Fisher & Paykel fridge - should I buy it?
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Fisher-Paykel french door fridge: icemaker problem?
Comments (3)I'm guessing that we have the same unit, based upon your description. I have had several conversations with FP regarding the icemakers low output. I have been told that the icemaker will produce about 18 cubes a day...way too few when someone in he house drinks iced beverages daily (like me!). It is a family joke now and our regular guests automatically bring a bag of ice when we are entertaining. : ( We also had ongoing service issues and various error codes kept my local serviceman busy for the first year that we had our refridgerator. Fortunately, those seem to have been resolved and we have been sailing smooth. In hindsight, I would have returned this refridgerator and chosen a different one had I known the issues. And now that I am ready to choose the rest of my new appliances, I will not consider FP products based upon this units service record. Too bad for them. Hope this helps in some way! Sandy...See MoreHas anyone seen the new Fisher & Paykel fridges in person?
Comments (15)Artemis, you helped me so much around this time last year, when I was considering the F&P fridges, too! Thank you. We, too, put off buying the fridge until we'd saved up more money. Now I am ready to order the french door RF201ADUX model, but lo and behold, there's a new model on the market. The RF195ADUX1 looks almost exactly the same but is $200 more expensive, and it's not clear what I'd be getting for the extra money. The newer model actually has .8 cu.ft less storage space in the fridge section (14.6 versus 13.8) so it seems like I'd be getting less. I have to decide by tomorrow because the only place I can buy it from -- the only store in this area that will replace the fridge if it's damaged during delivery -- has just one older model left in stock and F&P won't accept orders for it anymore. Should I buy the new one or the old one? Does anyone know what is better about the new one?...See MoreXpost: Fisher & Paykel fridge - handle too low?
Comments (10)Sure---my reasons (and importantly, we have not yet actually purchased, so there is still the possibility that we will make an eleventh hour change---but in theory we are supposed to go buy everything tomorrow!) were: - Liked the interior layout a lot---only thing I am nervous about is only having the two produce drawers since right now I love my cheese drawer. Love the glass shelves, though! - Loved the ice tray drawer in the freezer since we opted not to do an ice maker---too many issues reported with all fridges for these, and the fridge is against our bedroom wall so did not want to listen to ice falling all night. Thing I hate most about ice cube trays is trying to stack them and find a place for them, though, and this is the only fridge we found that solves that problem effectively. - Liked the freezer layout, and particularly the lack of wire drawers which are common in most bottom freezers at this price point. Unsure if we will like the freezer door v. drawer better or not, never having had either. Seems like there are pros and cons to each. - The overall look of the white curved door model is a good fit for our kitchen, as our other appliance is a vintage white O'Keefe and Merritt range. The one concern we did have was the energy rating for the F&P, though our appliance store insists that it is more efficient than the official rating reports it to be (guy there has a theory that the F&P uses much more energy when it's first turned on as it "learns" the settings, and then settles into a lower use pattern, but energy rating is based on first 24 hours---not sure if I buy this or not, though it's plausible). We have a small house that would be unlikely to have a family bigger than four, and we shop several times a week rather than big Costco runs, so size wasn't an issue for us. If I ever start buying in bulk, though, I would opt to get a small chest freezer for the basement and still keep the main fridge/freezer stocked with just things we use regularly. We also currently have a 30" standard depth fridge, so the difference in storage space isn't huge---I think our current fridge is 19 cu. ft. vs. the F&P's (better designed, IMO) 17ish. The main reason I still consider making a last-minute switch is because we are building a 36" wide space, and I worry that the F&P, at 32", will look like it's not the fridge that's supposed to be in the space. (We have a crazy plan for an adjustable bookshelf above it so that a future fridge can be whatever height it needs to be, and I love that feature---but the side space is harder to find creative solutions for, since it's only 2.75" once the width of the panels is factored in.) The 36" F&P got rejected for having water in the door and having a digital display on the door, both dealbreakers for my husband....See MoreFisher & Paykel Fridge
Comments (3)Hi, I’m planning for the same thing in my remodel, a lacanche sully and looking for a reliable panel ready column freezer and fridge, we are a family of 7 so I’m thinking of getting 2 fridges and one freezer. Still thinking about the other appliances, we had a miele dishwasher in our last house that worked well until it didn’t and we had 3 expensive repairs, I could have bought 2 budget friendly dishwashers for the repair cost, so I’m not sure I want to go that route again. What did you decide to go with and how is it working out?...See Morechristymoose
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