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    A day after my wife broke her ankle hiking and got the basket ride down the trail from S&R, our LG fridge took a dump. It's still under warranty but in today's world, next day service or even immediate replacement with something else is rare. Found a 18cu foot clearance fridge at the local appliance store with some scratch and dents that got us through a week and a half. LG replaced their notorious compressor and our main unit is back in action.

    What brands have you had good luck with in recent times and do you keep a spare around?

    I will keep the cheap smaller fridge in the garage for backup from here on out.


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    Eric, I have not had a good experience with Samsung. We replaced our appliances give or take 5 years ago. Every time summer comes food inside the fridge goes bad even though the screen shows 34 degrees inside. I've stopped buying larger cartons of milk because of it. I use a small generic minifridge in my basement to store dairy and similar products.
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    1980s fridges

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    Samsung can suck the north end of a south bound mule! In the last 2 years, on a 5 year old fridge, I have replaced the back panel that holds the fan and temp sensors 3 times and the ice maker constantly freezes up, a known problem by corporate with complicated steps to resolve the problem. I am shopping for a new one to proactively replace that POS before the back panel goes out and ruins a bunch of food again.


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    Anecdotally, our basement freezer whirlpool has been a rock solid reliable unit. Also the spare smaller fridge I bought is a whirlpool but it has mixed reviews online for cheap construction.

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    No more Samsung refrigerators for me again. BTW there is a class action suit for the ice maker.
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    Quote Originally Posted by EMC View Post
    A day after my wife broke her ankle hiking and got the basket ride down the trail from S&R, our LG fridge took a dump. It's still under warranty but in today's world, next day service or even immediate replacement with something else is rare. Found a 18cu foot clearance fridge at the local appliance store with some scratch and dents that got us through a week and a half. LG replaced their notorious compressor and our main unit is back in action.

    What brands have you had good luck with in recent times and do you keep a spare around?

    I will keep the cheap smaller fridge in the garage for backup from here on out.


    https://youtu.be/iGoykCT-crQ
    I had the same sort of situation crop up, and I ran a similar thread in the site supporter section. I ended up with a Beko, and so far it’s a major upgrade. No smart-phone bullshit, just a freezer that works, a crisper with some sort of UV light tech that actually does keep veggies longer, awesome soft led lighting, and a perfectly regulated fridge temp. No regrets so far.

    I’m keeping the tall-size dorm fridge that I got as a stop gap in the garage, for the same reasons that you are.
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    n = 1, but my Samsung fridge has been fine so far, it's been going for over two and a half years. My 6 YO Midea mini-fridge is still trucking along, even though it lost a fair bit of coolant during a move; I leave it running in the garage. I just purchased a GE stand-up freezer, which is allegedly garage rated, so the fact that I've got in the kitchen should let it last for quite some time.

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    My daughter’s washer just went out. It’s a stacked unit. We went to Spenser’s to get a replacement. Anyways Mrs CF started looking at refrigerators. Our GE Profile is 12 years old and the ice maker is crapping out. She ended up going with a GE Cafe which the sales guy told us is the step above the Profile. We bought it about two the day before and it was delivered at noon yesterday.
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    I’ve found the less features and doo dads the longer they seem to last.

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