Overall: This refrigerator is really nice!
Submitted by Leaving CA -
10/2/2024
I really like this refer and would not hesitate to buy it again. The pro™™s outweigh the con™™s and Frigidaire, according the my appliance repair guy, is a less complicated unit to repair than Samsung, LG, etc. as well as the fact that parts are easier to obtain. This is a very nice refrigerator.Pros: - The top two doors are ™self-closing™ once they reach within 6™ of the closed position. With this feature, I can swing them in to close and turn my back knowing they will actually close. The lower two doors do not have the ™self-close™ feature; just the opposite in fact. There is a bit of tension as you near the closed position, so you must push them closed to insure they are actually closed.- The refer drawer tracks are shaped such that the interior drawers also have a ™self-close™ effect. When you push them in to close, once they are within a few inches of the closed position, the curvature feature of the drawer track takes over and the drawer ™self-closes.™ This is, again, a nice feature because you do not have to worry if the drawer is closed all the way. - I like the four individual doors so that you are not exposing the entire refer or freezer space at any given time unless you choose to do so. You can open just one door to grab what you need while only exposing that particular space vs. the entire frig or freezer area. - I love the ability to customize the shelves and bins in the refer. This allows for the exact type of space you need for what you store in the refer, which differs for everybody. It is a very versatile feature. It also makes better use of the cu ft area such that this 21.5cu ft refer seems almost as large as the 24.5cu ft refer it replaced. - The LED lighting is very nice; it is super bright in every area of the refer and freezer. - The snack zone areas under the refer drawers are a nice feature. Not very deep, but I can fit individual cubes of butter, as well as small bottles of super glue (which extends their shelf life). - The Flex-Zone is a really nice feature. I use both bottom compartments as a freezer, but it is nice to know that I can change up the temp on the left side compartment if needed. - The pull-out feature of the freezer shelves and drawers is a very nice attribute. I do not like the single pull-out freezer drawer that most refers have; I much prefer this door style with the pull-out shelves and drawers; it makes retrieving items much easier. The ability to turn the left side freezer shelves over to change their function is a nice feature as well. Cons:- Not necessarily a ™con,™ and though the S/S surface does do a bit better job in repelling fingerprints than the older style S/S facades, it is hardly fingerprint ™resistant.™ Finger/hand prints transfer quite easily. The upside is that you can use a finger to grab an inside door bin and swing the door closed. Because of the aforementioned ™self-closing™ aspect of the upper doors, you do not need much pressure on the bin to close the door. This keeps from having to touch the front of the doors which reduces prints. The lower freezer doors can be closed using the top notch in the doors, so this also reduces the need to touch the face of the doors and thus reduces fingerprints. The facade does, however, seem to clean-up easier than my old S/S refer. - The freezer drawers, while fairly spacious for a 21.5cu ft space, don™™t pull out far enough to maximize the actual drawer space. In other words, a 10lb bag of frozen chicken breasts from Costco will fit in the drawer, but fitting them through the opening of the drawer is a challenge because the drawer does not open far enough to expose the entire space of the drawer. This requires manipulation of the frozen contents of the bag to fit it in the drawer. Once in, the bag fits and drawer closes just fine. - The water dispenser is slow in dispensing water. To make matters worse, the design of the dispenser will not allow for the ability to use the weight of the container to fill unattended. You must hold the container to fill. My old refer water dispenser was faster and I could place a glass against the dispenser paddle and leave it to fill while I multi-tasked. I do not like having to stand there to hold the container and wait for it to fill™"slowly at that. - Finally, indicative of most products produced today (they just don™™t make ™em like they used to!), the S/S door panels are thin. Such that in a couple areas, they show very, very slight crease indentation™"mainly on the door with the water/ice dispenser. I believer this is a function of the door build, such that the dispenser mechanism attached to the inside of the door creates the slight, barely noticeable indentation/creases. This is definitely not a shipping/delivery issue; it is most definitely a build issue, which is why it™™s barely noticeable and not worth returning the entire refer, as a replacement would more than likely have the same issue. It is not a deal killer. I believe this is probably an issue with most refers on the market as they are all made so cheaply, regardless of how much you pay. In my research, I was equally disappointed with high-end refers that were twice the retail price of this unit. Overall, I am very pleased with the design, look, and function of this Frigidaire refrigerator. I would definitely purchase again.
Originally posted on frigidaire.com
Yes, I recommend this product
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