Are there any brands that are total shite these days? We are gonna have to replace our crappy Samsung fridge from 2013 soon.
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mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Appliance repair man here. You can turn the screen off from a cover you remove from the top of the fridge door. Do so. You don’t need a fucking android tablet on your fridge.
Also don’t buy these kinds of appliances. They’re terrible!
hydroxycotton@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
odelik@lemmy.today 3 days ago
Bosch makes a few descent models.
Things to skip on all brands.
External water & ice dispensers,doesnt matter the brand. You’re cutting a fucking hole in the thermal envelope to put a faulty device that’s experince ing mechanic stress on parts every time you open/close the door. It’s not a matter of if it will fail, but when. Also, increased operational cost. Internal water dispensers and automatic ice makers are always the better option if you want those features.
Smart features. Why the fuck do yiu need smart features on my fridge? Even if it’s using AI vision to scan for recorders… Just no, fucking no. That’s more personal data on you to be bought, sold, data breached, and utilized to fuck you somehow.
Fridges that split the freezer and fridge on a vertically.
0_0j@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Fridges that split the freezer and fridge on a vertically.
THIS. they call them french doors. Stay away from this bullshit. You don’t need it.
Malfeasant@lemmy.world 2 days ago
No, French doors just means two doors that meet in the middle, usually just the fridge (which is up top) has it, and they’re ok usually. Split vertically is called side by side, and they suck, can’t even handle frozen pizza…
dil@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I remember helping my mom buy a fridge and the main thing was we wanted a good ice dispencer that wouldnt break, and the dude was like sorry dude doesnt exist they are all equally shitty, its always going to break, pick any
Zanathos@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I just bought this one a couple months ago. It goes on sale frequently for $2K from Lowe’s: www.lowes.com/pd/…/5013313509
Pretty sure we got an RMA for the first unit as the door had a scratch and the compressor fan sounded high pitched. Got a next day replacement and no complaints on the second one. Was concerned about sqft as we were coming from a 25sqft but am surprisingly happy with this one.
mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 days ago
If you’re in the states you’ve probably had the ice maker replaced in that fridge.
I wouldn’t expect it to last much longer definitely count on it breaking down at some point in the very near future.
Cricket@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
I’ve heard that appliances in general and refrigerators specifically, from the last many years are crap. I don’t know what the cut off date is, but I hear that they’re generally made to break after a few years now and don’t have replacement parts for very long. @mechoman444@lemmy.world may have a more informed answer, but it seems to me that people are better off buying old fridges used from friends or relatives.
Zron@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’m of the opinion that manufactures should be required to supply parts for appliances and equipment for a minimum of 10 years.
Cricket@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Completely agree. Not only for appliances but computers and smartphones too, including security updates.
Psythik@lemmy.world 3 days ago
What the fuck do they even do? I thought they were supposed to scan the ingredients in your fridge, then tell you what’s about to expire and what recipes you can make. But apparently they can’t even do that, so what purpose do they serve that I can’t already accomplish by bringing my phone into the kitchen?
Can they at least monitor the temperature across different areas of the fridge, or connect to my power meter like my thermostat can and optimize power usage to be lower when electricity is more expensive? Or are they literally just an Android tablet glued to a fridge?
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Or are they literally just an Android tablet glued to a fridge?
Yes
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah man, I’ll take my 1990’s ass GE fridge I got for free over one of these any day.
mechoman444@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It’s a significantly better fridge in every way a lot of my clients have a really hard time understanding or believing that.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 day ago
But it doesn’t have stainless steel or French doors. I can’t even talk to Alexa on it. It’s just like, a fridge. Who wants that?