Best Residential refrigerator

Our previous refrigerator was a cheap Kenmore with a ice maker. It did not have a dispenser. After a few years, the ice maker caused the breaker to trip. We put that fridge in the garage with the ice maker unplugged and bought a side by side with an ice maker with a dispenser. The ice maker itself was the same exact part, the tray is just different.

The new fridge has tripped the breaker a few times since we got it about 6 years ago, but not like the old one. In the old one, if the ice maker was attached, the breaker would trip. Unplug the ice maker and the fridge would run fine. A replacement Ice Maker was about $130, but decided to get a new fridge anyway. We already replaced the dishwasher with a Stainless Steel unit so wanted the fridge to match.

We have replaced every appliance this house came with except the Microwave. We had the house built about 10.5 years ago. Every new appliance has been a Whirlpool, except for the fridge, it is a Kenmore made by Frigidaire. We have been happy with all the new appliances. The microwave did have to be fixed under warranty, needed a new control board, but has been fine since. That is a Kenmore too.

-Michael

X 10 on getting a second opinion, the ice maker is not in the door but in the fridge, only the dispenser and control switch to dump cubers are in the door. So it it's not making cubes, the whole unit is easy to remove and change it out yourself. Plenty of Y Tube videos on how to due this. Could probably even get a new unit on Ebay at a reasonable $$$.

Most Whirlpool refrigerators that have an ice maker, the ice maker can be replaced. I have a Kenmore branded Whirlpool in the S&B that has had two icemakers replaced. This is due to the bad quality of our water and the poor quality of the icemaker.

Yea replacing is kinda drastic. Much cheaper to buy a bag of ice every week. We are stationary at the moment but will be moving around in about a year. We had a Samsung in our S&B house and I like Samsung equipment in general. They have a couple counter depth friges that would work. GE also have some interesting models including one with a kreurig feature built in. But I've read some negative reviews on it. Have never been a fan of GE appliances. Still considering what to do. Wife kinda wants a new frige anyways. I don't want to spend the money when everything else is just fine. Still would like to hear what brands are working well out there.

If you end up replacing it, we've had no problems with our Samsung counter depth fridge we bought a couple of years ago. Two years without problems shouldn't be a big deal but from what my friends and neighbors have told me, it's very common to have problems with modern refrigerators.

lryrob9301 wrote:
Google your refrigerator model number and add " ice maker not working". You will get many replies with videos on how to rebuild the ice maker. Your appliance guy didn't want to be bothered actually fixing anything.

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Google your refrigerator model number and add " ice maker not working". You will get many replies with videos on how to rebuild the ice maker. Your appliance guy didn't want to be bothered actually fixing anything.

Sounds drastic.
I would get 2nd opinion.

me i would just find room for a 120v portable ice maker

we have a portable ice maker, of course our fridge did not come with an ice maker

but replacing the whole fridge, because the ice maker broke, seems a bit drastic

if you go this route maybe somebody nearby can use the present fridge