 3-5 months depending; using for a fridge filter for water dispenser).

The price is right for a better than average filter that lasts this long.

Taste of water is crisp/clean and has no scent, so its doing its job.

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These are SO easy to change I've used the EZ-3 and EZ4 I didn't really notice a difference in the taste or smell of the water between the two. What I did notice is that I'm not paying twice as much for it and it's so much easier to change than my old Aquasana that the only effort involves the fact that it's under the sink. If it were at shoulder level in the open, this would take 10 seconds to change. LOVE these filters, never stop selling them Amazon and Culligan!!

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This is one of the best purchases I have ever made. Three times per year I change the cartridge and we always have great tasting water.

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