rubyvine, Summit has fridges from various sources (relabeled) so it will be hard to ascertain loudness unless you go by each individual model and even then you may not find someone who has bought it and installed it in a typical kitchen and is signed in somewhere reachable. Fro example, I know the tall thin bottom freezer CP-171 model fridge is quiet. I've heard it operating ful blast and under various other conditions. ((Btw, this one was also available from Home Depot as a Vestfrost 350 or 375 model, and is available also from ConServ)) Ask which make the 3 drawer fridge is; whose design it was. Just for fun, ask which compressor it uses (Embraco, Danfoss, etc), and how much the fan runs. You'll get an idea how solid the design is. The real answer sought after is user-experienced noise, the sum of many small noises, and that may be what Mark will talk about, if he has ever spent time alone with one in a closed room together. : - ) Or else he will tell you that the fridge has the same guts as some other one, which he knows better. Etc. Etc. Etc. Some manufacturers discuss their fridge noises freely and openly. On the Fagor web site you can locate the PDF for their tall 24" wide fridge and see what they say about all the possible noises. Since fridges move a coolant liquid through tubing, they can make sloshing noises, and since they have compressors they can make humming buzzing noises. Etc, etc, etc. Fagor is very open about their fridge noises. Most other fridge manufacturers are very guarded. Hoping you can locate some similar information for the 3-drawer one. HTH. -david

You can save a lot of money by going with the "Perlick factory seconds", which some have done here. Click the link below to see them. https://www.perlick.com/residential-products/factory-seconds/ Also be sure to download and read the operators manual for any "outside Fridge", you decide on, (before buying). Of "Particular importance" is the fridge or fridge drawers "ambient Temp Specs", In some, (maybe most) parts of the country, your ambient temp may not be within factory Specifications and "could" void the warranty. Ambient = The outside temperature that the fridge will be operating in. Gary

I realize this will not be a hot topic. But I currently own a Liebherr 30" bottom freezer refrigerator (since 2008). But for the size (tall and slim) I can't say it's been exceptional considering the price. We are moving and I see there is a Summit 28 bottom freezer. About 1/3 of the price of a Liebherr. Is there any reason I shouldn't buy the Summit?? Again, I like the tall refrigerator with a narrower width. Just makes a lot more sense to me space wise. Thanks!

You may want to check out some anecdotal owners' reviews at such sites as Home Depot Best Buy Appliances Connection