Need a new fridge. Need advice.

[JAS_OH1]

Mine has in the door water, crushed, and cubes. It works fine although at times the ice comes out fast enough it shoots on the floor. Probably a container thing on my end since I rarely have a glass under there. It's usually a pot for Pippi's bowl...

Mine is 25 years old. All that stuff worked great 1st 20 years or so

Our current one is a Maytag, over 20 years old. It makes some groany noises off and on, but it always has done that, from day one. We’ve only had one issue with it, a leaky water line, also right after we bought it, so covered by warranty.

Yeah I meant our current one.

Mine is 25 cubic feet and you can't get a French fry in there.

I've been working on that a bit and if I didn't have the garage freezer it'd be the same.
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[JAS_OH1]

That means we’d need a 10cf one…I don’t think so!

Agreed. I want 30 cubic feet!

 

[badjak]

Never had an "in fridge" ice maker.
Not common here either although you start seeing them.
If I would want an ice maker, I would prefer a seperate (stand alone) one.
For now, I just fill ice cube trays or I buy a bag of ice cubes

 

[JAS_OH1]

Never had an "in fridge" ice maker.
Not common here either although you start seeing them.
If I would want an ice maker, I would prefer a seperate (stand alone) one.
For now, I just fill ice cube trays or I buy a bag of ice cubes

Yeah, I remember not having an ice maker and filling up trays. We go through a lot of ice and I love having cold filtered water dispensing from the door, too. Creature comforts. I'd deal with it if we didn't have it but we've gotten a bit spoiled.

 

[Morning Glory]

I need a new fridge asap.

Does anyone have advise about Whirlpool? I'm looking at this one.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Whirlpool-Whirlpool-French-Door-Refrigerator/5015753645?store=2284&cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-app-_-ggl-_-CRP_SHP_LIA_APP_Online_High_Priority(A-D+Priority+Items+CL3)-_-5015753645-_-local-_-0-_-0&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21445633365#no_universal_links

Link doesn't work in the UK.

 

[badjak]

Link doesn't work in the UK.

Surprising, as it works here

 

[msmofet]

That’s what we have, and except for a leaking water line right at the beginning of ownership, it’s been great, has never failed.

I don’t think we’ve ever had an in-door one, but all our family and friends have them, and they seem to be fraught with issues - jamming frequently, just not working other times. That’s why I’ve always avoided them.

Will there be a problem if we don't hook up the water line?

1) We have too many water issues here.
2) The fridge is on the other side of the room from where the water line is and would be too much trouble to run a line.
3) I really don't have a problem filling ice trays.

 

[Barriehie]

Yeah, I remember not having an ice maker and filling up trays. We go through a lot of ice and I love having cold filtered water dispensing from the door, too. Creature comforts. I'd deal with it if we didn't have it but we've gotten a bit spoiled.

That filter thing for the water is cool until the fridge stops dispensing water and wants you to buy another filter. $100/year for mine so I bought a bypass, done.

 

[TastyReuben]

Will there be a problem if we don't hook up the water line?

Well, it won’t make ice, so you’d be paying for a feature you’re not ever going to use, but other than that, I’d assume it would be fine, but I’m in no way an appliance expert.

 

[Barriehie]

Will there be a problem if we don't hook up the water line?
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Depending on how "smart" it is you might have a constant error indication. I'd ask the sales rep.

 

[msmofet]

Well, it won’t make ice, so you’d be paying for a feature you’re not ever going to use, but other than that, I’d assume it would be fine, but I’m in no way an appliance expert.

Can’t find ANY large refrigerators without ice makers. Unless I want a Suzy homemaker tiny fridge with freezer on top. NO WAY!

 

[msmofet]

I Don’t Want/Can’t have an ice maker because there’s no way to hook up water line.

 

[msmofet]

Well ordered the above fridge. Total was $1,806.09 with tax, haul away, AND A WATER HOOK (which I don’t need but they tacked on $20 ). Delivery tomorrow. I’ll have to put some ice in containers to keep meds and a couple things cool at least. But I think most veg and dairy will need to be chucked out. This will be the fourth almost new bottle of Mayo in the garbage. That’s not cheap either.

 

[CookieMonster]

ours is a GE bottom freezer model.
~3 years back we had the choice of no ice maker, top ice maker, or bottom/freezer draw ice maker.

I suspect so many people want an ice maker they've turned it into "standard equipment"

it replaced a LG - which had water and (cube or crushed) ice thru the door. very convenient until the crushed ice chute was constantly getting clogged with frozen chips . . . then one had the choice of "no ice" or "no ice"
one had to disassemble, remove ice maker, let it room thaw . . . what a pain.
then the circ fan went - so it went bye-bye....

 

[JAS_OH1]

That filter thing for the water is cool until the fridge stops dispensing water and wants you to buy another filter. $100/year for mine so I bought a bypass, done.View attachment 130585

I found filters for mine on Amazon for a lot less.