Advice: My Fridge Died
Jul. 5th, 2006 11:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
octothorpeSo,
Last night, I wanted to get a before-bed snack (greek yoghurt), and noticed the light in the fridge was out. I thought "time to replace the bulb", but I decided to check the freezer as well... No light there, either. I notice that it's not making any noise. Not good. I check the circuit breaker, and sure enough, it has tripped. I reset it, and it immediately trips again. Not good. I try several times, but to no avail. I take the fridge out of its hole, and plug it into a new outlet (it's a 110v fridge), and it trips that one as well, but now I can reset the original breaker. I should have read the amperage on the other outlet, but I wasn't sure which circuit it was on. I plug the fridge back into the proper outlet, and everything works. Yay!
Until I wake up this AM, and find that while the light in the fridge is on, the internal temperature is cool, not cold, and in the freezer, everything has defrosted. FUCK.
So I decide I can't deal with this now, and get to work, thinking that I can check out new fridges online, only to find out that if I want a side-by-side replacement (I want it as similar as possible, so Bill can't bitch too much), I must have an ice/water dispenser. I don't need, nor want one, as there isn't a water line going to the fridge. It looks like harvest gold isn't an option, either (yes, we have old appliances --Bill is Scottish) ;-)
Bill's in Thailand at the moment, on his way back to Vietnam. I got an email from him earlier today, which means he won't find out about the fridge problem until tomorrow at the earliest. Joy.
So I am looking for an ultra efficient energy-star rated (preferable), reliable side-by-side fridge *without* beverage/ice maker. Any ideas? I personally like the idea of the "french door" style that seems to be all the rage, but I don't know if Bill will. Then again, I'm the cook ;-)
Last night, I wanted to get a before-bed snack (greek yoghurt), and noticed the light in the fridge was out. I thought "time to replace the bulb", but I decided to check the freezer as well... No light there, either. I notice that it's not making any noise. Not good. I check the circuit breaker, and sure enough, it has tripped. I reset it, and it immediately trips again. Not good. I try several times, but to no avail. I take the fridge out of its hole, and plug it into a new outlet (it's a 110v fridge), and it trips that one as well, but now I can reset the original breaker. I should have read the amperage on the other outlet, but I wasn't sure which circuit it was on. I plug the fridge back into the proper outlet, and everything works. Yay!
Until I wake up this AM, and find that while the light in the fridge is on, the internal temperature is cool, not cold, and in the freezer, everything has defrosted. FUCK.
So I decide I can't deal with this now, and get to work, thinking that I can check out new fridges online, only to find out that if I want a side-by-side replacement (I want it as similar as possible, so Bill can't bitch too much), I must have an ice/water dispenser. I don't need, nor want one, as there isn't a water line going to the fridge. It looks like harvest gold isn't an option, either (yes, we have old appliances --Bill is Scottish) ;-)
Bill's in Thailand at the moment, on his way back to Vietnam. I got an email from him earlier today, which means he won't find out about the fridge problem until tomorrow at the earliest. Joy.
So I am looking for an ultra efficient energy-star rated (preferable), reliable side-by-side fridge *without* beverage/ice maker. Any ideas? I personally like the idea of the "french door" style that seems to be all the rage, but I don't know if Bill will. Then again, I'm the cook ;-)
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Date: 2006-07-05 04:11 pm (UTC)Side-by-side models are much less energy-efficient than top-and-bottom ones, I am told.
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Date: 2006-07-05 04:44 pm (UTC)From doing a bit of research, it seems that LG is making some *very* energy efficient models, that are also much less repair-prone and quieter than the old stand-bys Whirlpool and Maytag.
The more I look at the "French Door" models, the more I really like them. While they all seem to have an ice maker, there are many that aren't "in-door", so I can live with that. (actually the current fridge has an icemaker, but it's inert, due to lack of water line.