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Fisher & Paykel 442L Bottom Mount (3rd Generation)
E442BRXFD3 (Stainless Steel, Right Door), E442BLE3 (White, Left Door), E442BRE3 (White, Right Door), E442BLXFD3 (Stainless Steel, Left Door)
Alberto6439South East Queensland, QLD
- 24 reviews
Quality that stands out !!!
After struggling for years with fridges I have found what is from my point of view the perfect fridge, is spacious, led lights, elegant design, very very quiet operation, the stainless steel doesn't hold finger prints and not scratches and just to let every one know bottom mount is awesome !!! very very pleased !!!!
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KelseySydney
Fire Danger Beware!
My 2007/08 model fridge caught on fire while we were sleeping on Thursday night. It was discovered when my father went to the kitchen to find smoke bellowing out of it and when he opened the door the flames roared out. We lost atleast $500 of food from that fridge and the fire tripped the electrical circuit our other fridge was on,which we did not discover until 3 days later when we lost all that food as well. I've lost time off work, towels, broke our Flexi swivel tap in an effort to extinguish the fire, and my kids freak out at any noise an e...Read more
lectrical appliance makes now. The fire is clearly a fault in the fridge as it started in the motor. Fisher and paykel said as a "goodwill" gesture they would replace the fridge but they only had the one with the door opening on the other side which doesn't suit us. I asked for an upgrade given all my losses and they said no unless I was prepared to pay the ' inflated' price difference and said that they wouldn't give a cash refund. I am glad they said no because since this another mother at my sons school said that their fisher and paykel fridge burnt their whole kitchen and back end of house down a couple of years ago and I will not touch another fisher and paykel appliance again. I have since found out there have been other fires that have occurred in thier fridges to which they say " oh well, that one is a different model number to yours" really fisher and paykel????? We were really lucky on this occasion but as fisher and paykel clearly don't give a stuff about the safety of thier products - the next family may not be!!!
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pont67AU
- 58 reviews
- 2 likes
If only it worked as good as it looked
The stainless front looks nice (pity about the painted sides and top) however this is it's most redeeming feature, from a practical perspective it is not that great and as a couple find it is just big enough.
One annoying aspect is that the doors often don't close fully without a good shove and since it is on a level surface I have put it down to the design of the hinges, fortunately it has the warning beeper for this.
The freezer is a poor design with 3 separate drawers none of which are of a decent enough size, two are bins and one is ...Read more
a tray for ice, flat breads etc and all are easily filled which is why I do not recommend this unit for a family. There is very minimal clearance between them therefore you have to pack them with nothing protruding above the drawer height otherwise they wont close, given the variations in packaging these days organising the contents can be a chore at best. I also do not feel the fridge gets cold enough compared to my previous unit, it has been cold enough to prevent food poisoning to date but notice that when it is full, the temp goes up even on the max setting and milk, creams etc tends to expire before the use by date. The fridge is better than the freezer in that the shelf height adjustments are more accommodating, the door shelves are reasonably deep and the crisper a decent size. They could however have put the temperature controls on the side as being at the back they are difficult to reach when the fridge is stocked and I pity anyone who is not that tall.
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Mika CGympie
- 3 reviews
Lasted years...
My gorgeous stainless steel fridge has lasted years and still going. I have not had a major problem with it in all the years I've had the product.. I would recommend it for its reliability and consistency to keep my food cold.
Keeping it clean is fairly easy so long as you have a good stainless steel cleaning product. Easy to wash and keep clean in side too..
Reliability, easy to clean and appearance
Minor light problem
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ozgirl27Melbourne
- 8 reviews
8 years no big issues with it
I've had this model fridge/freezer for about 8 years now and haven't really encountered anything bad about it. Yes it can be a bit noisy if living in an apartment but other than that, it has been a really good buy for one or two persons (though it can be used for a household of 4-5 people). It has a 3.5 star energy rating.
wine racks in the fridge
a lit bit noisy
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Buyer Beware E442B
What a rubbish design the crisper is. The flimsy plastic cover & clips of our crisper self destructed within 18 months of purchase during routine cleaning - fruit & veg are soggy within a few days now.
Purchase after much research but probably the worst fridge I have ever owned..........
Glass shelves & freezer underneath. Motor not noisy.
Majorly poor design of crisper
2 comments
I agree, I thought the plastic cover was part of the packaging and tossed it out after a month as it did not fit well. I have had 2 fridges prior to this one the vegetables would last for a long time ... Read more
, this fridge the veggies are soggy and limp after a few days. Why would fisher P make a cheap ill fitted cover .Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
JenAustralian Capital Territory
- 2 reviews
- 3 likes
E442BRXFD3 Flat Door AMAZING
We just bought a Fisher & Paykel E442BRXFD3 and it is perfect (2013). It has perfect chilling and freezing on the default settings. It is quiet, bright inside, good drawers and space, sturdy, and feels well built (like a golf). I would recommend. Only a few visual problems: It has a weird lip at the top of the fridge door that is not at the same height as the fridge top. Slightly different coloured sides. But that is only visual. From the front, all good. Not sure if it is worth upgrading to the Flat Door from the BRX3 which should be exactly t...Read more
he same but with a curved front door. The reason we went with it was we got a free upgrade from Harvey Norman. Flat stainless steel, good at default settings, doesn't overfreeze the icecream, good price. Weird lip at the top of the fridge door that is not at the same height as the fridge roof. Slightly different coloured sides.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Norton1973Brisbane, Qld
- 3 reviews
E442B tropical upgrade
We have an E442B it has worked well but a recent move to the tropics has exposed a problem, in the hot weather (32 deg inside) it struggles especially with the kids opening the door for cold drinks, the motor and outside we're getting so hot and the inside so warm yesterday that I think it was running continually and just shutting off when the thermal cut out dictated. Complete failure seemed imminent so I shut it off to cool down and put our food in an esky full of ice! Seemed to have cure the problem by placing my sons small 10 watt fan at th...Read more
e back pointing at and a few inches from the motor. The fridge is running at the correct temp inside and the outside surfaces are much cooler as is the motor . Even with the electric fan running its probably using less power as now it switches off on the thermostat and is probably running far more efficiently. Highly recommended for the hot weather! Freezer at the bottom, layout inside style outside As above, we have also had to replace the door opening stops a couple of times combination of the plastic bits/design not being strong enough and us being a little heavy handed, been ok for a while now so maybe the replacement parts were improved or we are more careful3 comments
You sound like you have an ice up problem, you should have somone look at it, or you can just shut it down to defrost the ice regularly, the ice should defrost itself, so if it is not there is a prob... Read more
lem, call fisher and paykel customer care and have a chat with themThanks Jenny, we still have this fridge and took it with us when we moved to NZ, in retrospect you could be right, maybe the kids had left the door open and we had a slight ice build up in the rear ch... Read more
annel that transfers the cold air from bottom to top. Anyhow it is working perfectly now in Central Otago where it is still quite hot in summer but not as hot as North Queensland...Oh and we no longer use a fan behind it.
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Questions & Answers
Loisasked
is this fridge quiet?
3 answers
Hi Lois,
yes it is wonderfully quiet, I was waiting to hear it kick in, and my husband said it already had done so !
kind regards, Vic
Hi Lois, yes I never notice the noise so it must be quiet :) it has an alarm that beeps if the door’s open for too long but I think that’s a plus.
Thank you all for your feedback. This will be the fridge for me.
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Jenny
You ar able to purcahse and new crisper cover, so your vege will not get soggy