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What Refrigerator isnt a POS?

Posted on 5/24/23 at 4:30 pm
Posted by LordSnow
Your Mom's House
Member since May 2011
5534 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 4:30 pm
My Kitchenaid from 10 Years ago just cant seem to keep making ice. 2 replcement ice makers and a valve & its Time for a new one.

Suggestions? I've heard bad things about all of them
Posted by X123F45
Member since Apr 2015
27508 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 4:38 pm to
Everyone talks massive shite about the LG units.

My cousins sells every brand out of his store. His words? Buy whichever one you like with the least amount of features you can live with.

I went LG with craft ice maker.

This post was edited on 5/24/23 at 4:41 pm
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
25096 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 4:41 pm to
I can say that an Electrolux is crap. We spent a small fortune on a 36” built in and it started losing Freon after a few years.

Have a GE Profile now and it makes all kind of crazy noises. But it’s still ticking.

Repair guy that worked on the Electrolux said Sub-Zero was the best and easiest to repair.
Posted by RaginCajunz
Member since Mar 2009
5422 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 4:46 pm to
I think a lot of it is the luck of the draw. I have an LG fridge I bought in 2004 when I moved into my house. It has a top freezer, traditional ice maker and nothing fancy. It was no frills, but it had no-smudge stainless at the time and that was amazing to me. 19 years later and still ticking. I had to change a $4 relay/switch thing in the first year of ownership, but nothing since.

frick Samsung everything.
Posted by thegreatboudini
Member since Oct 2008
6461 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 4:48 pm to
I just bought 2, one for garage and one for kitchen, and went with GE when it was all said and done because they provided the most value and I trust their ice/water more.

I would have also gone with a whirlpool if I would have found one I preferred.
This post was edited on 5/24/23 at 4:49 pm
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
18098 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 4:49 pm to
Dont do a samsung fridge. That is about all I know. Everything else is whatever you want to take a risk on.

I have an 8 year old GE that has been great but they are now a chinese company and no history to judge them by. If it were me, right now I'd probably take a chance on LG because the LG washer/dryers have been getting top marks for quality and reliability the last few years, even better than speed queen.

I have also had a couple of LG TVs well over 15 years old that still work great. None of that has to do with fridges specifically but I feel like LG seems to be doing the right things.
Posted by X123F45
Member since Apr 2015
27508 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 5:01 pm to
quote:

LG washer/dryers have been getting top marks for quality


Mine could break tomorrow after only 6 months of use and I would consider the best two grand I've ever spent

I cannot describe how much better it cleans then the traditional washers that I've had before.

quote:

reliability


That remains to be seen but I did not buy a front load washer so I have decent hopes. My last two whirlpools broke in the first 6 months. I fixed one and gave it away. The other one was tossed to the road.
Posted by Royalfisher
Member since May 2022
459 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 5:31 pm to
Our Kenmore is now on its 25th year. Just a simple one with freezer and fridge and one door for each. No ice maker or water dispenser. We bought it like we buy everything. Get a temporary subscription to Consumer Reports and research them. And Amazon reviews (which are trending to fake) and buy American as much as possible and tried and true brands and models. Put your ego last in this decision. Best of luck.



Posted by Turnblad85
Member since Sep 2022
1296 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 9:24 pm to
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LG fridge I bought in 2004


I wonder if the early LGs were just re-branded nd made by another manufacturer before they went into making them themselves. My parents have one about that time frame and the repairman told them to hang on to it as long as possible as its a solid unit thats easy to work on.
Posted by Antib551
Houma, LA
Member since Dec 2018
953 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 9:35 pm to
Frigidaire Professional bought new in Jan 2023. By March 2023, freezer ice maker stopped producing. Luckily it has another in the refrigerator part.
Posted by UPGDude
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2021
588 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 9:38 pm to
quote:

If it were me, right now I'd probably take a chance on LG because the LG washer/dryers have been getting top marks fo


???? You got lucky on the LG washer/dryer. That must have been ranked on the spec sheets, not how it actually works. We have a set and fortunately my wife bought the extended service plan. Cheap-a$$ construction, and the control board on the washer has gone out twice. Once it goes out I'm just getting SpeedQueen.

But to the original post, I'd suggest Maytag or Whirlpool. I haven't researched it but my Maytag is going on 20 years now and it works. I know most brands have undergone design changes and may all be problematic now but so far ours is still kicking. I'd stay away from LG and Samsung. Great TV, sorry a$$ appliances.
Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
4687 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 10:48 pm to
Our LG tower has been a hoss for the year we've had it so far.

Whirlpool fridge from Costco with ice and water dispenser. Side by side door. I know most people prefer the larger fridge space, but being the son of a UPS man teaches you how to organize and consolidate items in your refrigerator, so I enjoy it.
Posted by Solo Cam
Member since Sep 2015
32703 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 11:05 pm to
My whirlpools in personal home and rentals have been rock solid
Posted by LSUDad
Still on the move
Member since May 2004
58909 posts
Posted on 5/24/23 at 11:40 pm to
quote:

Our Kenmore is now on its 25th year.


Kenmore makes nothing, get the model number, it will tell you who makes it. Just a guess Whirlpool. My father-in-Law was in the appliance repair business for years. He was always partial to Whirlpool.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
78462 posts
Posted on 5/25/23 at 12:10 am to
I loved my early 2000s Kenmore with the measured fill feature. Loved putting a pan or glass under it and telling it how much water to add and it hitting it perfectly. Never had to look for a measuring cup. Miss that fridge so much. Everything I've owned since has been a massive piece of shite.

The KitchenAid that came with the house we bought is the biggest piece of shite yet. I especially like the inside water dispenser that takes 2 hands to use because the button is about 3 inches above the nozzle instead of below where you can push your glass against it like every other fridge in the last 40 years and it shoots out with such force the water flies down and up the other side of the glass all over the interior of the fridge until there's enough in the glass to calm it down. what the frick were they thinking when they designed this water dispenser?
This post was edited on 5/25/23 at 12:14 am
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
15288 posts
Posted on 5/25/23 at 2:49 am to
I've had a Whirlpool side by side since 06 that I replaced after Katrina and the only thing I've done is changed out the ice maker one time and that was within the last 3 years.

It recently has an issue with the interior light and that is an easy fix since they are now LED plug and play. I just have to order the light and replace it and it just pops in and out.

If I need a new fridge, I'll likely go back with a Whirlpool
Posted by Will Cover
St. Louis, MO
Member since Mar 2007
38626 posts
Posted on 5/25/23 at 6:07 am to
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What Refrigerator isnt a POS?


Knowing what I know now, my advice to you is to never buy a refrigerator that has an ice maker inside the refrigerated part of the refrigerator. And don't buy an ice maker that is built into the shelving of a refrigerated door. The warm and cold air are competing, and it causes all kinds of issues.

Buy an ice maker that is actually in the freezer part of the refrigerator. This means you will manually have to retrieve your ice cubes. Sucks, but you'll have far fewer issues.

This seems to be almost everyone's problem. It is currently my issue on my refrigerator today. I've had it replaced under warranty twice, and the issue keeps repeating itself. It's something that I live with.
This post was edited on 5/25/23 at 6:08 am
Posted by lilsnappa
Red Stick
Member since Mar 2006
1798 posts
Posted on 5/25/23 at 6:44 am to
Bosch
Posted by Jack Daniel
In the bottle
Member since Feb 2013
25592 posts
Posted on 5/25/23 at 7:05 am to
LG makes Kenmore refrigerators since 2015. I found this out earlier this year when the compressor went out in my kenmore French door fridge I bought new in 2019
Posted by FlyinTiger93
Member since May 2010
3603 posts
Posted on 5/25/23 at 7:38 am to
Against everyone's recommendations, but my Samsung is 12 years old, and still working like a champ.
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