Refrigerators - all average at best?
 

We need to purchase a new side by side fridge. Five yr old Frigidaire
needs $600 compressor (60% of what we paid for it). Did a lot of
internet review searching and was suprised to see that the trend was
that they all got average ratings (3 out of 5 stars in most cases
where there were actually a lot of consumer reviews). Are there any
repairmen out their with an opinon?

Refrigerators - all average at best?
 

On Feb 23, 2:12*pm, wrote:
We need to purchase a new side by side fridge. *Five yr old Frigidaire
needs $600 compressor (60% of what we paid for it). *Did a lot of
internet review searching and was suprised to see that the trend was
that they all got average ratings (3 out of 5 stars in most cases
where there were actually a lot of consumer reviews). *Are there any
repairmen out their with an opinon?

I'm not a repairman, but I'll relate a comment made to me by a
repairman a few months ago. He was changing a controller board in my 1
year old GE side by side - wouldn't hold temperature, kept swinging up
and down. Asked him what kind of fridge he had. Said he bought one of
the last GE models (about 7 or 8 years old) to be controlled the old-
fashioned electro-mechanical way, you know, thermostats and relays,
rather than a computer controller board. His opinion, nothing built
since then has been any good.

Jerry

Refrigerators - all average at best?
 

On Feb 23, 3:12*pm, wrote:
We need to purchase a new side by side fridge. *Five yr old Frigidaire
needs $600 compressor (60% of what we paid for it). *Did a lot of
internet review searching and was suprised to see that the trend was
that they all got average ratings (3 out of 5 stars in most cases
where there were actually a lot of consumer reviews). *Are there any
repairmen out their with an opinon?

The alternative it to get one that is intended to be repairable, my
old Monagram, has the compressor on a roll out shelf at the top. I
really don't know how old it is, but all it has asked for is a timer,
& while I was in there I changed the sensors for the defrost. Online,
the parts were less than $100. Cold Spot and others make a premium
box, & prices are outrageous new, but you can often pick them up used
at a decent price and they last forever.

Refrigerators - all average at best?
 

Side by sides may be convenient and stylish, but they suck for efficiency.
Look at the reviews of the top (and even bottom) Freezer refrigerators. You
should find some standouts.
--
Peace,
BobJ

"Eric in North TX" wrote in message
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On Feb 23, 3:12 pm, wrote:
We need to purchase a new side by side fridge. Five yr old Frigidaire
needs $600 compressor (60% of what we paid for it). Did a lot of
internet review searching and was suprised to see that the trend was
that they all got average ratings (3 out of 5 stars in most cases
where there were actually a lot of consumer reviews). Are there any
repairmen out their with an opinon?

The alternative it to get one that is intended to be repairable, my
old Monagram, has the compressor on a roll out shelf at the top. I
really don't know how old it is, but all it has asked for is a timer,
& while I was in there I changed the sensors for the defrost. Online,
the parts were less than $100. Cold Spot and others make a premium
box, & prices are outrageous new, but you can often pick them up used
at a decent price and they last forever.

Refrigerators - all average at best?
 

"Jerry" wrote in message
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On Feb 23, 2:12 pm, wrote:
We need to purchase a new side by side fridge. Five yr old Frigidaire
needs $600 compressor (60% of what we paid for it). Did a lot of
internet review searching and was suprised to see that the trend was
that they all got average ratings (3 out of 5 stars in most cases
where there were actually a lot of consumer reviews). Are there any
repairmen out their with an opinon?

I'm not a repairman, but I'll relate a comment made to me by a
repairman a few months ago. He was changing a controller board in my 1
year old GE side by side - wouldn't hold temperature, kept swinging up
and down. Asked him what kind of fridge he had. Said he bought one of
the last GE models (about 7 or 8 years old) to be controlled the old-
fashioned electro-mechanical way, you know, thermostats and relays,
rather than a computer controller board. His opinion, nothing built
since then has been any good.

Jerry

I got a GE 18 cu/ft with my house 2 years ago and it's the old-fasioned
kind--no LEDs or such nonsense. It's a bit noisy but I have it set at the
lowest temp setting and it goes from about 36-42 in the fridge and down to
about 5 degrees in the freezer. My old GE side-by-side 24 cu/ft still works
fine (15 years or so) but it uses a little more power than the new one (but
not a whole lot) and I'm off-grid so every watt counts. I had a Frigidair
14 cu/ft and it seemed to use more power than the 24 cu/ft GE but when the
thermostat broke I was able to fix it easily.

I don't buy any appliances that have LEDs and such.

I have no faith in comsumer reports unless they are direct from the source
such as this newsgroup.

Refrigerators - all average at best?
 

My parts house calls GE "Generally expensive". The newer
ones are electronic, and break regularly.

Over the years, I've really grown fond of Whirlpool. Basic
inexpensive stuff.

--
Christopher A. Young
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wrote in message
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We need to purchase a new side by side fridge. Five yr old
Frigidaire
needs $600 compressor (60% of what we paid for it). Did a
lot of
internet review searching and was suprised to see that the
trend was
that they all got average ratings (3 out of 5 stars in most
cases
where there were actually a lot of consumer reviews). Are
there any
repairmen out their with an opinon?