re: Sell me on a type of refrigerator.

Posted by AscensionTiger

Prairieville, LA

Member since Jun 2004

3755 posts

Posted on 3/29/14 at 4:48 pm to lsutiger2010

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This is what I have. Still hate it FWIW

Agree 100%, I have a LG Frenchdoor style with the ice in the door and really don't like it. Hardly no freezer space and the shelves are all to short.

Posted by RBWilliams8

Member since Oct 2009

53418 posts

Posted on 3/29/14 at 4:48 pm to VetteGuy

She wants input. She'll get what she wants (probably $400 over what she wants to spend) but you know how women want you to show interest in things you couldn't care less about.

Posted by VetteGuy

Member since Feb 2008

28360 posts

Posted on 3/29/14 at 4:48 pm to RBWilliams8

I looked into Sub and Viking.
Underwhelmed with performance vs price. If its a retrofit you'll need a special circuit dropped down the wall.

We bought a counter depth LG and it works fine.

Posted by Tigris

Mexican Home

Member since Jul 2005

12377 posts

Posted on 3/29/14 at 5:16 pm to Spankum

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ice maker is an issue, though...you can't really put it in the bottom freezer

We have the ice maker in the bottom freezer - no problem.

Posted by Brettesaurus Rex

Baton Rouge

Member since Dec 2009

38259 posts

Posted on 3/29/14 at 5:22 pm to RBWilliams8

I have a French door, samsung with bottom sliding freezer. Didn't get the water dispenser bc it tacks on another 3-500$ depending on the model and it's pretty unnecessary. Really enjoying it

Posted by Goalman34

Ruston, LA

Member since Sep 2013

512 posts

Posted on 3/29/14 at 5:57 pm to Brettesaurus Rex

Fridge on the top is the shite. No bending over or getting on your knees to get stuff of the bottom shelf. Freezer doesn't hold as much, but an upright freeze in the Util room solves that problem.

Posted by LSUnGA

Buford, GA

Member since Jun 2009

1694 posts

Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:07 pm to Goalman34

Depending on the model you get with the freezer on the bottom it's really not that much less space. and you learn to stack things. I was not sold on the French door model with freezer on the bottom but that is what the wife wanted. Samsung model and it's been great so far, more than enough room in both compartments.

Posted by djangochained

Gardere

Member since Jul 2013

19054 posts

Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:14 pm to lsutiger2010

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Just lack of room in the freezer

This is true, but I also have a deep freezer and old fridge in garage

Posted by xXLSUXx

New Orleans, LA

Member since Oct 2010

10310 posts

Posted on 3/29/14 at 6:14 pm to RBWilliams8

Why? Is yours running?

ETA: I did not read the OP or any posts.

I have no advice for you.

This post was edited on 3/29/14 at 6:16 pm

Posted by Capital Cajun

Over Yonder

Member since Aug 2007

5528 posts

Posted on 3/29/14 at 9:53 pm to RBWilliams8

French door bottom freeze. You can get them with ice and water in the door if need be.

I went from a bottom freeze to a french door side by side and I fricking hate it with awkward storage.

Posted by BR Tiger

Baton Rouge

Member since Mar 2004

4157 posts

Posted on 3/29/14 at 10:16 pm to Capital Cajun

We have a traditional side-by-side. (BTW- French door refers to the newer style units where the refrigerator is on top with double doors, not with fridge on one side and freeEe on the other)

I think my next one will be a new one I saw recently. It is a French door style, except instead of freezer drawers, there are two bottom compartments with doors. One of them is actually convertible space which can be used either as freezer or additional refrigerator space. That feature was cool but what I liked best was just that he freezer compartments had doors and not drawers.