Help me buy a sub $2k 33” stainless fridge

[unclebilly]

Our 13.5 year old LG is starting to give up the ghost. The freezer isn’t freezing freezies anymore.

The timing is great because nearly everywhere has a boxing week appliance sale right now.

I would have bought the new version of the old LG and it has a 10 year compressor warranty… based on the reviews they often fail after about 2.5 years and service takes 3 weeks or longer.

We want no ice maker or water dispenser, we won’t hook it up anyway. It must be 33”, quiet, and stainless. The LG has a 22-25 cubic foot capacity which is ideal for us.

We would prefer a French door with freezer below or a side by side.

What have you guys bought recently that has been good and lasted?

I’m leaning towards this one…
https://www.costco.ca/ge-33-in.-24.8-cu.ft.-stainless-steel-bottom-freezer-refrigerator-with-frostguard-technology.product.4000041471.html

[unclebilly]

I decided to heck with it and ordered the GE. It has the best reviews.

[Por_sha911]

We're glad we could help

[group911@aol.co]

Just had an LG repaired. If you call LG directly, they send out their own techs and they charge a flat $550 to fix anything in the fridge.
Ours required a compressor, both condensers, dryers etc. Basically everything in the fridge. $550
They also would have replaced the entire circuitry and ice maker had it been needed.

[Arizona_928]

I just ordered a new LG 20 ft^3, will be delivered on Friday.
The last GE fridge i bought lasted a year, which was exactly enough to get through factory warranty.

[Zeke]

I have looked at fridges preeminently for when my KitchenAid dies. It's a side by side and I've never liked it. Bosch was the quietest. GE higher end get good reviews. Not buying LG or Samsung.

[JavaBrewer]

Glad you bought the GE. We have a counter depth Samsung that keeps freezing up the fans/thermostat/ice box and beyond outside looks is a total POS. I will never buy anything from Samsung again period. I hear LG is a close second in the POS category.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

I have a Monogram that is well over 20 years old and it just won't die. It must have been made in the U.S.

[A930Rocket]

As a builder and consumer, I’ve dealt mainly with Whirlpool and GE. I’m amazed at the number of failures right up out of the box or shortly after folks moving in. Ovens, microwaves, dishwashers, etc. everything. It seems like they don’t even last for their planned obsolescence.

Just a couple weeks ago, a homeowner moved in a brand new house with brand new GE appliances and the refrigerator stopped working in a day or two. Because it was a brand new house, I ordered a replacement refrigerator locally and had it delivered in two days. GE came out to fix the old one, and it was going to take two weeks to get a new compressor to fix the old one. I told the homeowner, let’s install the new one, take the old one downstairs to the garage and have GE fix it. Now she has two refrigerators.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

I decided to heck with it and ordered the GE. It has the best reviews.

Nice, I hope you have good luck with it.

Originally Posted by group911@aol.co

Just had an LG repaired. If you call LG directly, they send out their own techs and they charge a flat $550 to fix anything in the fridge.
Ours required a compressor, both condensers, dryers etc. Basically everything in the fridge. $550
They also would have replaced the entire circuitry and ice maker had it been needed.

I don't have any specific reason, but I just have no desire to own anything LG. I don't have any specific knowledge of failures or anything, but something about it gives me a bad vibe.

Originally Posted by Zeke

I have looked at fridges preeminently for when my KitchenAid dies. It's a side by side and I've never liked it. Bosch was the quietest. GE higher end get good reviews. Not buying LG or Samsung.

We have a kitchenaid that's probably 10-12 years old, maybe 15. It's still ticking away in our garage right now. We used it for many years, then the kids had it, and then when we moved here, they said they were going to sell it so we took it back. When we remodeled we moved it to the garage and now have a new Dacor "built in" refrigerator. It's a think of beauty (it should be for what it cost, but the missus had to have it). I hope it lasts at least 5 years (we'll probably move before then, and leave the fridge in the house).

Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

I have a Monogram that is well over 20 years old and it just won't die. It must have been made in the U.S.

Nice! We had a fridge in this house when we bought it. It was old, probably 20-30 years old, and still ticking along. We sold it to someone cheap as an outdoor fridge. Lots of folks have told me that nothing bought today is likely to last as long.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

As a builder and consumer, I’ve dealt mainly with Whirlpool and GE. I’m amazed at the number of failures right up out of the box or shortly after folks moving in. Ovens, microwaves, dishwashers, etc. everything. It seems like they don’t even last for their planned obsolescence.

Just a couple weeks ago, a homeowner moved in a brand new house with brand new GE appliances and the refrigerator stopped working in a day or two. Because it was a brand new house, I ordered a replacement refrigerator locally and had it delivered in two days. GE came out to fix the old one, and it was going to take two weeks to get a new compressor to fix the old one. I told the homeowner, let’s install the new one, take the old one downstairs to the garage and have GE fix it. Now she has two refrigerators.

Nice, that's the way to do business.

[bob deluke]

When we remodeled our kitchen about 15 years ago, we bought an Amana side by side and you can’t kill it. Still going strong. I think Maytag owners them now. We have GE Profile gas cooktop and electric 30” cabinet oven. Both suck. Poorly engineered gas cooktop with built in vent. Noisy and sucks the flame off the burner when turned on. The oven doesn’t keep good temp and convection fan is noisy as hell. I’ve recalibrated the oven quite a few times over the years but temp drifts up and down from set point. We’re getting new appliances soon and won’t be GE crap.

[Zeke]

When buying GE I think you need to buy top of the line or nothing. I guess that's Monogram but I haven't kept up. Lots of folks don't clean out the fridge condenser often enough.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

That used to be the case Milt. Most upscale appliances today are just low budget downscale versions wrapped in high quality stainless steel. It's why I always buy older high end used, the proof is in the pudding.

[Arizona_928]

My LG was delivered today... Came filled with 600a refrigerant...
I'm very ecstatic to see alkane refrigerant used in todays appliances...

[unclebilly]

Originally Posted by Arizona_928

My LG was delivered today... Came filled with 600a refrigerant...
I'm very ecstatic to see alkane refrigerant used in todays appliances...

It should have a 10 year warranty on that inverter compressor…

[billybek]

Isobutane is a great refrigerant for small charge systems.
The permissible charge is being increased for many flammable refrigerants.

R-290 (Propane) is another that is being utilized as an R-22 replacement. Very similar operating characteristics and pressure to R-22 and small A/C systems have been utilizing this for a while overseas.

My basement fridge (LG) is charged with Isobutane and I think the chest freezer is too.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

..... the proof is in the pudding.

Off topic...... Always baffles me why the expression was modified into something that is not as clear as it used to be.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Which means in Shaun's case you will like the flavor better of the used high-end one lasting longer and performing better than the new every day brand.

FWIW, friend of mine bought a robust Sub Z in about 2007. I sent a text to him asking about repairs. If it had anything major he wishes it was $550.

Edit: He's had two across thirty years and minor repairs only.

[1990C4S]

My basement fridge works great, but it looks terrible. The Kitchen Aid single molecule thick white paint is rusting.

Out it goes, I bought a used GE 33" for $200 from Marketplace. I can't lose too much money on this gamble.