Subzero Integrated column over aggressive closing issue
David Cary
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Comments (19)@opaonePurchased and installed in 2013. We have two side by side. One of the freezer arms will not stay in the off position and you have to remember to reach in and manipulate if you want ice. The other freezer is fine. We have had them here 3 times to repair it and they say it is fine. We would also have build up of frost. Bad heating element in freezer has been replaced. The have had to remount the compressor unit most recently. The most annoying problem is that you will open the fridge one day and water is all over the bottom of refrigerator and leaking out. The refrigerator "drains" clog and it causes quite a mess and I have to then have them come out for repairs to take it apart in order to get to the drains. It is always a service charge of $90 just to show up and then the labor and parts usually has it add up from anywhere between $180-400. When they were still under warranty Subzero would pay for the parts....See MoreSubzero built-ins (not integrated)
Comments (8)I think the OP is going without a dispenser, inside or out. That's the 42" Sativa, I think they want something a minimum of 48" for cubic ft. (which is what we're doing). Sativa makes a good point, you might need a custom cabinet maker to get the integrated look with flush mount and minimal gap... we are using one. However, when shopping for cabinet makers, we did find some semi-custom that could install the cabinetry deeper, but was still the standard depth of 24 - i.e., they just pulled it out a few more inches, so you'd have more counter space. We also found some semi-custom that did 27" and 30" deep cabinetry. However, I'd feel more comfortable with a custom make for decreasing the gap. RE: the space between the panels: you get that with either the panels or SS fridge. I'd post a photo, but I see the OP has already seen in this post they started: Subzero and Miele refrigerators/freezers. The space/gap depends on the installer for the paneled Some cabinet makers install with a big gap, others don't. I recommend (with paneled) that you tell you cabinet people to hold off on the panels until everything else is in, then have them come back out and measure for the panels on the fridge. For SS, you get what you get. No increasing the door size....See MoreThermador vs Subzero refrigerator integrated columns?
Comments (9)Subzero makes 24" refrigerator drawers: https://www.subzero-wolf.com/sub-zero/counter-refrigerator/24-inch-refrigerator-drawers-panel-ready I have never owned a Thermador fridge. I owned a Subzero fridge/freezer combo and their fridge drawers in my last house. Next week we will have both a fridge and freezer column installed. I am short like you and not really worried about reaching the top of the inside of the appliance I never had a problem with anything in my Subzero appliances. We had the interior water dispenser and an ice maker in the freezer, never an issue. I will say that the ice maker took up almost one freezer drawer entirely and I was not happy about that. It left very little freezer room. Fwiw, my parents have owned a side-by-side Subzero with almost no issues for the last 20 years. Here's my thought on both the columns after looking at them online. Counter depth fridge / freezers are shallower inside then a standard fridge / freezer. Meaning, you will not fit as much in them. Everything will be more visible which is great! It looks like the SubZero offers a little more storage on the door, more shelving all the way down the door. The Subzero door shelves have less dividers so that you are not so limited as to what you can store in them. The drawers in the Subzero, specifically where you might keep lunch meat, are also divided to keep meats separate from cheeses. The undercounter drawers are slightly different across the brands. Subzero offers dividers whereas the Thermador does not. I'm not saying one is better than the other, but wanted you to be aware of the function. I don't know that one brand is substantially better than the other, so I can't answer that specifically....See MoreSubzero Integrated Column Push to Open
Comments (34)Does SubZero's refrigerator need a second outlet to operate the push-to-open door? That doesn't sound right. From what I remember, if was a purely mechanical device. Not electricity involved. Besides, it is installed in the fridge; so, there already should be electricity that is readily accessible. Or did I misunderstand, and this is a push-to-open mechanism for some other cabinets. We have that in a couple of places and are very happy with it. Typically, it's just a different type of hinge, an attachment to the hinge, or a spring-loaded pin that gets installed somewhere. But for some of our upper cabinets, we have electrical push-to-open hinges. The cabinet doors open upwards, which is nice because they completely move out of the way. But the downside is that in the open position they are hard to pull down again. They are just too high up. That's where the electrically operated hinges help. And yes, my wife made the same comment. The cabinets are back-painted glass, and she didn't want to see fingerprints from push to open. The solution was pretty straight-forward. I bought some touch-sensitive switches that I mounted underneath the cabinets. They are easy to access but virtually invisible. I then soldered them to the push-to-open sensor. So, now I can open/close the doors with a gently push, or I can do the same thing by touching the buttons on the underside of the cabinet. And you'll never see any fingerprints....See Morewdccruise
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