stan wrote:
On Sep 24, 10:26 am, "Butch Haynes" wrote:
"Phisherman" wrote in message

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On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:20:34 -0700 (PDT), "
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The wife wants to buy a new refrigerator, specifically one with french
doors and a bottom freezer in textured black. There are lots of these
but so far I have only found the textured black in an Amana model. Any
tip appreciated.
Thanks.
PS Anybody got any links to refrigerator reliability data? My googling
has been unsuccessful so far.
Amana is usually very good. I bought one because it had the thickest
walls for insulation. You should take a look at Consumer Reports for
repair data, but only use it as a guideline.
Objective data says that compared to other brands, Amana rates middle to low
in reliability-- according to current CR
reliability data.

For refrigerators with ice makers, the percent needing repairs ranged from a
low of 7% (Whirlpool) to a high of 22% (GE). 17% of Amanas with ice makers
needed repair.

For refrigerators without ice makers, the repair rate ranged from a low of
5% to a high of 15%. 12% of the Amanas needed repair.- Hide quoted text -

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Just a comment.

Friends rented a unit while their house was completely rebuilt and
enlarged. It had black kitchen appliances.

Lady said it showed fingerprints almost a badly as stainless steel and
made the kitchen area darker.

FWIW we reverted to white many years ago after flirting with green
(first house) the 'Harvest gold' = yellow! (Second house).
Reason; one can always find white appliances either used or new on
demand i.e. within one day and within a few miles. And having working
kitchen equipment is one of life's daily chores happily out of the way
and not worth spending extra time on.

The friends referred to in their refurbished home now have all white
kitchen appliances including double oven, large fridge, dishwasher
etc. in a bright airy kitchen with large window area.

Just a thought/opinion.

PS. The one item that my daughter has had trouble with has been the
'Ice maker' of her side by side fridge - freezer. Not sure based on
her experience I would bother with the extra water connection that is
needed. Guess it makes it harder to move fridge out for cleaning/
maintenance?
Hi,
My house is like that. Everything in kitchen is white including
cabinets. Walls are egg shell white. We have so many large windows, when
we ordered window covering, they did not believe there were so many
windows. It is airy, bright, just like living inside a green house.
House plants thrives. Yet we have two 4 season sun room as well bringing
outside to inside. We never bother with ice maker. Drinking ice cold
anything is bad for your health.