Whirlpool - 25.2 Cu. Ft. French Door Refrigerator with Internal Water Dispenser - Black stainless steel

First of all if anything drips into the drip pan and you have to clean it it is very difficult to do so. You have to pull the fridge out, unscrew the back panel, and use a wet vac or whatever else you can to get back there because the drip pan is not removable and it goes all around the bottom in a very impractical way. Second, apparently there is a clear layer on the fridge, this layer started pulling up and bubbling around the bottom of door handle. It is not tarnished (and it is not the plastic layer that is to be peeled off after purshase), you can actually feel it has lifted and the small air bubbles under it, which move when pressed on. I called customer service, sent them a picture and they told me since it was cosmetic and past 30 days that they didn't cover it (it probably started happening about a month after we got it, we've had it for only 6 months now). It started small and is getting larger, I hope it doesn't keep extending as it does not look good, obviously. If you have something like this happen please call because they said they never heard of this, which I think is unlikely. For a fridge of this quality and price, things like this should not be happening. Disappointed. As far as the interior functionality of it, no complains. As far as the fingerprint resistant feature, that works well. It is noisier than our old fridge which was probably close to 20 years old! Part of me wishes we still had it as it worked well and we really didn't gain much more space. Lesson learned.

The Whirlpool french door refrigerator is everything I wanted, large size, light and bright inside and out, water dispenser inside, abundant ice maker, plenty of storage! I have owned this now for 2 months and it is working great. I bought temp thermometers for both the refrigerator and freezer and both are very constant at the initial "4" setting with the freezer at 0 or lower and the refrigerator running around 36-37. I have not had any issues with this unit that were described in previous reviews. The drawers and large deli drawer work great, and no problems with popping off track. The doors close smoothly, no condensation on main doors or freezer door. I am extremely happy with this purchase. The new finger print resistant finish works great. I think one of the things that is very important to do on initial set up is to level the refrigerator. I think if this step is done correctly, it will eliminate most of the issues that people mentioned in reviews. The front white capped legs need to be extended higher with a wrench to bring up the front of the refrigerator and make it level. This should be done before you fill the unit with food and more weight. When this is done, you will see the white cap feet, and they will probably be about an inch below the gray plastic trim. If this is not done, then the lower drawer does not pull out and close properly; the freezer will frost up since air is getting in; the french doors won't close neatly and may stay ajar. It may even affect the drawers inside. I recommend this refrigerator to anyone wanting a water dispenser inside, and not in the front of the french door.

I had a BEAUTIFUL $4000 kitchenaid fridge for ONE YEAR... Beauty isn’t worth anything if the fridge doesn’t do its job. It broke down in a year and we had to find another one. This time we researched for reliability rather than be captivated by beauty. This one seemed reasonably priced for the amount of positive reviews and least amount of service requests. Pros: Runs a crap ton of ice in a short amount of time. So, if you’re not the family that is constantly grabbing at the ice bin, remember to shut off the ice maker when the ice box is filled. It is functional. The shelving layout is good. Having the bottom third (LARGE) drawer is a huge plus. We can put our meats there without contaminating anything. Good water pressure coming from spout. Inside is well lit. Cons: The biggest drawback that frustrates us is the fact that you have to consciously “push” the French door closed. If you do not, the fridge will not completely close and it will cause the backside to freeze up. And it’s so easy to NOT push the door closed each time. The French doors are not flush. One side pops out further but it takes a perfectionist’s eye to notice. As we are downgrading from luxury, we find it annoying that the drawers don’t glide open and shut. Freezer bottom tray is average to poor quality. Seems like it could crack under any pressure from heavy goods. Overall if you’re looking for reliability that doesn’t empty your wallet then this is a good buy. JUST WAIT FOR SALES, they happen all the time. You can save an extra $200+ on the price tag.

LOVE this fridge so far. (Haven't had the water hooked up yet; that will come in September with the kitchen remodel.) Of course it has way more room, and YAY I don't have to stand on my head to get to my fruits and vegetables and leftovers any more! I could kiss the person that invented the pullout freezer so you can easily see what you have. My only *personal* complaint is I didn't really need a freezer at all, and wish you could buy a refrigerator only. Now for the fatal flaw: BEWARE! This fridge is a very glossy black and scratches ridiculously easy. After scratching it within an hour of install :'( I pulled out the manual and they tell you all you can do to clean it is a sponge and soapy water. Well guess what? The smudges and fingerprints don't come off! And you can't wipe it down or you scratch it further. I bought this refrigerator for the other features (no huge icemaker taking up door space in the fridge part) and didn't really pay attention to how glossy the finish was. My fault, but it is still stupid. Only the front is like that, the rest is like my old fridge, a textured black that you could actually clean. Very disappointed in this aspect.

Reasearched french door refrigerators for over a year and kept coming back to this one. Went to my local Best Buy store to check it out in person and purchased it that day. The salesperson was super helpful & set up delivery. Also, I needed a water line installed in my kitchen and he set up an appointment for that as well. Both installations went perfect. This refrigerator is well made. Love the layout, pull out pantry drawer, bright lighting & it has TONS OF STORAGE!! The freezer is a good size and the ice maker is great. I’ve read a few reviews that say the fridge is loud and I would have to disagree. It is so quiet! Use the inside water dispenser to fill my Keurig. Love everything about this fridge and would highly recommend!

For a 25 cubic ft. refrigerator it has very little room in both the fridge and freezer. The drawers and slides in fridge are made of cheap plastic, the shelves have sharp corners. As far a quality of construction it in no way compares quality of the 25 cu. ft. Samsung that I paid less for that it replaced. To bad it only lasted 4 1/2 years. I only hope that Whirlpool the money they saved in their construction of this product to put a better compressor into this unit. Needless to say the wife is not real pleased with this refrigerator. If it wasn't for the fact that we were desperate to get a fridge and that all other refrigerator had a estimated delivery date of 6 to 7 weeks I would have not purchased this refrigerator. I just hope it lasts longer than the unit it replaced. We have only had the refrigerator a few weeks so I guess time will tell. What happen to the days when a fridge lasted for more than 5 to 6 years.

I like the design of this refrigerator. A lot of the refrigerators I was shopping for had a lot of wasted space in the door to fit an ice maker and water dispenser. I absolutely hated that. With the dispenser being on the inside it saves so much space that you can fit a lot more things. The freezer compartment is sturdy and operates smoothly and I love that. All of these new refrigerators with technology he crammed into the small door space only leave room for failure, a computer board or controller dies that completely disabled the entire refrigerator is something I’m not looking for . All this hype about smart refrigerators is ridiculous. Believe me it’s a smart move to buy a dumb refrigerator. I heard from a repair tech that even dumb refers have at least two computer boards in them now and if one fails it knocks out the entire refer. I can’t imagine how many more boards the smart refers have.

My old fridge died after 15 years and I went to BestBuy to look at another fridge that had the best value, functionality and price. This was it, this is a great functional fridge with lots of loaded features. Good storage, lighting, water and ice features. The only downside is that this fridge is LOUD! I did read on bestbuy.com's reviews that a lot of people complained about noise but I decided to go ahead and give this fridge a try regardless of what other people said. How loud can it be? It's only a freaking fridge... Luckily my room is far away from the kitchen, but when i walk outside my room, i can hear the fridge just whining away. At first i thought it was the ice maker but i had the ice maker off too. Oh well. Everything else about this fridge is great!