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Reviews

3.6

132 reviews
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  • Build Quality
    4.0 (17)
  • Value for Money
    3.9 (18)
  • Ease of Use
    4.1 (18)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    4.2 (17)
  • Noise Level
    4.2 (17)
  • Internal Layout
    4.3 (13)
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laz

lazAU

we like the look of the fridge

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BUT, the doors dont close easily .We have had them out to fix it and we have been told this is normal .We have to push the doors hard for them to close, Never had a fridge like it before .If you had kids the door would be open all the time as they would have to slam it .We fine the doors are always open when we are busy or have people over, ITS A BIG DRAG we wouldnt of bought it if we had known this first

Date PurchasedNov 2016
Big AL

Big ALmelbourne

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

Great high quality fridge

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Just received the fridge today and I am very very impressed with the quality and build, the doors and steel feel very high quality and has a nice solid thud when you close the door (similar to a well built german vehicle), shelves are very sturdy which was important as my Westinghouse fridge shelving had started to disintegrate after 8 years. The only thing this fridge lacks is an egg tray and also a nice wine rack instead of some plastic bottle moulds.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
Brenda

Brenda4564

  • 4 reviews

How did I manage without it.....

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Brilliant functional design. Runs quietly & doors close softly. Very easy to clean & organise. Maintains temperature effortlessly. Freezer compartment comprised of 2 easy glide drawers which works so well when rationalising freezer foods. Such a luxury having iced water on tap. A very smart addition to my kitchen with easy to clean stainless steel finish.

Date PurchasedNov 2016
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Cliff58

Cliff58SYDNEY

  • 2 reviews

Fantastic!

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I bought this fridge just in time for having the family home for Christmas. We had both the fridge and freezer loaded and were constantly opening the doors. It maintained perfect food temperature and the door alarm was an added bonus. The two drawer freezer made access easy to frozen food and the double doors on the fridge meant that we could get wider trays of food in and out with ease. It was super quiet and a simple wipe over brought it back to new. I cant praise it enough. I have since purchased the 619litre model for our church kitchen based on my experience with this model.



Date PurchasedNov 2016
Anina

AninaAU

  • 12 reviews
  • 13 likes

Very quiet, great layout, economical to run.

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Date PurchasedJan 2017
Peter P

Peter P

  • 2 reviews

Excellent Fridge!!!

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This fridge is the best fridge I have ever purchased. It is very quiet and looks great. The french doors are great because they allow for a larger fridge with full width shelves within restricted spaces. The fridge and freezer compartments are well laid out. Great product at a very reasonable price!!!

Date PurchasedJan 2017
Kat

Kat

  • 3 reviews
  • 5 likes

Do not buy this fridge!

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Date PurchasedDec 2016

Very noisy

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From the start of purchase this 519L model has been making a strange vibrating/buzzing noise. Its extremely irritating and I would not recommend this fridge to anyone. Its just very disappointing to have to put up with this noise maker and would return it immediately if I could. The price of this fridge was not cheap so therefore I expected it to be of good quality. But not so, really makes me angry!

Date PurchasedMay 2016
rhonda

rhondaSydney

  • 3 reviews
  • 2 likes

Update on first review

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Date PurchasedOct 2015
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Rhonda

RhondaSydney

three calls in just over one year, no customer care.

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Date PurchasedOct 2015
Eddieman

EddiemanSydney

  • 3 reviews
  • 10 likes

Poor quality control

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Date PurchasedDec 2016
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Eddieman
Eddieman

Worst ever noisy fridge. Do not buy it

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Same as another few reviews. Did research. Bought by fridge and terrible buzzing noise that is impossible to ignore. It's the worst. Technician came last year. One person tried to blame it on the fact that I had wooden floors and the other told me it was the ice tray. Either way they were useless and I still have a noisy fridge. ARGHHH

Date PurchasedApr 2015
Tarkazaunt

TarkazauntAU

  • 2 reviews
  • 8 likes

Complete Lemon.

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Date PurchasedMay 2016
Nick

NickAU

  • 4 reviews
  • 3 likes

Great Fridge and Freezer

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Dedbny

DedbnyMelbourne

  • 19 reviews
  • 10 likes

Great fridge and freezer

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Date PurchasedFeb 2016
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GrahamH

GrahamHGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC

  • 4 reviews

I was told by F&P to OPEN THE DOOR SLOWER to fix door scratching issue!!!

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GrahamH
GrahamH

Still waiting for resolution from F&P.

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Mon

MonMelbourne

Noisiest fridge I have ever come across

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Liz

Liz

  • 3 reviews

Good Fridge, but..

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Rose

RoseGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC

  • 3 reviews

Better than we thought it will be

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We bought this model RF522ADUSX5 to replace our old 25 years noisy fridge that was still going. The style of this 3 door fridge compliments our modern kitchen. We looked around for a quiet fridge - this was the essential criteria as our bedroom is quite close to the open planned kitchen. We have had this fridge now for a week and we really love it. It looks good, quiet, the water and ice making is great and the temperature is also good.

The surface does leave some marks which is easily cleaned.

Wish there is a basket insert in the freezer drawer - will make storage easier.

It claims to use 417 Kwh per year which is about a third of our old fridge - only time will tell.

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Rose
Rose

It's Rose again. It's been 10 months since we bought the fridge. We are still happy with it.

Margaret

MargaretAU

  • 2 reviews

Happy for a while till small problems..but inconvenient

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Loved it for a while..then..door hinge...plasic.. dropped to floor...4 weeks later...spring from centre flap fell to floor making it difficult to close..had to manually hold flap in place. Now condensation on lower door of a morning...door seals ..very thin ones folding back and not sealing...
Motor continually o ...have to hold in place when closing. What will happen when May comes around..essentually I will have to pay for substandard parts. Other fridge 12yrs old...still working well...n see ver a problem...this one made cheaply!

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Margaret
Margaret

Well...same fridge...now the hinge that was fixed found broken again ...sitting inside fridge....just getting fed up with crappy plastic stuff. Certainly made cheaply....cant see it lasting..although keeps cool etc.Fed up!!!!!

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Questions & Answers

THorton

THortonasked

ActiveSmart RF522ADUSX5 (Stainless Steel with Ice & Water)

Fridge professionally installed. Ice being made, but zero out of the water dispenser. Have depressed dispenser for 2 mins+ to remove air, and checked hose is not kinked, and the tap turned on (note, ice being made so no problem there). Why is the water not working at all?

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Allen R.

Allen R.asked

ActiveSmart 519L French Door (RF522 Series)

The door handle is loose - how do I tighten it?

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Sheila

Sheilaasked

ActiveSmart RF522ADJX5 (Stainless Steel with Ice)

The fridge has just been plumbed in. How long will it take for ice to be made? I have put the booster on

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