BWV Refrigerator Warning

[bobbiwoz]

Great pictures, Jean! Is your DH with you?

Bobbi

 

[jekjones1558]

Great pictures, Jean! Is your DH with you?

Bobbi

Hi, Bobbi,
No, DH stayed home with DDog, who is still hanging in there 11 months after being diagnosed with cancer. I am here with DSis-in-law, who has never been here and recently was widowed and survived breast cancer. She is just a dream as a travel companion. I feel badly that DH is not here, but he is very happy that his DSis is with me. My BFF is babysitting DDog in February (if necessary) so DH and I can come together.

 

[TammyAlphabet]

I am so glad that you have a friend with you. Thanks so much for the pictures. I am having my friend and her grandson join me and my DD in a 1 bedroom boardwalk view and I am so excited to have a brand new spanking room to show off how great DVC is!! And the Boardwalk!

 

[cvjw]

We were lucky enough to stay in a rehabbed one bedroom villa at the BWV in September, and had a fabulous rehabbed boardwalk view one bedroom (room 5011) the week before Thanksgiving, and had no issues with the refrigerator, the TVs or the dryer. All of our drinks stayed super cold in the new refirgerators. Our family loved the BWV both stays, and if we ever buy any more points, I have a feeling they would be at the BWV.

 

[jekjones1558]

Our frig did eventually get very cold. In fact the stuff in the very back froze on top. I have noticed that there is frost building near the seal on the freezer, so I think that there must not be a good seal. Overall, I predict that BWV will have ongoing issues with these Summit refrigerators over time.

 

[LoveKermit]

joining just to see the pictures. I can't view them at work.

 

[disneynutz]

Here are the temperature readings from our second refrigerator.

The refrigerator set on the coldest temperature is 58 degrees, 18 degrees higher than the recommended FDA storage temperature of 40 degrees.

The freezer, also set on the coldest temperature, is 38 degrees, 38 degrees higher than the recommended 0 degrees.

I just wanted to share this info with our fellow DISers and caution you to check your new "Summit" refrigerator at BWV.

Bill

 

[BUDDYBEAR]

Good luck everyone

 

[disneynutz]

OK here is the deal. They just installed a thrid refrigerator. The units are a smaller apartment size unit and GE doesn't make them anymore. The "Summit" units were shipped from China on their side and this has caused problems. The quality of the units has also been a problem, our fan wasn't running.

Disney is aware of the issue and is working with the manufacturer to replace the units.

 

[drusba]

As to pics, the rooms and hallways look so much better than they were when we were there last April pre-rehab (had the 2BR right above where Jean is).

 

[BWV Dreamin]

OK here is the deal. They just installed a thrid refrigerator. The units are a smaller apartment size unit and GE doesn't make them anymore. The "Summit" units were shipped from China on their side and this has caused problems. The quality of the units has also been a problem, our fan wasn't running.

Disney is aware of the issue and is working with the manufacturer to replace the units.

Ha! Your now officially the "DVC Refrigerator Police". nice job thanks for staying on top of this.

 

[disneynutz]

Ha! Your now officially the "DVC Refrigerator Police". nice job thanks for staying on top of this.

Just part of the service.

I don't like throwing out room temp food and sour milk.

Bill

 

[LoveKermit]

I think my parents have that same oven!

 

[rynosmom]

The LG brand flat screen televisions are a big piece of junk too. I first saw them in the Polynesian hotel several years ago and thought Disney may have learned a lesson. Evidently not because they're using the LG brand in the DVC Villas too. There was an LG brand washing machine in the Wilderness Lodge Villas this past July which leaked water so bad, there was always an inch of water on the floor in the laundry room. When I returned in August, the LG washer had been replaced with a Whirlpool unit and the water leak was gone. These low quality companies are obviously making Disney huge discounts so their name brand can be seen by thousands of guests who, in turn, may be dumb enough to go home and purchase one of their own.

That LG Washer has been leaking since February '09 when we stayed there. And was leaking for sometime as the sheetrock was in very poor shape. I notified the maintenance department when we were there as well as I emailed DVC to let them know. I received a call from DVC about a week later saying that they would have the washer repaired. You say that you went in July and it was still leaking. I bet it's still leaking today.........

 

[sillykid]

In the picture the fridge looks pretty small. I understand that it's an apartment fridge, but look at the space between the cabinets above and the fridge as well as the gap by the stove. I do not remember it looking that way before.

 

[disneynutz]

In the picture the fridge looks pretty small. I understand that it's an apartment fridge, but look at the space between the cabinets above and the fridge as well as the gap by the stove. I do not remember it looking that way before.

It's about 5 feet tall, 2 feet wide.

The third fridge is working great. It's so nice to finally have a cold soft drink and frozen ice cream.

Bill

 

[Longhairbear]

It's about 5 feet tall, 2 feet wide.

The third fridge is working great. It's so nice to finally have a cold soft drink and frozen ice cream.

Bill

I guess another reason to to never book there again. I was being nice before, but we really hated that resort.

 

[Mickey'sApprentice]

I'm saying this from memory since we usually stay in studios...but, the old refrigerators were either 17 or 18 cubic feet, and the new ones are likely 15 cubic feet.

(My folks have an appliance store, so I grew up around appliances.)


I'm curious...Is the new refrigerator frost free? That is a really, really cheap refrigerator!

 

[Lexxiefern]

Thanks for the info on the fridges. Hopefully we get a cold one next month.

Jean, great photos!! Thanks for sharing them and have a wonderful trip!

 

[DebbieB]

Arrived at BWV this afternoon in a 1 bedroom. One of the first things I did was check the fridge. It was very cold.