re: Sub Zero Refrigerators

house had one when we bought it. lasted about 20 years. difficult finding someone to service it and parts were $$$ when it crapped out

You buy them just so you can say you have a Sub Zero and to show your friends.

They are not worth their price.

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I have one and it is built to another level--it is not about looks.

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I have a different experience. I don't have one but a friend of mine does. He bought it for his new house.

The thing went out after 3 years and he had to have it serviced. After 6 years, it began to make a very loud vibrating sound. Serviced again and this time it cost him around $700 to repair.

But it is big, looks nice, and keeps things cold and/or frozen.

I just had one put in- new construction. Here was my experience....

1. Much like already mentioned, people who OWN one will mostly have good experiences. Napoleon has commented a number of times that he doesn't work on them often, IIRC he's indicated that's likely an indicator of good quality.

2. People who don't have one seem to have this syndrome about bashing them. They all have a "friend" who has had nothing but trouble. Parts were expensive, etc. I thought the 12 year parts warranty on major items was pretty generous. I'd like to see LG offer that.

3. One of their big selling features is that produce will stay fresher. I thought this was total bullshite....until we got one. I don't know how it does it, but it seems almost impossible for fruits and vegetables to go bad. We had little bin of the Cherub cherry tomatoes that you get at Walmart- in there for what seemed like a month- still looking like the day they were bought.

4. It is a motherfricker to install. Our dealer didn't offer installation and my contractor hadn't done many. I took off one day and did it with his interior guy. If you follow the very detailed instuctions it'll be fine. But when they say the opening needs to be 35.5" or whatever, they mean it.

5. Ice- mine has a normal ice maker in it. I saw where someone complained about that. I would say that probably most installations have a built in ice maker somewhere else in the kitchen- we do and it's awesome. 15" Scotsman that makes nugget ice like Sonic. It was a splurge that we put in the kitchen and we all really like it. I have never had one cube from the Sub Zero.

6. Quality, Appearance, Etc. I have to give it to them- when you unpack it, it's obvious that someone skilled built it. It's not slave labor Chinese garbage. That meant a lot to me. Also, if you do panels to match your cabinets,EVERYONE who sees it will comment about how cool that is- the Yeti factor. I was surprised how few people have seen one in real life.

Sorry for the long post, but you seem legit and we just went through it. I would do it again.

To make it more complicated- make sure to get a Wolf stove also. We thought that was a crock of shite too and it cooks awesome. Oven makes the most wonderful baked items we've ever had.

I don't think I saw it mentioned in this thread yet, but one of the best things about a subzero is the fact that it makes absolutely no noise.

If you can fit it in your budget, then it's worth it. Definitely not necessary, but we went with it more for looks than anything. Doesn't have an exterior ice maker, but we have a built in ice maker in the bar, so I never use it anyway.

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You mean a freezer?

Thanks for the reply. Your customers truly are lucky to have you service their appliances.

Mad props.