Need to see how this performs
Reviewed on www.bestbuy.com·dealh
To begin with, I am giving a rating a 3 based on the following -\n\n1. Size (Positive)\n2. Price (Positive)\n3. Delivery (Positive)\n4. Installation (Negative)\n5. Sales Personnel at Best Buy (Negative)\n6. Overall condition of the product as advertised by Best Buy (Negative)\n\nI was shopping for a refrigerator and had narrowed down my options to side-by-side ones because the 3 or 4 doors were too big and seemed to be taking a lot of space away. This side-by-side I came across at Best Buy checked a lot of boxes. The size at 24.5cu.ft was a decent one for my needs. I liked the fact that this was Stainless Steel and advertised at around $500 below the "New" condition (mine was listed as a Floor Model in Excellent Condition).\nI had asked the Sales person at the store to tell me if there were any damages for which he stated there is none and that it was in "Excellent" condition as mentioned on the sticker. I trusted him and went ahead and paid. When the unit arrived home (delivered as scheduled with no delays), I noticed there was a huge dent on the back (to the side) of the unit. The delivery folks stated they picked it up as is from the store and are delivering it and that they know nothing of it. When I read through the Best Buy terms for when an item is listed in "Excellent" condition, it states that it should be free from dents, scratches or scruffs when mine was clearly not. Also, this was listed as a "Floor Model", but I found some sort of food particles in the fridge and I had to extensively clean the whole unit soon after it was delivered. Not the kind of experience I want to go through for an "Excellent" condition "Floor Model" unit (must have been a return from a customer or something, which is again a miss by the Sales personnel or the Manager of this particular Best Buy location).\nI also noticed that the non-freezer side door was popping slightly out when compared to the freezer door. Everything seems to be working in the fridge (even the doors seem to be shut tight) but I still think that the doors need to be leveled up. This is where I had an issue with the installation of this unit. It seems a bit squeaky when I open that side of the door indicating that the leg might need to be adjusted for it to sit flush on the floor. The delivery personnel were in a rush to get my signature and leave and did not pay attention to the level issue I was mentioning. Isnt that part of their installation procedure where they ensure that the refrigerator is not wobbly or in this case squeaking when left at the consumers location?\nOverall this experience with BestBuy has been far from being satisfactory. I am glad I bought my washer/dryer from another store that were more courteous with prompt communications being sent to me. When those delivery guys were in, they called up an Executive who then verified with me over the phone on the installation and that there was no damage during the process. That felt good, however, Best Buy's wasnt along those lines. Most of my issues thus far has been with Best Buy's Sales, delivery and installation and not the actual product itself. I bought three year warranty on this unit and so I am going to wait to see how it performs. If it starts to give me issues, I am having it returned right back. I might contact Whirlpool to have someone sent over to check on the doors not being in alignment. I will provide an update on the product itself, once I have used it for some time. I wanted to write this review so other buyers who are somewhat crunched for cash, when looking to get a Floor Model or any fridge in "Excellent" condition from Best Buy, please do your due diligence. Insist on the Sales personnel to show you the actual condition of the item you are intending to buy because you could be in for a surprise when the unit you ordered gets delivered to you. Thanks!
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Reviewed on www.homedepot.com·Dave
A bit disappointing overall. The interior shelves are removable but not adjustable. So hopefully everything you have fits a on one of the shelves. There are pretty large gaps between the back of the shelves and the back of the refrigerator. The filter is in a weird place. You have to pull off the front panel on the bottom of the unit to get to it. The shelves on the door in the freezer are so small I’m not sure what they are there for. And also not adjustable. On the positive side it is beautiful inside. The led lights are very bright and illuminate well. The stainless steel is not as dark as I thought it would be. Although it’s already all scratched up somehow. I’m assuming my nephew was playing with the magnets. The ice maker and water dispenser are great. The water comes out faster than any I’ve ever used. And the ice cubes are smaller that I’m used to. Which I like a lot. But the thing I hate the most about it is the Whirlpool logo. That little yellow ring stands out so much and drove me nuts to the point where I colored over it with a sharpie.
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Reviewed on www.lowes.com·Gpa1
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It's been a few months now. We're happy with the refrigerator but not ecstatic. Our last unit (Whirlpool aka Kenmore) lasted a long time (23 years!) so hats off to Whirlpool on that score. The ice maker dispenser failed and I didn't feel like replacing it. The new 'fridge is basically the SAME model! But--my mistake--the freezer is substantially smaller. Probably to allow for more insulation and, thereby, better efficiency. We've adapted, but the freezer is PACKED. It's just the two of us; I'd be cautious about this size for a larger family. One real oddity; the fridge door SLAMS OPEN. I thought the bottles in the door might break the first time it happened. And that the hinges would be ripped off the frame. Honest to God! So after a few times of that, we always open the door all the way, by hand. Only other complaint is that the ice dispenser spews the ice a little. Hard not to end up with some on the floor. Maybe we'll get better at it. LOL
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Gearhead82
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought this refrigerator because it was available in a glossy black finish ( did not want to replace all kitchen appliances) and it fit the space. The lighting is adequate but not great. Wife's biggest complaint is that the shelves are not adjustable. There is no way to have a shelf for taller items and another for shorter items like the fridge that we replaced. The added manufacturing cost would have been minor. But to buy a fridge with adjustable shelves requires purchasing a model costing thousands of $ more. We are also disappointed with the lack of better trim around the front feet. But it functions and is fairly quiet.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·sew mom
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I wish this machine were better engineered. The top shelf is placed too high and the shelving heights are not adjustable. This makes it hard for me to see what is at the back. I would prefer the door not accommodate the gallon jugs. My previous refrigerator did a much better job of allowing things to be placed and found. The new machine takes up the same amount of space as the old one but manages to seem much smaller. I do like the way ice is dispensed, being held inside the freezer rather than on the door.
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Reviewed on www.homedepot.com·Susan
Capacity - The freezer has much smaller capacity and is much narrower than my old refrigerator. \n\nShelving -Tthe refrigerator shelves are not good quality - I actually took the shelves out of my old Whirlpool and used those. \n\nConfiguration - Poor design for digital controls for the freezer and fridge temperature. Too easy to change them without even noticing you're doing it. Right next to controls for the light and type of ice. Again, poor design. \n\nFinish - It looks very nice though and \n\nTemperature - Everything works as it should.
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Reviewed on www.lowes.com·WBBB
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Sorry, not highly impressed. Starting with the ice maker, ice gets hung up in the door and if you don't catch it, the ice starts melting and you have water on the floor. The refrigerator is a little noisy, and periodically makes some strange noises. The crisper doors do not slide smoothly and takes more effort to open and close them. The temperature control on the freezer I think is for looks. Other than that, it works fine. Have had several Wh...
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Reviewed on www.lowes.com·LPMOMMY1
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Storage is ok. Freezer storage is fine. I wish the shelves on the fridge part allowed for more change-up when taller storage is needed. Also wish the water dispenser was not in front of the ice dispenser. It makes the ice harder to get out. Ice falls out of the dispenser well after I have dispenser the ice I wanted. It will hit the floor or sit in the tray. If not found quick enough, it melts on the tray and then leaves a water mark down the fr...
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Reviewed on www.lowes.com·MCon60
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Longtime fan of Whirlpool and side by side refrigerators, but this one has a couple issues. First the ice maker did not work from the start had to get warranty involved to get that replaced, second the in door water dispenser is a poor design, the spout is so close to the edge of the box that it leaks water drips down the front of the door. This is frustrating as have to wipe the drips. This is not a constant stream just drips which is annoy...
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Reviewed on www.homedepot.com·MagFish
This model drips 30% of the time - down the front of the fridge. Even when you raise the front, the tray still does not catch drips. Whirlpool needs to provide an add-in drip tray. It did not come with the style ice maker in the model on display in the store. The new plastic ice maker is making sufficient ice for a family of two, so far. Doors want to swinging full open, no matter how you level front to back, or right to left. After 4 months, I gave 3 Star because does keep food cold.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Joyce46
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I had to buy a refrigerator fast as mine had quit. The ice maker doesn't work properly. It makes ice but you can't get it out as it is frozen. Ice maker should have been in freezer part instead of door. Don't like that you can't change selves height. The freezer didn't have pull out bins and you have to empty out a shelf to see what is on it. It would have been nice if the refrig was wider rather than so deep in size.
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Reviewed on www.homedepot.com·Robg
I have had nothing but problems with the ice despencer on this refrigerator dispite cleaning the ice bucket and place where it sits. The drive sprockthe ice despence on the frig is not mating well with the sprocket on the ice bucket and slips. loosing the screws on the part that holds down the sprocket on the frezer door seems to fix the problem. I don't know if replacing the ice bucket would fix the problem or just waste money. The pcture shows the screws im talking about
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Reviewed on www.homedepot.com·matthew777
terribly designed. the fixed position of the shelves is an inch too low for OJ or milk, so all you can do is remove one. thoughtless design.\r\nthe on/off switch for the ice maker is totally inaccessible. you have to pull the tray out to get to the switch because it's UNDER the tray.\r\nif there’s anything behind the freezer door, you only have 4” of access space to get anything in or out LIKE THE ICE MAKER.\r\nincredulous that any execs would let this ship.
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Reviewed on www.lowes.com·Ronald
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Ice maker is slow a will not keep up with demand. The refrigerator cold air discharge vent drips a few drops of water daily. This does not seem normal. The interior led lights could be brighter. At this price point the refrigerator has plenty of room for our needs. There also seems to be a learning curve for catching ice, and you must be very careful not to get water all over the floor. Ronald J Peterson
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·De!bert
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] If this fridge didn't have the loud compressor/fan noise, it would be very close to 5 stars. I really like the shelving on both sides, it's well laid out. Ice machine seems to be fine and is very easy to lift the entire thing out, it was difficult with our old fridge. It's just honestly a really loud fridge. So loud we almost took it back. If they can fix that, this is a great fridge.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Dave42
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought this refrigerator about a month ago. Overall, we like it with a few exceptions. First, the ice dispenser. The ice cube dispenser shoots ice with a volume and velocity that is ridiculous. There is no way we can get ice without it spraying all over the tray and our floor. Not good. Secondly, the refrigerator is loud, at times ( perhaps while making ice) very loud.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Mother Gemini
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This Whirlpool Refrigerator model never seems to get cold enough on the fridge side. Things constantly going bad. And the freezer side leaks water other floor when it's open. Then the water turns into a big block of ice, which causes the storage tray to get stuck. The only way to pull the tray out is to get a blow dryer and melt the ice.
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Reviewed on www.lowes.com·Bad ice maker and design
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] There is no tray where the ice comes out. Therefore, it drips onto the refrigerator. The on/off switch to the ice maker is horrible. Never would have purchased if I had noticed in the store. My fault for not checking. You have to pull out the full tub, hold on to it, and attempt to turn off the switch. It is not a one person job.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·AULulu
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this refrig a month ago and still cannot get the external ice dispenser in the freezer door to dispense ice consistently. The ice maker is making ice it just won't come out of the dispenser in the door half of the time. There is no pattern. It just decides not to dispense the ice through to the door dispenser.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Porch lady
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The refrigerator and freezer work as they should but there were too many surprises. The ice cubes do not eject,\nI have to remove them from inside the freezer and they are WAY too small. They melt in minutes. I purchased\nthis model because it had three drawers did not expect one to be so small.
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Reviewed on www.homedepot.com·Marilyn
Have had this for almost a year now...replaced a 25+ yr old Maytag.\nPros--slim fit (we have narrow niche in kitchen for fridge) but still had BIG fresh food capacity.\nNice sizes on lower crisper drawers and good size deli drawer. Like the glass shelves and top shelf can slide half way in to allow storage of taller items. Good freezer size and big, detachable ice maker bin.\nPlenty of room for family of 4 and water filter for water line is easy to replace.\nCons (none of these would deter me from purchase, but they are my "wish list" issues).\nWish 2 crisper and deli drawers had nicer, smoother rolling mechanism\nWish there was more than one interior light\nRelease arm on ice maker can ice up and clog...easy to clear by hand, but appliance tech had to show me. This freezer does seem to hold humidity more, which is odd since we live in a desert area.\nOverall am super happy with this fridge and I would definitely purchase again! Does it's basic job well and no "freeze" spots in fridge area.
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Reviewed on www.homedepot.com·Carmelita
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought a small fridge as this was my space allowance. However, I noticed that other fridge of the same size has a much bigger freezer. I do not like how the right side door swings out wide open. I have to hold it so as not to fling out so fast. Ice and water dispenser a. It narrow.
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Reviewed on www.lowes.com·Big Blonde
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Shelves are not adjustable.Example Vitamin Water 16 o/z Coke will only fit on the top shelve.Ice and Water Dispenser to small for a normal size glass and drips after use. Cycling sound concerning. Three weeks from delivery thankfully other refrigerator was still operating correctly.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·JoW65
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Loved it at first. The space water and ice dispenser. However it is a little noisy not used to that and then after being gone for a week now the water smells like rotten eggs. So flustered I've tried everything to clean / flush out the system and still battling the issue.
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Reviewed on www.homedepot.com·3Peat
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is spacious and I enjoy the water filter for the ice and water. But I have had 3 Whirlpool Refrigerator Freezers. This is the first one that does not have a vegetable I or fruit humidity controller. Fresh vegetables and fruit do not stay fresh at all. This is a must.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Arielrami80
May 2025 purchase love the fridge. Looks great. Spacious shelving is great however one major flaw. The ice maker. The motor and dispenser connector broke into several pieces. The most important piece of the ice maker. Now I see reviews of the same problem. Dissatisfied because the ice dispenser doesn't work
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Reviewed on www.lowes.com·Jskinn
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Fridge came with the house. Never had a side by side before, still getting used to it. Ice has locked up twice so far not sure what causes that. Throw an ice cube out randomly, do e that about three times now. Other than those things we like it pretty well.
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Reviewed on www.homedepot.com·MarkC
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this Whirlpool refrigerator over a month ago. Not happy that the unit has the compressor/fan runs most all the time and seems noisy. Rarely it is quite and not running. Service technician came and said this is how the unit was works
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·LaLaLynn
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It looks great. The water and ice feature have been hard to get used to. It's smaller inside than I realized it would be. And within less than two months, the ice maker quit working. We have a tech coming out to look at it next week.
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Reviewed on www.homedepot.com·Kdh7
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought this model to replace a unit that appeared to be failing. This one also makes a clunking sound every morning. Also it gets spots all over it that seem to be dust collecting and giving the finish a spotted look.
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