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(More customer reviews)We purchased this fridge three months ago to replace an older GE Profile fridge. We are overall happy with the fridge although there has been one consistent issue with the ice maker.
Note: This fridge is overall the same as the all stainless model except the sides are painted a matching gray (instead of the sides being complete stainless). Having seen the paint I don't know why anyone opts for the "full wrap" expense as it looks great either way.
Pros:
-Looks: Very nice looking, overall the front fit and finish of this fridge is excellent. The build quality throughout is on par with any fridge in the class.
-Energy efficient: This system is a very energy efficient fridge. As a matter of fact it's rated as about as energy efficient a fridge as you can buy in the states (estimated annual cost to run around $65)
-Excellent features: The measuring water dispenser, options for lighting, cooling, etc on the front control panel are easy to use and well designed. The large container fill spout works great.
-Bins: This thing has huge bins and they are very easy to see in to.
Cons:
-Ice Maker: The in-door ice maker is good. It makes a lot of ice. The problem is that the fill spout on ours (where the water fills the freeze tray) seems to ice up pretty consistently which causes water to rain down in the freezer and coat everything. This requires a complete many many hour defrost to get all the clogged ice bits to thaw and drip out. I'm pretty upset about this as this is a $2,000+ fridge
-Space: Not as roomy as our old GE. I believe this is because of the shelf layout in the fridge. Overall it's good but not excellent. We have always felt like it needed another shelf.
-Silly can holder: American fridges seem to be packed with soda can holders these days (much like cars). This fridge is not ludicrous in the number it has (like some). However the can holder at the top of the fridge door is almost completely useless. The way it holds cans (not that we have any!) is such that if the door is opened or closed quickly the cans fall out (and on your toes or food). My wife tried yogurt and a number of things up there but since the slots are can shaped and we don't really drink beer or soda from cans.. it's a useless shelf
-In-door shelf space: Our old GE Profile could hold a huge amount in it's door. This fridge holds much less. I'm not sure if it's all the space lost to smooth shelf angles or what but we had a heck of time time transplanting what easily fit in our GE to the Whirlpools door.
All in all I like the fridge. Fridges in this class are a balancing act of space, looks, features (ice maker etc), and how you like to store things (french vs side by side vs over-under). This is a good "premium" grade fridge that I would buy over a KitchenAide any day. Although with the ice maker problems in the first three months I'm wishing I'd have opted for the GE (in the same price band).
On a side note Whirlpool has an EXCELLENT online FAQ support section on their website that has cured more than a few of our little "what the heck?!" moments and turned them in to "OH I GET IT!".
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Whirlpool : GS6NHAXVY 36 25.6 cu. ft. Side by Side Refrigerator - Monochromatic Stainless Steel
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