Handles for custom panel Thermador column freezer refridgerator
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Comments (21)Rather than arguing about : "is it/isn't it making a high pitched noise" why not record the noise with your video camera, rockybird? If you have a fairly decent video camera with good audio sensitivity, said camera will pick up the noise. I recorded the sounds (or actually a lack thereof) that my Elux induction unit makes, even on boost, with the mic right next to the boiling pot. My camera has a readout display that shows the intensity of basicaly any sound/sounds that it pics up and yes it picks up high frequencies as most better cameras should, and in fact one of my cats "passed gas" during my test and the camera picked it up! I also whispered so folks could get an "idea" of the camera's mic sensitivity. As far as telling which appliance is the "Culprit" turn off the power to one, long enough so you can determine which one it is. In a unit that has "dual compressors" or in your case a compressor for the fridge and one for the freezer,(and using variable speed compressors), it is "very likely" that the compressor "rarely, if at all" shuts fully off. More than likely it will run at it's mininum speed until cooling demands require that the compressor speed up, hence the circuitry that drives the compressor is operating most of the time, and an oscillator in the circuitry is what you "may be" hearing--not saying that you should hear it thou, maybe the circuit board, is not propertly mounted, or insulation aroumd it lacking so it feeds into the frame of the unit, and thus amplifies the sound. Anyway hope you have a good video camera, and at least that will end the arguement "Is it/isn't it making a noise"! Good luck, hope you get it resolved. Gary...See MoreWill Gaggenau SS door panels fit Thermador Freedom columns?
Comments (3)I do service for Thermador and Gaggenau, amongst others, and have installed both. One thing you may notice with the Gaggenau handles is they have the Gaggenau logo on them located on the stand offs. It's really not that noticeable unless I point it out to the customer....See MoreQuestions for Thermador Freedom Column owners
Comments (18)Dianalo, I think you are right about needing more than 18" with growing kids. We do not know yet whether #2 will be a boy or a girl. DH was already shocked I wanted to devote so much kitchen space and electricity to 48" of fridge and freezer when we have always had 36" standard units before. He will think I am nuts when I tell him I now want 54". LOL. Malhgold, I did not realize the units now come with the SS panels included. Do you know if the price went up? (I got quotes in November.) I love the way your two 24" units look together. We will probably have our units on adjacent walls, so I guess the symmetry of size is not as important. Cheril, you are right, we could do faux drawers on the same panel instead of one big slab. Honeychurch, I love the way your FD fridge looks like an armoire. I considered going with a FD for the aesthetics of it, but I was much happier with my old SxS than the bottom freezer model in my new house. (I realize many people feel the opposite.) Kateskouros, I just love your fridge/freezer wall with the concealed counter and appliance garages in between. I would copy your design if I had room in my kitchen. Lascatx, I think you are right about empty space filling up because it is there, whether you needed it before or not. If I had a 30" freezer, I would probably do something crazy like order a quarter bison because the price per pound is better that way, LOL. Thanks for the tip about the Streak Free cloth. I have never had SS appliances before and am nervous about keeping them clean, especially with sticky little hands around. Jamis, your columns (and the rest of your kitchen) look great. We want both units to open to the right, so we appreciate that flexibility with the Freedom units. Breezygirl, I have considered a small upright freezer in the garage, but that would also mean getting rid of something else in the garage. Every inch of wall is taken up by built-in cabinets, workbench, exercise equipment, washer & dryer, bike rack and tool caddy. I guess I could block the side door to the yard, LOL. Bellacucina, thanks for passing the message to Momqs. Momqs, thanks for the guidance on unit and door sizes. We are getting custom cabinets from a great local company who did the cabinets in our last house, so I might wait until the columns are in my garage to let them measure directly for the door panels if we decide to go with wood panels. I have been wondering what to do about install since we will not be buying from a store. I might ask my GC if he knows any installers who are experienced with installing Thermador columns. If not, I will go to local stores to ask, although I am afraid they will not want to help me since I did not buy from them (although I have bought a lot of plumbing fixtures from Pacific Sales). Which ovens and cooktop did you go with? We are debating between Thermador and Gaggenau for the cooking appliances. We will probably go with the 2nd to top of the line Bosch DW because I prefer the curved handles to the pro handles and it is slightly less than the Thermador DW. It sounds like people who have the 24" fridge or 18" freezer would not be happy with that size if they did not have supplemental units elsewhere. Using UC freezer drawers and a separate unit in the garage would fit better in my kitchen than the freezer column, but would cost at least $1,000 more since I could not get a discount on those. Lots to think about....See MoreThermador Freedom freezer, ongoing probs
Comments (5)For future search purposes I wanted to follow-up. So the yokel with whom I'd spoken 7/19 in Thermador's customer service, who told me there are no supervisors, that they manage themselves, was wrong. He'd told me the only way I could potentially get help was to send an e-mail to a generic e-ddress. I immediately did and one week later rec'd a response saying "we cannot help you with that. You'll need to call the service center." So back to where I started. So I did just that. I called again and this time got a gal who thought it was hilarious I'd been told they have no supervisors, that they manage themselves. She said "how fabulous!" I gave her my spiel, inc. the day and time I'd made my initial call (because that person hadn't noted my call in my file, as is SOP @ Thermador) and she got on it tout de suite. Within three hours she called me back, saying she'd presented my case (inc. our continuing service issues with this unit) to her supervisor and they agreed to cover the cost of the new ice maker -- not the labor, but the unit itself ($300). Fine, great! Because I was ticked about the way we were initially treated by Thermador and the fact that we have had such ongoing, catastrophic issues with this freezer I wanted to share that with potential Thermador users. It is now only fair and right to let you know we had a satisfactory and fair result. Thermador did the right thing, and as we all know that can be quite rare .......See Moresjhockeyfan325
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