Our fourteen month old Samsung refrigerator has been condemned and we will 
be able to get a replacement from Best Buy. We want a side by side, with 
ice maker that makes plenty of ice, and is highly reliable. Any 
recommendations? Our refrigerator repairman recommended Whirlpool.

"Mac Cool" <M...@2cool.com> wrote in message
>  Our refrigerator repairman recommended Whirlpool.

So would I, along with Kitchen Aid that they also make. 

In article <X...@130.133.1.4>,
 Mac Cool <M...@2cool.com> wrote:

> Our fourteen month old Samsung refrigerator has been condemned and we will 
> be able to get a replacement from Best Buy. We want a side by side, with 
> ice maker that makes plenty of ice, and is highly reliable. Any 
> recommendations? Our refrigerator repairman recommended Whirlpool.

Your new refrigerator is going to break down. The cost of repairing it 
is going to be inversely proportional to the skill of the repairman. If 
your guy recommends Whirlpool, it's likely because he knows how to fix 
them. So you'll save money in the long run, because you won't be paying 
for some idiot to shotgun his way through a repair on unfamiliar 
equipment.

I therefore recommend you buy what *your* repairman recommends.

"Mac Cool" <M...@2cool.com> wrote in message 
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> Our fourteen month old Samsung refrigerator has been condemned and we will
> be able to get a replacement from Best Buy. We want a side by side, with
> ice maker that makes plenty of ice, and is highly reliable. Any
> recommendations? Our refrigerator repairman recommended Whirlpool.

Do ya think maybe Consumer Reports might have some info on that, do ya, huh? 

On 04/25/09 04:05 pm Charlie Darwin wrote:

>> Our fourteen month old Samsung refrigerator has been condemned and we will
>> be able to get a replacement from Best Buy. We want a side by side, with
>> ice maker that makes plenty of ice, and is highly reliable. Any
>> recommendations? Our refrigerator repairman recommended Whirlpool.
>
> Do ya think maybe Consumer Reports might have some info on that, do ya, huh?

Considering the contempt for CR expressed by many here, the OP probably 
was smart not to mention that publication even if he had consulted it.

Perce

"Percival P. Cassidy" <n...@notmyISP.invalid> wrote in message 
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> On 04/25/09 04:05 pm Charlie Darwin wrote:
>
>>> Our fourteen month old Samsung refrigerator has been condemned and we 
>>> will
>>> be able to get a replacement from Best Buy. We want a side by side, with
>>> ice maker that makes plenty of ice, and is highly reliable. Any
>>> recommendations? Our refrigerator repairman recommended Whirlpool.
>>
>> Do ya think maybe Consumer Reports might have some info on that, do ya, 
>> huh?
>
> Considering the contempt for CR expressed by many here, the OP probably 
> was smart not to mention that publication even if he had consulted it.
>
> Perce
>

I have a Whirlpool ES5PHA 26 cubic ft. side by side that we bought at Lowes. 
We paid 1300 3 years ago  and have never had a problem with it. Works and 
performs exactly as advertised. 

I've worked on many refrigerators. Whirlpool has always been 
simple, effective, and inexpensive to repair.

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Christopher A. Young
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"Mac Cool" <M...@2cool.com> wrote in message 
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Our fourteen month old Samsung refrigerator has been 
condemned and we will
be able to get a replacement from Best Buy. We want a side 
by side, with
ice maker that makes plenty of ice, and is highly reliable. 
Any
recommendations? Our refrigerator repairman recommended 
Whirlpool. 

Mac Cool wrote:
> Our fourteen month old Samsung refrigerator has been condemned and we will 
> be able to get a replacement from Best Buy. We want a side by side, with 
> ice maker that makes plenty of ice, and is highly reliable. Any 
> recommendations? Our refrigerator repairman recommended Whirlpool.

I'd recommend the same, or GE, or one of the relabels of those two. 
Whirlpool seems to be slightly more highly recommended (I just went 
through the same purchasing decision recently so did lots of research 
and yes, asked here; I was leaning Whirlpool/Kitchenaid on reliability 
but ended up with a GE because of the layout of the freezer - we wanted 
a bottom-freezer model and the GE had more usable space.  So far it has 
been fine albeit pricey, but it's only been in something like a month? 
I think?)

nate

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Charlie Darwin wrote:
> "Mac Cool" <M...@2cool.com> wrote in message 
> news:X...@130.133.1.4...
>> Our fourteen month old Samsung refrigerator has been condemned and we will
>> be able to get a replacement from Best Buy. We want a side by side, with
>> ice maker that makes plenty of ice, and is highly reliable. Any
>> recommendations? Our refrigerator repairman recommended Whirlpool.
> 
> Do ya think maybe Consumer Reports might have some info on that, do ya, huh? 
> 

Probably not, actually.  Their most recent refrigerator comparo 
recommended an LG model, which I wouldn't put in *your* house.  yes, I 
looked (at the library, so I didn't have to give CU any of my money.)

nate


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"Nate Nagel" <n...@roosters.net> wrote in message 
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> Mac Cool wrote:
>> Our fourteen month old Samsung refrigerator has been condemned and we 
>> will be able to get a replacement from Best Buy. We want a side by side, 
>> with ice maker that makes plenty of ice, and is highly reliable. Any 
>> recommendations? Our refrigerator repairman recommended Whirlpool.
>
> I'd recommend the same, or GE, or one of the relabels of those two. 
> Whirlpool seems to be slightly more highly recommended (I just went 
> through the same purchasing decision recently so did lots of research and 
> yes, asked here; I was leaning Whirlpool/Kitchenaid on reliability but 
> ended up with a GE because of the layout of the freezer - we wanted a 
> bottom-freezer model and the GE had more usable space.  So far it has been 
> fine albeit pricey, but it's only been in something like a month? I 
> think?)
>
> nate
>
> -- 
> replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
> http://members.cox.net/njnagel

I would talk to people that own GE appliances, especially refrigerators. 
The highest breakdown and repair record. They have more recalls than General 
Motors had on it's cars.