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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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Great Fridge, terrible plastic hinges

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I bought my fridge from HN in Jan 2013, it has just in the last 2 weeks snapped both grey plastic locking hinge bits from bottom of doors. Although the doors still close i am worried about the temperature control, and seal of the doors now. Not such a problem for every day foods BUT i'm a type 1 diabetic and bought this fridge to safely store my insulin in. What will go next on this very expensive & vital household appliance???

Melissa

MelissaPoowong

  • 3 reviews
  • 3 likes

Disappointed

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JohnH

JohnHHuon Valley

  • 2 reviews
  • 2 likes

Noisy

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I find this refrigerator excessively noisy so purchase it with caution. F&P have only been marginally helpful but the vendor has been great. That said the problem has not been satisfied to my satisfaction. I have had it about 3 months now and remain frustrated and irritated by the compressor noise.
Layout, design, function
Noisy and difficult dealing with Customer service in NZ.

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Won't ever buy a F&P fridge again

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We upgraded our F&P fridge 2 weeks ago. There was nothing wrong with our old one which was over 10 years old. We just liked the look of the new French door unit. After 12 hours of a cracking ice noise we opened the doors to find all the unit lights were red and the fridge was no longer working. 100's of dollars worth of frozen food spoiled. To top it off we have to wait 4 days to hear from a serviceman and live out of an esky.
The aesthetics, the space
Poor customer service, unreliable



Craig

CraigCairns

Worst fridge ever

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We bought one of these for $3000 a few years ago. It has been fixed about 6 or seven times. F17 is the fault. It ices up the fan located in the freezer compartment and the windings burn out in it and then you have to get someone around to fix it. Meanwhile all your food spoils and there goes more $$$ down the toilet. If you live where humidity exists don't even contemplate buying this fridge. I have read so many reviews from others stating the same thing. The water cooler is terribly slow and only puts out one cold glass of water. Garbage
Size, look and functionality
Breaking down. The terrible water chiller that chills about 300ml only. Slow ice maker. Sticky freezer doors.

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Wayne Araujo
Wayne Araujo

Not sure we're reviewing the same Fridge here - the model in this review doesn't have a water cooler in it.

profitmann

profitmannBrisbane

  • 3 reviews

Nice Fridge - Few Little Issues

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Han
Han
Goodorbad

GoodorbadPerth, Western Australia

  • 17 reviews

Very nice stylish fridge

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wjacobsen

wjacobsenNew South Wales

  • 2 reviews
  • 3 likes

terrific

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WE needed to replace our 18 year old noisy side by side refrigerator and looked around for many months trying to decide on a replacement. We selected the french door because it was least intrusive in our galley kitchen. the RF522ADX4 is brilliant. The design allows access to all parts of the compartment. lighting is great as is the adjustable shelving- especially for fitting in Christmas ham and pavlova. Freezer is spacious and easy to get items out of,It is also very efficient and quiet.
Design and quietness
doors need to be fully manually closed but after a week it is not even thought about

Michelle

MichelleMelbourne

Love it!

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I bought my fridge 2 years ago and love it!

It arrived from HN with a dint in the door, F&P replaced it within 2 weeks, no questions asked. It holds a weeks worth of food for 4 people (adult and teen boys who eat all the time) or an entire xmas day for up to 20!

The crisper keeps fruit and veg crisp longer than any fridge I've had in the past.

Nothing negative to say!
Large enough to keep a weeks shopping for 4 and keeps fruit & veg fresher, longer
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Nice Fridge, well built. A couple of features missing

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Tina Parnham

Tina ParnhamGold Coast, Queensland

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

A seriously flawed product

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5th time lucky? I doubt it

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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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