Thread Number: 87959
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Post# 1125345   8/8/2021 at 12:59 (963 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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hey all question who has gotten a new side by side fridge in the last 3-4 years? my 25 year old kennmore that i had kept a service agreement on for years cause it was cheap through sears, has a deadly issue. four years ago it quit cooling and sears came out and put in a new comp along with both fans for the cond and evap and got it running like a champ again.. that was great then on there last paid for check over the service guy broke the ice chute so now with it leaking air the ice maker and chute freeze up and then the door gets stuck and all that. parts are no longer avail, i have even tried to get parts thats a dead end. so sears said they will give me back what i paid for the machine all those years ago and thats great (900 bucks) so i have been researching new side by side units and want either a ge or whirlpool. have read blogs and reviews all over the net both seem like decent machines. so the question is does anyone have a new ge or whirlpool side by side and if so how would you rate and review it??
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Post# 1125352 , Reply# 1   8/8/2021 at 13:45 (963 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)   |   | |
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...Avoid imports-I see heaps of recent model samsung,LG,etc.on the junkheaps |
Post# 1125357 , Reply# 2   8/8/2021 at 14:35 (963 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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ge and pool are still built here thats why i look at them. the ge has so much better fit and finish. i know 5 people in the last 5 years that have had lg and of those 3 compressor fails at 4 years and 2 elec fires due to wire and led issues. so .. i just hate to give up the old girl she is such a good running machine. sears will give me 900 for it towards a new machine but they want to old one back to crush it. seems sad
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Post# 1125371 , Reply# 5   8/8/2021 at 17:28 (963 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 1125372 , Reply# 6   8/8/2021 at 17:29 (963 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1125395 , Reply# 8   8/8/2021 at 23:27 (963 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1125397 , Reply# 9   8/9/2021 at 00:53 (963 days old) by Egress (Oregon)   |   | |
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I'd stay away from LG and samsung fridges. the LG's are known to have compressor issues, and samsungs have issues with the defrost drainage, among other things. whirlpool/maytag/kitchenaid are good, and ge was good, idk about now. |
Post# 1125405 , Reply# 11   8/9/2021 at 06:37 (962 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1125413 , Reply# 12   8/9/2021 at 09:17 (962 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Another reason is my vision is to the point i cant see the fine print on diagrams to work on stuff anymore, But i really do like my new GE stuff, I have to admit the quality is much improved over a few years ago, or it seems so to me |
Post# 1125414 , Reply# 13   8/9/2021 at 09:18 (962 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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Post# 1125421 , Reply# 14   8/9/2021 at 10:34 (962 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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I have S I N N N E D !!! |
Post# 1125502 , Reply# 15   8/10/2021 at 16:32 (961 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California)   |   | |
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This reminds me.
I have a '48 GE single door fridge that's been sitting in my garage for the past five years or more. Sold to me for song by a neighbor who was moving out. Maybe for nothing. Can't remember! He said it worked fine. It needs a new door gasket. I have the material, just haven't got around to it yet. The exterior also could use sanding, primer, and new paint. Probably should do that before the gasket is replaced. Very little plastic. |
Post# 1125565 , Reply# 16   8/11/2021 at 16:28 (960 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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