Thread Number: 45692
Which New Refrigerator? |
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Post# 668406 , Reply# 1   3/25/2013 at 22:45 (4,020 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 668420 , Reply# 3   3/26/2013 at 00:42 (4,020 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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Post# 668467 , Reply# 5   3/26/2013 at 09:12 (4,020 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 668508 , Reply# 7   3/26/2013 at 12:46 (4,020 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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There are numerous models and styles of the French door refrigerators. Mine is a Maytag (made by Whirlpool/Amana) The reason I chose this one was even though it has filterd cold water and ice cubes,there is no loss of storage on the doors because the water faucet is on the interior left wall of the refrigerator and the ice maker is on the upper shelf of the lower freezer.It's very energy efficient and extremely quiet. Lots of useable space,less wasted space then most of the other models especially side by side models. There is a great stainless steel pollish, called Zepp. Home Depot sells it and it not only polishes but resists finger print build up on stainless steel appliances.
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Post# 669227 , Reply# 10   3/30/2013 at 16:16 (4,016 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 669251 , Reply# 11   3/30/2013 at 19:20 (4,016 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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I lived (very briefly) with a standard side-by-side back in the late 1980's. The narrow shelves were a continuous source of frustration. If you never use anything wider than a cake pan, no problem. It's the only appliance I literally wanted to push off the roof. Go with a French door model if you like the double-door style.
I still have two old-school top freezer models---a 2002 stainless steel behemoth in the kitchen and a white MOL 2008 model at the bottom of the kitchen stairs---both Frigidaire. |
Post# 669278 , Reply# 12   3/30/2013 at 21:03 (4,015 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Well the thing with SxS, as with anything else, SIZE MATTERS....I have always bought the biggest, never a issue with fitting things inside anywhere....
I have a 30 cu ft StainlessSteel SxS Whirlpool....Full featured, with everything!....2 years old, with out an issue! as for cleaning and maintaining stainless....forget all the special expensive hard to apply and buff cleaners and polishes.....step one: clean with soap and water, and towel dry....step two: BABY OIL, apply with a soft cloth, and a quick light buff with a soft cloth.....bright and shiny for days....and your done in minutes!.....this is what is used in hospitals on all their stainless cabinets, elevators, and railings...its foolproof! |
Post# 669405 , Reply# 15   3/31/2013 at 12:04 (4,015 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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I found these stainless steel wipes and fell in love. No product to deal with---it's right in the towelette. I lay the wipe open in the palm of my hand and go over the appliance once. A quick buff with a soft cloth and you're done.
Back to refrigerators: I use those big rectangular chafers you see on buffet lines on my home buffet (set up full time with skirting), and those pans are a good 21 or 22 inches by probably 15". I also use big rimmed baking sheets to hold appetizers or finger-foods before going into the oven or getting frayed for the buffet. That's why I like the old-school single door models. If you have clearance for the wide door, they're great. I like the look of French door models, but I would probably get tired of having to open and close both doors all the time. Martin, your side-by-side looks substantially wider than the one I had! Time to get ready for Easter meal guests. The neighborhood cats, rabbits, and squirrels are investigating (and in some cases absconding with) the Easter treats I've set out in the back yard for the kids. It's pretty hilarious. |
Post# 669443 , Reply# 16   3/31/2013 at 16:45 (4,015 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Space issues -- in the kitchen, not inside the fridge -- can often dictate the style that's best for the application in question. When we re-did our kitchen at the other house, it made sense to go with a SxS fridge due to limited space. If we had gone with a top or bottom freezer model, with the door open at 90 degrees you'd be trapped on either side. Also the door of the refrigerator or a bottom freezer door/drawer would have hit the dishwasher door when it was down.
A French door design may be the best option if door clearance is limited and the preference is for a bottom freezer. I don't like the French door system for the reasons mentioned above: You have to be sure you've used enough force or the flap will keep the refrigerator doors from closing completely.
I would never own a top freezer model for my main refrigerator. I don't like having to stoop to locate and extract things. If I were to own a bottom freezer model, the freezer would have to be a drawer type. I also don't like crouching down to reach freezer contents, regardless of how much less often I access the freezer than the fridge. A drawer offers a bird's eye view of everything.
The thing that really irritates me most of all is the cheaper BOL top freezer models that don't provide enough clearance between the bottom edge of the fridge door and the floor. I'm always hitting my shoe with the door when opening one of those. |
Post# 669512 , Reply# 17   3/31/2013 at 21:31 (4,014 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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When I had to get a new fridge in 2007, all I'd had for 27 years was the std. top freezer model. I wanted something different. None of us lioked the SxS Gibson our family purchased in 1968. I have a load-bearing wall that butts up against the fridge so a SxS wasn't pracical. So bottom mount if I didn't get again what I had. I don't like French doors because the two fridge doors can be trouble prone in the longrun plus one may not remember what side something is on and end up opening both doors. I'm glad I ahve one great big door with nice shelf space on the door as well as inside. I also know a memberr who has two bottom mount freezer fridges and didn't go with the French door design for the same reasons I did. And they are very glad they did. Besides aside from the pull out drawer freezer, it reminds me of the fridge friends of ours in dallas had in very latge 1959 or very early 1960s and they had a family of 8.
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Post# 669527 , Reply# 18   3/31/2013 at 23:00 (4,014 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains )   |   | |
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I got the L.G. that big one with the french doors and pull out freezer.I like it and so far so good it has that linear compressor in it and the ice machine is in the door which I do like cause it saves space.We have a HUGE Subzero at the farm it is about 14 years old and we have had one problem out of it,which I hear is rare for them.The one thing I HATE IS THE FINGER PRINTS on steel..Yea that steel looks great on T.V. but touch it once and it's over...The Sub-zero looks better because we have the inserts in that match the cabinet's or maybe it's me because there is no one there much save for me and my nephew's who destroy everything they touch never go up there to mess the place up. One time the L.G. was running and it sounded like metal in a disposer or a engine knocking really loud for about 5 mins then it shut down and has been running fine ever sense then..One thing I do like about it and the dishwasher is it can tell L.G. what is wrong with it. When I build my house I don't think i will be going with steel.I am very picky about my kitchen and the finger prints really get to me. |