Whirlpool - 36 in. Wide 25.1 cu. ft. Side-by-Side Refrigerator - Black

Firstly, find and read the review “ An Engineer Reviews His New Fridge”. Second - buy a $20 digital wireless fridge thermometer on Amazon. The refrigerator is exactly what I expected from under $1k price and 25 cu.f. - it made cheaply but has great space. Ideal for a backup fridge for basement or garage. Delivery guys didn’t remove the doors to get it through basement doors but instead just removed the bottom grill and opened fridge doors one by one as the went through the 30” wide door - it worked! The fridge is a bit loud due to the fan (see pictures below), compressor noise is fine. Look at the pictures with removed back cover - they might explain some load noises as water is evaporated using a heating element similar to old electric kettles ;-). Overall, it’s simple and I hope will be reliable. Compressor- Embraco EM3Y60HLP with 5 years warranty. The thermostat is a bit of a pain - that’s why I recommend to use a digital thermometer. Overall - very happy, my first Kenmore 29 cu f fridge died while we were on vacation and the meat got rotten so bad that I had to throw the fridge out due to smell. The LG compressors used in Kenmore have defect, now I’m on the second Kenmore fridge (still the best usability) and it can die in four years as well. But at least now I don’t have to worry about all the food that would be lost if it dies, so kind of an insurance policy ;-)

I do wish it had more racks in it however it seemed like it was missing one because it had an empty space where one supposed to be but you don't get it. I like it because it doesn't have an ice maker and so you get all that extra space to put food in the freezer.

I needed a new fridge and decided on this side by side since every person I have evert know with the icemaker on the door has had problems. There were several things that disappointed me with this box. The main one is that there are no hinge covers and actually 2 holes where the insulation was put in the box and they left this where you see insulation. This is not hygenic for cleaning. Next the grill in the front cannot be taken off unless both of the doors are open which is inconvenient for cleaning. Third, cardboard is used on the back and underneath which could easily get wet and damaged if there was a problem. I really liked the simplicity of the shelving which is easy to clean and the layout is good. However, I am having trouble with the box cooling. At first I thought I may have it too close to the wall so I pulled it out a full 5 inches but even at the highest setting, it is only registering around 40 degrees and I have food that is spoiling easily. For what I paid for this box, i expected better overall. I have scheduled a service call and am hoping that whirlpool stands behind this product since I have had it only about 8 months.

We bought this refrigerator because it is a brand that we like due to it’s durability. We love the space it has without the ice maker. It helps us save money because we buy food that are on sale and freeze it. We buy our appliances only from Best Buy because they have great customer service.

Love the refrigerator, great style and nice size ( 25.1 cu. ft )for the price I paid and not noisy at all to me.