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Reviews

3.8

61 reviews
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  • Build Quality
    4.5 (4)
  • Value for Money
    4.5 (4)
  • Ease of Use
    5.0 (4)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    4.8 (4)
  • Noise Level
    4.3 (4)
  • Internal Layout
    3.8 (4)
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Mike

MikeMackay

Very noisy cannot live with it

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This fridge operates vey well, but the intermitant noise is something beyond believe, tried all sorts of leveling and arrangements of goods on the self, waiting on repairer to come,Iguess I will have to give them a chance, the reviews efore i bought this fridge where good thats why i bought it

Date PurchasedDec 2016
1 comment
Westinghouse
ELECTROLUX ..Westinghouse
Dan vW

Dan vWAdelaide South Australia

  • 2 reviews

The Third Westingouse in 50 Years - Says it all really.

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Date PurchasedFeb 2017
Henry

HenryBrisbane

  • 2 reviews
  • 4 likes

Fridge Door very hard to open

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I bought this fridge about 12 months ago and the door is so tight sometimes that I have to yank it hard in order to open it. I thought the problem was because it was new, but it is not and is still the same. I would like to hear from anyone who has the same problem. The fridge is otherwise very good.

Date PurchasedMar 2016
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Kool kat

Kool katHunter Region, NSW

  • 2 reviews
  • 3 likes

Impressed, looks good and versatile.

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Date PurchasedMar 2017
1 comment
Kool kat
Kool kat

I have now had this fridge for 18 months and are very happy with my choice.

Mlc

Mlc

  • 2 reviews
  • 3 likes

My new fridge never cools

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My new Westinghouse WBE4500 was delivered today. After six hours of operating, it doesn't cool down and the alarm starts to beep every 50 mins. I have to turn it off and wait to ring customer service tomorrow to find out what's going wrong. I did some research online and found people normally let their new fridges 'settle' for a few hours before turning it on. But the installers from the Good Guys didn't say anything. they just plugged it in and left. Not sure whether this was the cause.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
2 comments
Westinghouse
ELECTROLUX ..Westinghouse
Mlc
Mlc

Hi Rumana, the Good Guys has replaced my fridge. I can confirm now the first one I received was DEFINITELY not working.

Margew

MargewPort Macquarie NSW

  • 5 reviews
  • 6 likes

So pleased with this fridge it's so quiet

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I read some reviews before buying this fridge but I have to say that I am very happy with it.
Not only is it spacious its so quiet now I realize how much my old one was struggling.
Amending the temperature is easy although the factory settings are working just fine am happy to recommend it.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
Mick Winner

Mick WinnerCentral Highlands and Goldfields, VIC

  • 7 reviews

Not made in Australia

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I heard a few months ago that Westinghouse are going to stop making Fridges in Australia and are going to the Asian region is that true and if it is Why??? Why not keep making them here as the lady told me that it will be harder to get parts

thxs

Date PurchasedApr 2008
1 comment
Mick Winner
Mick Winner

I wrote this back in Feb and i still haven't got a answer is it true or not ????

Dave

DaveMid North Coast, NSW

  • 3 reviews

So glad I bought this - no more repetitive bending for dodgy knees and back

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Date PurchasedJun 2016
NateD

NateDMelbourne

  • 2 reviews
  • 3 likes

Noisy!

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I find this fridge very noisy. My previous fridge was a Westinghouse and did not have this issue. The condenser appears to make a deeper more penetrating noise than other fridges I've had, and the noise is on most of the time I'm at home. Even when I come home from work and haven't opened the fridge for 10-12 hours, the condenser is on and noisy. In my open plan unit, I have to turn the TV up loud to block the fridge noise, and I can hear the fridge from my bedroom. Friends who also bought this fridge around the same time have made the same complaint about it being noisy.

Date PurchasedOct 2016
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Ben.M

Ben.MNSW, 2000

  • 3 reviews

Love this fridge!

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Very happy with this brand and the original white colour is perfect and stays stain free. It is energy efficient and doesn't make a sound. It very spacious and the fridge on top is convenient for frequent use. I only wish the freezer had a better ice-making device, this one is the traditional manual ice trays, it can get stuck at times.

Date PurchasedSep 2016
John Dedman

John DedmanAU

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

Jus tthe Bees Knees

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This is the best fridge we have ever owned. It meets all of our needs, no it exceeds all of our needs and expectations. We previously had a Bosch and it was a BOMB. The Westinghouse is super quiet and very power efficient as it can be run of a very low setting and still keep things cold.

Date PurchasedDec 2016
Happy

HappySydney Surrounds, NSW

  • 3 reviews

Great fridge

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Few tips for the previous reviewer. Firstly the vacuum sealing door will become much easier over time and is standard on most new fridges, besides when do you need to go back into a fridge repeatably within seconds? Also, the heat on the outside panels was probably because the fridge was running hard to reach temp from new. We have had this fridge for a few weeks now and it is quite and great in every way. Some people are just plain wingers.

Date PurchasedDec 2016
LosingCool

LosingCoolLeura

  • 2 reviews
  • 2 likes

Do not buy

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Date PurchasedJan 2017
Donna

DonnaMuswellbrook

  • 3 reviews
  • 6 likes

Perfect Refrigerator

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Since I have purchased this fridge I was using a bar fridge for three months & my dad bought me a Westinghouse fridge I was able to pick which one but dad insisted that it had to be a great brand & I am so happy with the fridge its so quiet, easy to clean the glass shelves - Thank you Westinghouse I know you will never let me down

Date PurchasedOct 2016

Very noisy.

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Just brought this fridge a few weeks ago. It has a Very loud fan noise when running, completely dominating the serenity of a small flat every half an hr for 10 min. Seem to be freezing food in fridge as well. Dont buy. Soooo disappointed and feel jupped by westinghouse.

Date PurchasedNov 2016
1 comment
Westinghouse
ELECTROLUX ..Westinghouse
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Wayne

WayneNorth Bendigo

  • 6 reviews
  • 12 likes

Great fridge

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We are a family of three and this fridge really suits our needs. The freezer being on the bottom is great. As we use the fridge more than the freezer it is easy to see inside as it sits at eye level. There is more room in the freezer than it looks and the clear front on the drawers make it easier to see whats inside the freezer.

Date PurchasedAug 2016
Tiredman

TiredmanSA

  • 2 reviews

Westinghouse WBE4500WA a cheap & poor product

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2 comments
Westinghouse
ELECTROLUX ..Westinghouse
Tiredman
Tiredman
pete

pete

  • 2 reviews

Noisy, not suitable to open plan living

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tech out twice for same issue, small pipe at back of fridge vibrates loudly when compressor turns on. so loud you can hear it all over the house even with two doors closed in between, very upsetting as size is great but would return if could as rattling noise very irritating, stopped for 4 weeks after first tech visit, then one week after next visit now louder than before

David

DavidMelbourne

Can you be sure if it's a Westinghouse?

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Having had a Westinghouse for 23 years I was happy to stay with this brand, however, soon after turning the new one on it began to make a shrill noise. Upon visiting, the technician quickly agreed to a replacement, but although the new one is not making the same shrill noise, I find, as another reviewer has, that there is an annoying pulsating noise when the compressor is running. In an office or busy location, or indeed to some people, that me be acceptable, but in a quieter place such as where I am, I find it less than acceptable. I expected better from Westinghouse/Electrolux

J A H

J A HHorsham

  • 2 reviews

Four months on and two dents in side walls.

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I have had this fridge for four months. Works well, runs quietly & smoothly and keeps food fresh. Some difficulty in releasing ice out of the twist trays so I take them out to release, meaning this is a useless feature. I have the white model and the sides are made out of an lighter/inferior metal to the front. The front (doors) are smooth and solid, but the sides are of a stippled look. I have dents on both sides from unknown causes. My old Kelvinator fridge was used in the same space and conditions but no dents at 30 years of age. Overall I'm happy with the size and function, but disappointed in the construction.

2 comments
Westinghouse
ELECTROLUX ..Westinghouse
J A H
J A H

No worries. Let me know if you ever do a recall. I'd love a new fridge that looks loke a new fridge.

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Questions & Answers

Dave

Daveasked

WBE4500WA (White)

I bought the WBE4500WA in June 2016. I had no problems until about 10 days ago. The fridge compartment got warm. I called a local repair person. He took out the plate at the back of the freezer and used a heat gun to melt the ice on the coil - about one third of the coil was iced up. He said it could happen again in a few days or it might not happen again for a year. Six days later the fridge compartment was warm again. We took off the plate at the back of the freezer and melted the ice with a hairdryer. Fridge cooled down again. The repair person said that it could be any one of a number of things and he could change them all one by one but despite this the problem could still recur.
So it looks as if we'll have to buy another fridge as there is no point paying for repairs if the problem may not be fixed. It won't be a Westinghouse after this experience.
I think it is quite ridiculous that a fridge should fail so soon. Our neighbours also had problems with Westinghouse fridges - had 2 or 3 that had problems soon after purchase and ended up buying another brand.
We bought our first fridge-freezer in 1981 - a Kelvinator. We had it for 17 years and it was still working fine. We only changed it because we were moving and my husband thought that the move might affect the fridge so we got rid of it. Then we had just a small bar fridge for about 4 to 6 years - no problems. In the early 2000s we bought a second hand Westinghouse from friends who were moving. We had no problems with it at all. We only got rid of it because I have back and hip problems and I wanted a bottom mount fridge. We gave the old Westinghouse to a local op shop.
Deirdre

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Sally Freeman

Sally Freemanasked

WBE4500WA (White)

Have tried to remove freezer trays from freezer as per instruction brochure. they will not move. any suggestion, or is there a simple way.
Thanks Sally

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Msk

Mskasked

WBE4500WA (White)

How to remove freezer drawer

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Jane
Jane

The book says to pull the drawer forward then lift the front up off the slides.

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