Mitsubishi Electric MR-EX655W-N-A (655L, Platinum Light) Questions & Answers

The fridge comes with a soft plastic insert which goes on top of the metal of the ice cube container. If you don't have one a sheet of baking paper helps. The instructions explain that the plastic insert is to be used when making ice cubes

It's no where near the pink that it looks like on line. It's a warmer silver than stainless steal and frankly is very close to stainless. Look at the difference between stainless and selangor pewter.....is has a softer appearance. It doesn't get as marked as the stainless and is easier to wipe clean.

I agree with Joanne — warm silver is a good description. Think champagne or steel lightly bronzed. My other kitchen appliances are steel (oven, dishwasher, etc) and I don't think it stands out as being very different. Colour was my only hesitation before I purchased, too — but I haven't regretted it!

The answer would be "no" don't buy either of the Mitsubishi fridges you mentioned. I have a Mitsubishi MR-EX562 and it fails to operate (temperature wise) as stated in their own literature but they (Mitsubishi) refuse to do anything about it. Buy a Whirlpool, mine is still going strong after 12 years

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We thought this too, but it hasn't been an issue. Rather, we have made good use of the shelves' ability to retract the front half to the back, allowing us to stand tall heavy bottles on the bottom shelf, in front of the higher shelves. We thought we might lose space doing this, but in reality it gives us better visibility and access to the items on the upper shelves as we are prevented from losing items to the back. That happened a lot in our old F&P top-mount.

The ability of the lower shelf to adjust up and down and the higher shelves to retract without having to de-stock those shelves tends to outweigh the concern we've had about the plastic shelves. Also being a slightly narrower fridge, the shelves are not as wide as some, which limits the impact of heavy items.

Yes, both of the drawers are easily removable. Sorry can't help you with the packed dimensions but the product information will have that

Thanks Indigo I really appreciate you taking the time to answer, this info helps me a lot as I now know I will be able to get it into my kitchen! Thanks

It really depends on how particular you are. We have ovens beside the fridge, SS frames & black glass in the centre. The platinum is a warmer colour, but we felt that the features of the fridge overrides the difference in colour. We are very happy with that choice, but I can understand that others might have an issue with the finish. I wonder if the company/distributor can send a sample colour?

Hi wasn't keen in the platinum but since we have got it a month, it works in well. Just got a ss microwave and it looks great besides it. You don't notice any difference in fact it highlights the rest really well.

The 655 and 562 only come in platinum light. The bigger 743 comes in Dark Mahogany or White. The dark mahogany actually looks pretty nice in person.

Thankyou for the info but the bigger model is too big for my kitchen and all my other appliances care in white.sop i will have to unfortunately look at another brand.

No you can't plumb it in. But its not as if you need to fill the ice dispenser daily. Its been 3 days now and i havent filled mine and we are all having ice daily. There is 4 in my family. Hope this helps

This one cannot be plumbed.

No. However it makes enough ice that you don't need to fill up the water that often. You're not left without ice unless you let the ice drawer run down to completely empty and then fill with water tank.

Hi,
My wife is short, around 5ft 3in, but has no problems with the top shelf. We the second top shelf only half extended. We bought the 655 for just the two of us, as we have sauces, yogurts etc plus beers, to accommodate. Love the fridge, excellent build quality.

I suggest getting the bigger of the two. You two can decide what to store and where. Get the larger fridge. That way you get the best ratio between the space taken by one fridge in that spot in the house vs storage inside the fridge. It is a very efficient design, both electrically and regarding storage space inside.

Many thanks for the answers and you have convinced me well. Today I ordered the MR-EX655W. Can't wait for delivery! Cheers.

Personally I think it would be too small for any fridge. You will be able to open the doors but the door closest to the wall will obviously be the problem therefore creating difficulty pulling out the condiment draw or the water jug depending which side is in the corner. The sales assistant should also be able to advise on this question. I would try moving the location of the fridge to accommodate a little more space (this is what I did) and put a cupboard alongside. Good luck.

The fridge is 745mm wide. The door only pivots out approximately 12mm each side, so would fit quite easily.
I love this fridge, swallows heaps of food & has multiple choice for where to put what.

A family of 5 yes. It is surprisingly large on the inside. The freezer is ample, as are the other compartments. Our family of 3 doesn't use all the space (and I always have leftovers stored in the fridge). This is a brilliant piece of engineering and will serve you well for many years I suspect.

It Is a terrific fridge but because its so compartmentalized and the shelves aren't adjustable it takes a bit more organization than open fridge but yes

the pivot for each door is in the center of door so at 90 deg the inside moulding of the door intrudes 80mm into opening of the fridge but door is flush with outside so to get full access door needs to be open say 110 deg if larger door can open full turn and smaller only 90 deg then it looks possible to giggle shelves out and get reasonable access
Regards Andrew

I was checking that today at the shop. with the door open to 90 degrees, the drawer is able to open most of the way, except about the back third. Though to me that would do, to get back things out easily enough. You really should go and have a look. I had no intention of spending that much, but just did exactly that today. Amazing fridge just to look at & see the layout, the best I have ever seen.

I still love my fridge, it's kinda like a pet!
Now we are a family of 3 but I keep it well stacked but it is full. Freezer is a useful design but no where as big as the side by side fridges. You can use the soft freeze as a freezer too but if you want a huge freezer id go the huge side by sides

Thanks for your answer. I appreciate the response!

I find my freezer capacity is great. We also freeze bread as we like the bread from a French bakery which often runs out of our favourite (or close over Christmas!) I also use the smaller freezer draw as extra storage. I will tell you that your fresh fruit and veg will keep MUUUCH longer in this fridge - they stay crisp and fresh - good if you shop at weekend farmers markets. I have had this fridge for 2 years now and I still am in love with it. With a family you will enjoy the ice draw - you do not have to have the fridge plumbed - you just pour water in to the container above the draw and it makes ice. My granddaughter loves being able to get ice whenever she wants it - without asking an adult. Both my daughter and best friend have also bought this fridge from my experience and they both are very happy customers. I just love it.

My lazy susan is going great. Perhaps it was too expensive to install. Donna

I agree with you, I would have loved this feature.