I too have become disenchanted with Whirlpool brands over the last ten or so years and would never purchase again. I got a 36" LG FD about four years ago and have been very pleased with it. No door dispenser just ice in the drawer. The only problem I had early on was because the appliance people who delivered it didn't set it up correctly and everything inside rattled and made a lot of noise. After much run around I finally contacted LG and got a qualified person to set it up properly - level and door installed correctly - and it's been excellent ever since.

LG here too. We bought a door-in-door model three years ago. We love it and would make the same choice again. If Costco is an option for you, they carry LG fridges and run promos (lower price, rebate, etc) from time to time.

@3katz4me and @Sofia, thank you both for the recommendations. I had a LG fridge 2 homes ago and marked it off my list when looking at appliances for this home because we had to service it twice. Looking back I may have been too critical of it because we had it for 12 years and it was still working fine when we moved. After reading these boards over the past few years, it seems 12+ years is pretty good for appliances these days. I’ll give them another look cause 12+ years is definitely better than 15 months!

Thanks for the tip about Costco. That is my favorite warehouse store. We let our membership lapse when we moved because the closest one is 2 hours away. It is not worth it for the random freezer food item, but more than worth it for an appliance purchase!

I have a feeling my next appliance purchase is going to be a refrigerator. I have love-hate relationship with KA. My most loved appliance in nearly 41 years of being a housewife is my (current) KA dishwasher (current). My least favorite has been my KA range. My mother and I have both had multiple issues with our KA ranges. She just purchased a GE range.

My fridge is 18 years old and still doing good. The ice-maker broke about 10 years ago. It can be replace easily by us but we've just continued to by bagged ice and like it better anyway. Motherboard needed replaced a few years ago. We bought the part on line and installed it ourselves. Thought I'd buy a KA fridge when it's time but maybe not :o Maybe I should stick with GE. Seems like all these appliance manufacturers take turns being top dog or the one to stay away from.

@monicakm_gw, I too have love-hate relationships with some of my appliances. I like my KA induction range. When I have one pot on there it works awesome. Sometimes when I have 2 pots it starts glitching out on me. This is my first induction range and I think (hope!) the glitches I'm seeing are related more to user error than the range. I need to pull my user manual back out and read through it again.

It is great that you've gotten 18 years out of your fridge. I think all appliances should be built to last that long. I've seriously considered skipping the ice maker and just buying pellet ice from sonic, but I live in a rural area, and running out to get ice might get old fast! I also considered getting a separate ice machine until I saw the price tags! :)

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After much research (I share the same distaste for Whirlpool/KA after several bad experiences with cheaply made products), I have decided to order a 36" Bosch french door refrigerator. I saw it in store and it feels very high end for the price-point. It has a dual compressor (like higher-end refrigerators) and a carbon filter. We are getting the model with the separate crisper drawer which I think will come in very handy, because I always run out of crisper space and these compartments are large for a counter-depth fridge.

https://www.bosch-home.com/us/productslist/refrigerators/fridge-freezers/freestanding-fridge-freezers-with-freezer-at-bottom/B36CL80SNS

I got a sale and rebate discount, which reduced the price significantly. However, I am in Canada so you would need to check for the US. Unfortunately, I cannot attest to its reliability, though I learned about it on Houzz so maybe search the threads.

My neighbors just put their 3 year old LG out by the road for scrappers to pick up. I don't know if any brand is reliable these days. I know 3 people who have nothing but issues with their Samsungs. We have an old GE white whale that is on it's last legs and I thought I wanted a KitchenAid, but now I'm second guessing. I do know that I want counter depth and I do not want water or ice dispenser on the outside.

I have the same version of your refrigerator, but it is a Whirlpool. We love the configuration of doors and duel ice makers BUT we have had nothing but trouble with it. Thank goodness I purchased extended warranty as we have had many service calls this year. It just randomly shuts off. Shut offs have lasted from ten minutes to thirty hours! Of course this never occurs when technicians are here.

@jabaz, I have a Bosch dishwasher that I love, so Bosch is on our short list. I looked at one of the their Refrigerators this weekend. My main hesitation is that they only have one regular depth fridge. I don’t think it has all the features I want and I’m not sure I can convince my husband to buy a counter depth one—regardless of brand. They just look so tiny inside. I’m short so it might be a nice change for me, since it is hard for me to reach things in the back of the top shelves. And, by top shelves, I mean every shelf except the bottom shelf. :)

@Daisy S, that sounds like the same problem we are having. We also got the extended service plan and have been waiting 9 weeks for them to fix it! The service tech came out within 3 days and then stopped answering his phone. Every time I would call Whirlpool all they would do is call and leave the tech another message. They finally decided to give us some $ back, but it is capped at 75% purchase price not including tax or delivery. As you know, tax isn’t pocket change on an appliance purchase! My sales tax is at 10%!

@dan1888, I knew Bosch had dual compressors, but not the ice feature. Thanks for sharing!