slo’s WEDNESDAY 8/13 poll - New Refrigerator

[WDWDCLDLFAN]

Bought a new one in 1999 and it’s still going. I wish it would die so I could have a reason to get a new one.

 

[Skippy918]

We almost replaced the fridge a couple weeks ago. We bought it in 2004. Noticed on a late Saturday night that it wasn’t cooling. I quickly moved as much as I could to the deep freezer. Hubby researched the issue, discovered it could either be the compressor or the starter relay for the compressor. Ordered the part, shopped and researched for a fridge on Sunday. Part arrived Monday. New part fixed it. Fridge is working fine. At least if it does die, we know what we plan to get. Although it does seem like these days no brand stands out among the competition for reliability and long lasting.

 

[Deb]

I've never "had to replace my fridge" I rented until I bought a new build in 2020. The new build included kitchen appliances. Although I did pay extra to upgrade my oven/stovetop

 

[Whitemsys]

Ugh, that’s so frustrating! Our fridge died a few years ago, and it was only 5 years old too. We ended up going with a white one, and I’m so glad we did. Hopefully you can get a good deal on one!

 

[DodgerGirl]

My parents bought our first refrigerator that's our current one and it's a Hotpoint and my parents had never bought a refrigerator before because when we lived in our many houses we always used the house's refrigerator. But my parents like our Hotpoint refrigerator because it actually is nice. And I had no idea Hotpoint was in business because I thought Hotpoint went broke. But Hotpoint was big in appliances during the 50's

 

[Simba's Mom]

Our fridge is roughly 15 years old. And with all due respect to your repairman we're dedicated Whirlpool people. We've never had an appliance we had to replace (except by choice-room remodel) in under about 20 years. But my parents once bought a Whirlpool refrigerator because we sang its' praises, and wouldn't you know theirs never worked right, and they ended up getting rid of it after about 3 years!

 

[Skippy918]

Our fridge is roughly 15 years old. And with all due respect to your repairman we're dedicated Whirlpool people. We've never had an appliance we had to replace (except by choice-room remodel) in under about 20 years. But my parents once bought a Whirlpool refrigerator because we sang its' praises, and wouldn't you know theirs never worked right, and they ended up getting rid of it after about 3 years!

Same with Samsung. Our 20+ yo fridge is a Samsung. Dishwasher was a whirlpool and that also lasted 20 years. That bit the dust a few months back.
I would not buy a Samsung appliance these days.