On 7/29/2017 8:56 PM, Cheri wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> news
>> On 7/27/2017 3:22 PM, graham wrote:
>>> On 2017-07-27 1:01 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 7/27/2017 2:50 PM, wrote:
>>>>> We recently bought a 25 cu. ft. Maytag stainless steel french door
>>>>> with bottom freezer with water and ice on the door. So far I love
>>>>> it. There is room on the top right for 2-liter soda bottles, and the
>>>>> door shelves are so deep they fit all of my condiments, and I have a
>>>>> ton of condiments. This is my first bottom freezer and I'll never go
>>>>> back to what I had. There are two deep drawers, and things are so
>>>>> easy to find. I've only had it for a few weeks, but so far I'm very
>>>>> satisfied.
>>>>>
>>>>> Denise in NH
>>>>>
>>>> Hopefully it won't require repair a day after the warranty expires.
>>>> From what I've read here about fairly new appliances, that tends to
>>>> happen.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>> I wonder if the reason for lack of reliability is all the unnecessary
>>> add-ons. My KA bottom freezer fridge is now ~20 years old and has never
>>> been a problem. However, it doesn't have an automatic ice maker and is
>>> not connected to the internet so there's bugger-all to go wrong.
>>
>> I agree, Graham. I don't want or need my appliances to connect to the
>> internet! I don't need a refrigerator/freezer with a motherboard or
>> chips that can go bad. My refrigerator does not need to be able to
>> tell me what time it is. I don't need it to keep track of what is in
>> it and create a shopping list that will sync with my (non-existent)
>> Smartphone. I just want a reliable, long lasting appliance. The
>> kitchen appliances in this house are ancient. I'm lucky, they still
>> work. 
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> If I was you I would repair them if they break down instead of
> purchasing new...most of the new stuff is not very well built IMO.
>
> Cheri
Absolutely! I've only had to have the freezer on this old side-by-side
fridge/freezer repaired once. It started leaking water due to ice
build-up under the bottom freezer drawer, which I rarely use. It didn't
occur to me to look for ice build-up under that drawer. The [frostless]
freezer had a clogged drain which needed a new sturdier drain hose.
That's a GE fridge/freezer. It didn't cost much at all to have
repaired. He didn't try to sell me something new. He just fixed it.
Jill