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E522BLXFD5 (Stainless Steel, Left Door), E522BRXFDU (Stainless Steel, Right Door), E522BRXFD5 (Stainless Steel, Right Door), etc...joemichelliAU
- 6 reviews
- 6 likes
Brand new and we are really stoked!
Just had this unit plumbed for the water and ice. Working just fine. Like the look of it, the capaciousness, the water and ice dispenser, the quietness. Others have mentioned the water dispensed is not cold enough, weird, seems cold enough to me... it lights up when activated too, which is helpful when you want some water in the middle of the night in a dark kitchen. My wife and I are very satisfied with our purchase thus far and kudos to our plumber here on the sunshine coast who did an abfab job of hooking it all up at a VERY reasonable price...
good looking, fit in the space well, roomy, lots of slots for adjusting the shelves, slide out trays, lcd read-out for functions is plain excellent
nothing so far...
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DnbjNT, 0881
- 12 reviews
Great family fridge
Great fridge. Love the stainless look and won't leave finger prints.
Lots of room in both fridge section and freezer section.
Having the warning beep is great as children leave door open.
This fridge hasn't missed a beat.
Roomy
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mr4011AU
Arrived faulty from the factory and service is hopeless.
After 2 1/2 weeks delay in the promised delivery time, our fridge arrived with a broken front wheel/foot which meant it could not be levelled by the installer. Cardboard holds it up at the moment.
We had to wait the usual 4 hours for the service man to visit our 1 day old fridge, to be told that he needed to order a part and we would have to wait home another half day for them to fix it once the part arrived.
Fisher and Paykel will not make appointments no matter what, even though they send a text to say you should 'ring to make a suita...Read more
ble appointment'. Harvey Norman offered to replace the fridge - great service there. It is unreasonable to expect a customer to wait 8 hours for a tradesman for a brand new fridge. I will take Harvey Norman up on their offer and replace F&P for another brand for better quality and better service.1 comment
Hi mr4011, can you tell me what brand you were recommended & did it live up to your expectations?
Thanks.
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jwatersWide Bay-Burnett, QLD
- 26 reviews
- 10 likes
Nice lookin fridge
I bought this fridge for my family after owning a 330 litre top mount for years. I was very limited on the size of the fridge I could buy for the area that I had. I ended up deciding on this one because it was the biggest that I could squeeze into the area of the kitchen. There were a couple of other designs in this model but I decided to buy this one for it's looks. The doors and handles are square and look very modern.
Huge internal size, clean lines exterior, great looking fridge, bottom mount makes accessing the fridge very easy.
Only one issue with this fridge - noise. My 15 year old Westinghouse was much quieter than this one. The motor makes quite a noise but I can live with it.
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frank12AU
Terrible
I brought 2 E522BRXFD Fisher & Paykel fridges in stainless steel, the stainless steel quality in realy rubbish. The door dent really easly.
had anyone had similar problems?
what can u like about the product when u have spent lots of money & the fridges have dents all over them.
I brought 2 E522BRXFD Fisher & Paykel fridges in stainless steel, the stainless steel quality in realy rubbish. The door dent really easly.had anyone had similar problems?
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Yes have the same fridge and it is full of dints. You only have to touch it and it dints. Have seen the same fridge in display homes full of dints. Great fridge but very disappointed with the quality ... Read more
of the stainless steel. What was a very nice looking fridge is now very ugly!How do you get taking away 4 stars for doors denting? Is this fair to the manufacturer? We have these fridges on our shop floors and never have any denting problems. They get opened by hundreds of c... Read more
ustomers weekly without a problem. Except when a staff member is wheeling another fridge out and bangs in the door. Maybe a lack of care is the real issue. They are not Sherman tanks.I agree with Sharker, I have one dent in the fridge, and that was from me being careless with our doorbell speaker falling from on top of the fridge.
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donksterAU
Good
Have seen some bad reviews on this website regarding the F&P fridges, but so far so good. Have only had the fridge for a month, so will post again if we have problems. A lot of people have complained about the F&P fridges being noisy, but I have not had any issues, yes it does make a loud noise every one is a while, but only for a few seconds and it's not even that loud.
My only con is more about me not being about to fit a side-by-side fridge/freezer into our space, would have loved the 700lt Westinghouse, but unfortunately didn't have enou...Read more
gh height in out opening. Very happy with this fridge so far. Door Sensor. Plenty of Space. Wine Rack. Looks Great. Having to open the door all the way to access some things in the freezer drawers (more of a dislike of these types of bottom mount fridges).1 comment
Well, after a few years the fridge is still going without any problems, has been easy to keep clean. Can't complain.
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Terrible
Pros - there really are none - apart from it looks good
Cons - terrible - leaks from the bottom - had service calls and apparantly was either due to temperature; or the plastic thing on top of the drawers (most fiddly) not being fitted properly - still leaks all the time - makes horrible noise often from freezer part
Overall - would never buy F&P again
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dhishon
- 2 reviews
Good
This is my first 'family' fridge, I had a small Westinghouse before and that did not keep the food fresh. This F&P keeps my fruit and veges fresh for weeks - I had mushrooms loose in a paper bag for 2 weeks and they were still edible, same with a packet of lettuce - I was lucky to get 4 days in the old fridge.
It looks good. It keeps the food really fresh. It's quiet and functional. Easy to clean and Iridium finish is great
I don't dislike anything but the fridge door opens to a wall so you can only open 90deg, makes it hard to get into the fruit and vege trays because you have to slide the tray out - only the smaller one close to the door is a huge issue.
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k2atzaNSW, 2068
- 46 reviews
Good
I now pretty much like this fridge. I'd prefer to give it 3.5 stars. I wouldn't like the piece of plastic that makes the crisper work (if I hadn't thrown it out!). I tend to use tupperware crispers instead, and would probably buy it again for the other good qualities on that basis.
I got really fed up with F&P's attitude with the replacement business, but persisted and eventually extracted the necessaries.
It's a very nice looking fridge. I have no problem at all with its cooling and freezing functions. It's quiet (just the brief motor sound ...Read more
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Excellent
I knew exactly what I DIDNT want in a new fridge (plastic shelving that cracked and plastic door trays that cracked)
This F&P fits the bill and looks good. Love the easy glide trays!So easy to see whats in teh frodge with the upside down design LOVE IT!!
Glass shelves, fantastic rollers on veg trays and freezer trays!Firm door shelving, good looks. Bottle rack Upside down design
Cant fault it
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Questions & Answers
Rex C.asked
Does anyone else experience a grating type noise when they open the freezer draw?
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Meganasked
Hi, the plastic cover that sits over the crispers drawers has fallen down and I can’t get it to fit back on. Where can I find instructions on that? Thanks
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greg mckenzie-smithasked
I took out and cleaned the evaporation tray at back. Disconnected water to replace flter, now after approx 4 hrs the fridge trips the power. If fridge is disconnected and then re-connected straight away-trips power again. If left overnight and switch on again in the morning will work fine for another 4 hrs-repeating same. Any suggestions?
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Sorry Greg, I have no answer as yet. I have the same issue that has occurred to my E522B which keeps tripping the RCD. I have tested the heater element and it appears OK for the reading of this model (150 ohms). Did you end up finding the cause to your fault.
Regards GW
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Malenyjames
Im looking at getting this fridge myself on the Sunny Coast (Marcoola)can you recommend a plumber?
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JK