LG GF-5D712
- 61 reviews
- 38 likes
You may have read in other posts, that food in the crisper freezes. Well that's what happens to our food too. So much so, it has ruined heaps of fresh fruit and veges. The design flaw relates to a seal between the freezer compartment and the fridge compartment. The seal is foam and surrounds a valve at the bottom of the plate at the back of the fridge that contains the Pure N Fresh filter. It allows freezing air into the crisper section. I can't complain about the service. LG have responded by sending a technician out each of the FIVE ti...
Read moremes we have reported the failure to correct the problem in the last three months. Even the technician admits that LG don't seem to be able to fix this, so at the last visit, they agreed that LG has to "do something" about a replacement fridge. That remains to be seen. Myself? I think they won't do anything since it's just outside warrantee. Look it's a good design, but all you people who give it 5 stars, just wait until the seal fails and it starts to freeze all your stuff in the crispers. And it'll happen outside of warrantee. Maybe you'll change your tune. For us, it's been a colossal waste of nearly $4,000.Purchased in at Harvey Norman for $3,360.
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Update. LG refunded our $ under consumer rights laws. No hassle getting money back but it took 5 visits from their fridge repairers before they agreed fridge couldn't be fixed. Reasonable outcome.
- 4 reviews
Love this fridge
Easy access to all compartments
Even when loaded at Christmas kept every think at temp
I love how it displays temp on front
Only negative point dints very easy
And hard to dry water from water dispenser may result over time in rust as we live near the water
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- 7 reviews
- 5 likes
Fridge functionality is Fantastic, but stainless cover, not so much.
I have to say the you would be hard pressed to find better functionality in a fridge. The use of compartmentalised spaces in this fridge is outstanding. Literally a place for everything from mini-sliding soft cheese and cold-cuts compartments to door-in-door quick drink access and loads of wide space for entertaining platters; and convenient freezer drawers and shelves. The easy to use filtered cold water and ice dispensers are perfect and never fail during high demand days. My only slight criticism is we chose the silver stainless steel cover, and it shows every little mark which requires constant wiping to look sparkling clean.
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- 6 reviews
- 11 likes
We have 2 great fridges in our house this lg fridge GF -5D712BSL and a Fisher and Paylkel RX 628DX1 both fridges we bought for different purposes and both have different uses, we love both but constantly notice food stays fresher and drinks colder in The LG although they are set to the same temperatures, we have had the LG fir 1 yr and the the FP for 2 now
The ice dispenser both cubed and crushed get a daily work out too great fridge and recommend it
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- 6 reviews
- 2 likes
Great Fridge, it has the best layout I have found after researching hundreds of fridges. The Fridge has french doors and wide shelves so you can fit huge platters in easily. The door in door is the handiest thing ever and used everyday numerous times. The Freezer section is also french door but has three shelves each side which makes for easy organization and the ability to only open half the freezer at a time to conserve energy. Only downside is the stainless steel which needs constant wiping from fingerprints!
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- 7 reviews
- 3 likes
We've had this fridge coming up to a year now. Far better than any other fridge we've owned. Ample room for a family of four. What sold it for us was the lg 10 year parts and labour warranty. Only downside is with 2 tennage boys it leaves terrible fingermarks on the surface. Other than that. 9 out of 10.
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- 9 reviews
- 3 likes
VERY Happy with this fridge but it does have a few quirks to get used to
Pros:
great space for big items
AWESOME lights, great space for big items
LOVE the cold filtered water and instant ice
Freezer section is great with drawers and side storage
Door in the door is handy
Cons:
Not much room for tall items
Inside the door storage only accomodates skinny items so I am now having to buy small bottles of soy sauce for example
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- Date Purchased
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- 6 reviews
- 4 likes
This fridge keeps superb temperature. Very easy to use and simple to clean. Shelvings are appropriate sizing. Easy removal and placing of shelvings. Frost free freezer always keeps temperate accurate ( we know as we use a thermometer). My only complaint would be that the water flows too slow from the outlet. That could be a good thing if you have small kids.
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- 12 reviews
- 4 likes
Nice and cold, easy to use. Black stainless looks amazeballs. French doors make it easy to put big itmems in. Would like fruit and veg bins to be bigger but overall we think its great, we had a samsung 910l soda stream fridge but couldnt fit it into new house. This one is same depth as most fridges.
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9:00AM have just notice that the freezer door was left open all night and no alarm was going off and the alarm was turned on but the alarm for this fridge the alarm only go's off three times and then stops when all other fridges keep going so if you don't hear the alarm in the first 60 sec the alarm turns offand you don't hear it again.
Not Good LG For The Pice of the Fridge..
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- 7 reviews
- 1 like
I purchased this fridge just over a year ago, and already had the service guys out twice, due to the fact that it keeps building up ice behind the crisper draws, and freezing food in the crisper draw and bottom shelf, even when I adjust the temperature it still does this. Just had it fixed for the second time last week and it is starting to build up with ice again.
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- 2 reviews
We love it. The color, the 4 doors, the small door to get to our milk and butter every morning, couldn’t be happier our first ice maker built in amazing and the crush option is fantastic, the delivery easy the plumber installation fast, everything works very well no problems at all so glad we chose this fridge, our first up grade in 18 years we love it and you will too don’t hesitate you will love it !
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- 3 reviews
Economic fridge freezer. Large space capacity, good shelving with adequate space, great compartments inside. Great outer looking aspect. Easy to maintain and keep clean. Great water feature, that produces crushed ice or cubed ice. Very quite. Goes very well into modern kitchen. Competitively priced compared to fridge freezers offering similar features
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After considerable research my wife and I decided on an LG Black Stainless Steel 4 door Fridge. We could not be happier with it. Very impressed with the quality of manufacture and the configurations in shelving and the Ice maker simply doesn't give up.
Had an initial problem with the seal on the smaller drinks door but after contacting LG Service I had a technician onsite the following day and the matter was sorted. Great service. Tech was genuinely interested in my satisfaction with the fridge.
Love the 3 options of Chilled Water, ...
Read more Ice Cubes and Shaved Ice but would only like if possible that the default mode be water as I often forget I've left it on Ice and spill cubes over the floor. eg. If ice cubes are chosen it defaults back to water mode after a certain amount of time. Also impressed with how quiet it is and the ease of cleaning with a microfibre cloth. Would definately consider other LG product in future. Wayne Johnston- Date Purchased
- 3 reviews
Get the black stainless as it looks so much more classy and presentable than the light colour!
The fridge has so much space, I am in awe of the space and the way some of the shelves move and adjust! The easy access door is used so much by us as its convenient to access to get milk for coffee or bubs bottles. It's very quiet to run I never hear it, occassionally I might hear some ice dump out but rarely hear it! The freezer set up is convenient to see what you have
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Questions & Answers
Ice maker and water not dispensing. I can hear ice motor starting for a couple of seconds but then stops and no water or ice will come out. The light still works when you press a glass against the dispenser lever. It started intermittently not working and has now totally stopped. Thanks for your help
vegetables keep freezing in vegetable compartment
Ahaaa! Ivan, we had that problem too. Ruined hundreds of dollars worth of food. We had LG tech out and he said it was a flap on the duct at the back of the fridge (inside). I think it lets air from t...
Read morehe freezer compartment up into the fridge compartment. It would stick open. He replaced it. In no time, it was doing the same thing. We had the tech out again. He replaced the flap and something else. In the end, we had the LG tech out four times (could have been more) before he admitted it was a design flaw that couldn't be fixed. We contacted LG who gave us a store credit even though by then it was just outside of warranty. We went and bought a Mitsubishi fridge and haven't had a single problem. Save yourself the headache and just ask for your money back.Yes, we contacted LG about the same problem-- got no results, still have food freezing in back on lowest shelf and in drawers. Horrible fridge, I hate it. Never again LG.
my L G is2 years old plumbed it up correctly does it dispense chilled water or not it just room temp
reds b j mills
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Details
Category | French Door Fridges / Refrigerators | French Door Fridges / Refrigerators |
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Capacity | 712L | 712L |
Energy Rating | 2Stars | 2Stars |
Fridge Capacity | 383L | 383L |
Freezer Capacity | 301L | 301L |
Width | 910mm | 910mm |
Height | 1808mm | 1808mm |
Depth | 758mm | 758mm |
Price (RRP) | $4599 | $4799 |
- MPN: GF-5D712BSL
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