Frigidaire - Gallery 22.3 Cu. Ft. Side-by-Side Refrigerator - Smudge Proof Stainless Steel

The fridge itself is great, so far (has been installed for about a week). The fingerprint resistant stainless is fantastic and a lifesaver with two kids. Ample lighting, decent amount of adjustability with the shelves. The fridge itself would be 5 stars, except I ran into two challenging issues. First, the plastic that protects the stainless steel doors is very thick. It performs well in protecting the fridge in transit and when it was moved into the house. I was looking forward to that satisfying peel once I had it in place. Instead, it took over an hour to remove all the plastic and tape, and there are pieces of plastic still stuck in the crevices where the ice & water dispenser and the gasket are. I imagine it will take another hour or more to remove all of it. Second, Zues himself installed the leveling feet. I tried an adjustable wrench to turn the plastic portion of the feet- no dice, it just turned on the metal stud. I then had to fabricate a ~14mm(ish) “wrench” out of some leftover 1/8” plate steel I had. The space is so small that you can’t even fit a regular open-end wrench on it. To try both of these methods, I had to lift the front of the fridge up with a bar to gain access. It was crude, and it worked, but it chewed up yet another hour in setting this fridge up.

I received the unit in a damaged condition. I was given the choice of not accepting the item, receiving a monetary discount on the item, or order a replacement item. Seeing as it took 6 weeks to get the current item delivered, and it was cosmetic damage that wouldn’t really be seen (and a replacement could be damaged worse), I opted for the monetary discount. Set up was pretty straight forward, although the plastic protective film was a time consuming challenge to get completely removed. All components were included with the unit, and it has been operating as designed since installation. I was only home a couple of days before I had to leave town, but the unit was operating as designed at that time. Nicely lit interior, water and ice dispensers working, exterior controls function as they should. Over all I am happy with the purchase so far.

This was my 4th delivery attempt, 3rd for the same unit. The last one came with scratched up bins and doors. This time it’s only the bin. BB said they’d exchange it out, which is what I hope will happen. I don’t want a 5th delivery and to go through ever again. My next door neighbor bought the same one at Lowe’s and not one bin is scratched. Perfect condition. Otherwise, this one is better than the used one BB tried to pawn off on me last delivery.