Best Residential refrigerator

bstump wrote:
Lantley, that is exactly the problem. Tech said the heater that kerps the line ooen broke off and fell down so the line is freezing. So a new door is over $600 plus installation. And the tech said it was common and could happen again. So it's cheaper to pay $ 2.00 week kn bag of icethsn buy a new frig.

I know it's a bit old fashion, but they still make Ice trays. I also cut the top 4" off of 2 liter soft drink bottles, fill the bottom part with water and freeze. You can break it out with a hammer and usually reuse the containers. I used to get more ice than I could use in this manner, even at the beach when we filled a beer cooler every day..

It's really unfortunate the lack of quality these days. It's greed, nothing else. These new fridges have a ONE YEAR WARRANTY. In the past, they would have 5 years+ (talking residential fridges).

Lantley, that is exactly the problem. Tech said the heater that kerps the line ooen broke off and fell down so the line is freezing. So a new door is over $600 plus installation. And the tech said it was common and could happen again. So it's cheaper to pay $ 2.00 week kn bag of icethsn buy a new frig.

The problem may not be with the ice maker itself but with the door. The water lines may freeze within the door causing the ice maker or water in the door feature to fail. This is a known issue on a few models. Google it for yourselves.
You can open door and thaw it out with a hair dryer. PLace towel over freezer area to keep cold from escaping while door is open.Things may work for awhile but the fix is often only temporary.
The tech is not pulling the OP's leg he needs a new door.
I imagine rather than buy just a door it's time to buy a new fridge or do without ice.

The crew that replaced my Norcold with a residential fridge said they had given up on through-the-door type ice makers in RV's. They said they were nothing but trouble.

These guys have more invested in the quality of fridge they install than the manufacturer, because they have back the fridge and have to take it out and back in for a technician to do work. This ends up being free work they don't get paid for. They are, in effect, not only guaranteeing their work but also backing the quality of the fridge manufacturer.

All of GE appliances are built at 'appliance park' (unless they have stated importing them)...In Louisville Ky
Fridge disposables washers dryers dishwasher air conditioners, kitchen range
Everything
My brother worked there for 35 years

Well my info is 30+ years old when I was driving truck and stopped at a plant in Ohio and the sign out front listed all 4 of those brands being built there.

That is not necessarily true of all Kenmore fridges. In 2004 we bought a town home in Florida with the idea of snowbirding. It came with the GE fridge originally installed new in the 1970s when the place was built. We decided to replace it and went to Sears. Found a top freezer Kenmore model we liked and bought it. When it was delivered, the fridge had the Kenmore badge on it but the box it came in said Samsung.

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Kenmore, Whirlpool, Maytag, Frigidaire, they all come off the same assembly line form the same plant the only difference is the badges, and sometime the trim. Other then that they're all the same.

Nice thing about Kenmore is that parts are usually available, locally, through a Sears service center.

Yes, the ice maker is an easy replacement. It has nothing to do with a door other than side-by-side door fridges have a dispenser for ice and water.