Bosch 800 Series Refrigerator - Unboxed, Tested and Evaluated for 6 months

[@tracykarinp]

Well articulated information - Thank YOU! I have the same refrigerator with the recessed handles and so far I love it. Emits no audible noise, except when making ice.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

I've noticed the same. It's a pretty quiet machine.

[@kennethvanhook1758]

One of the best instructional videos ever done! A world of information.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

Glad it was helpful!

[@VP-dd7gv]

Great video. You saved me a lot of time. I will still review the manual at some point but the video saved time and was quite entertaining, particularly when you got to the part of installing the app. Hilarious! I'm with you, I don't find leveraging the app all that beneficial. I should add, they may have fixed the flimsy middle drawer you referenced. I don't seem to have that issue. Thanks again for a great video.

[@danielasanchez-wolf6031]

Extremely helpful! Thank you SO much!!!!! Almost bought at showroom in Florida, will pass unfortunately. Heartbreak! The ice issue and water is a deal breaker

[@retrotechandelectronics]

Glad I was able to help you make an informed decision

[@KingofDoubleBogey]

Just installed mine today, love my water dispenser, huge amount of ice if needed. I like the size of the ice cubes. I’ll hook my water and ice up to an RO system for crystal clear ice and have the best water possible with no chems or TDS. My Bosch 800 21.5 cubic ft. doesn’t have any installed pull handles they have pocket handles instead, love that too. It’s stunning inside, like you, the one drawer in the fridge was just as flimsy as possible. Looks like it’s bigger than 20.5 cubic ft. But my last one was a side by side- hated it - the whole system is very quiet until the ice drops in the plastic container. 😂 Thank you Costco, I got a good price, 2 year warranty but for the price it should be 5 years, maybe I can buy an extra 3 years - I’ll call Costco as it won’t be cheap if something stops working - Wi-Fi connect with mine, no thanks.

[@lowery4169]

This video was awesome. We just got this one and was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you

[@retrotechandelectronics]

Glad to hear it!

[@ianbutler1983]

I just don't need my refrigerator to have wifi and talk to my phone. I'd rather that money was spent on making the item more reliable. I enjoy your channel, thanks.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

Great point

[@dandan1364]

How fun would it be to upgrade the firmware?

[@kokovox]

More reliable means fewer features - no ice maker or water connection would make it more reliable. However, customers prefer features and convenience.

[@seanmolincreative]

Honestly, as much as I think bells and whistles on a fridge isn't a long-term great idea, being able to get notifications when the door is open is the killer feature IMHO - especially with French door-style fridges that sometimes don't seal perfectly.

[@patrickjenkins7098]

Very informative video. This fridge is great and I can definitely see differences in the quality of maintaining freshness in my fruits and vegetables. I was also taking packing materials off for quite some time. On the back wall there are 2 round discs that have areas of film and also near the filter. I can’t figure out if those are supposed to be removed. As far as the app, it’s buggy and you need to have it connect to your 2.4 GHz network on your phone.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Having multi frequency mesh net made connectivity easier

[@dkeen7609]

Thinking about this Frig! This wifi is a pain. I don’t want that. Better look around. Thanks! You were very helpful.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

Tired out the WiFi has saved me a few times leaving the door open

[@cgreene3635]

Your video is so very well done. Thank you!!

[@retrotechandelectronics]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@seanmolincreative]

Good video. My thoughts: 1. Holy crap that is a boat load of creamer taking up a lot of space. LOL. We use just 0.5oz per drink in the morning so that would last us a lifetime (in creamer years). 2. The Sabbath mode is super interesting and reminds me how small the Jewish population is in my part of the country. I only know about the reasoning for that from documentaries I've seen. Also, not sure why a fridge needs a power button right up front at all. 3. I replaced a 17 year old GE fridge with this Bosch 800 (only replaced the GE because all the plastic was old and brittle - cooling function was still perfect), and it's shocking how almost identical the entire layout is. It had the same water dispenser layout, so I was very used to it and I like the design (aside from like you said letting the cold air out, but I don't think its that big of a deal). The GE was push-button only, so the cup button is really nice. 4. Wouldn't be a bad idea to buy a smaller tray for ice. What's also neat is you can clear out that entire drawer and fill it entirely with ice for a party. It might just be because we go through ice faster, but I don't really run into the clumping issue. 5. I didn't have nearly as much trouble setting up the WiFi so possible they fixed something. I agree the app is silly overall, but having notifications when your door is open is really truly worth it. French doors and lower freezers sometimes just don't like to close completely. This happened regularly on my GE especially in later years. Fortunately never lost anything, but wasted a lot of energy sometimes. 6. Agreed on the bottom drawer being a bit flimsy. I generally do open with two hands. They really should have just made it two drawers - that way you could also open them with one door open at a time. 7. My big criticism is the middle drawer not having two separate zones. It's really silly to have such awesome temp/humidity control with one large drawer. I put both fruit and veggies in there, but they require different humidity levels. You're also not supposed to store raw meat in the same compartment as veggies anyway, and that's even a different temp as well. This is really the one major thing keeping me from saying this is a perfect fridge. Ironically, the 3-door version does have two separately controlled crispers - but I do like the middle drawer for organization. It does really help things from getting lost and going bad. 8. Celsius as an American? Heathen.

[@maheeinfy13]

Great video, super helpful was the fridge noisy

[@retrotechandelectronics]

Very quiet

[@mbdint]

Just setup Home Connect for my new 800 Bosch refrigerator and didn’t have any issues at all. The appliance was found within 20 seconds and the whole WiFi setup was done in under one minute. They must have updated the setup process OR better router might have helped in my case.

[@mbdint]

One thing I noticed with water dispenser is that during initial 5 minutes the valve didn’t close instantly and there were few drops from the dispenser once the bottle was removed. However after few minutes that went away - I think the system has to build up pressure in the lines to make water cut off work as intended

[@jstevenintexas]

Amazing attention to detail gete

[@retrotechandelectronics]

Thanks!

[@ninadavis5489]

Helpful, terrific video. Thanks so much!

[@retrotechandelectronics]

You're very welcome!

[@leecummings6912]

Awesome content! This is an excellent video. Thank you for sharing. BTW your refridgerator just texted me, there is some more hidden plastic that needs to be removed.😂 If I knew where the wifi card was located in my soon to delivered unit, I would remove it.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

This is why I told my wife our fridge shouldnt have a cell phone at this age. Texting strangers… I apologize …

[@ZipClipChannel]

At about 12:40, aren't you supposed to open those two pouches..?

[@victoriawinter989]

Excellent review. I still wonder if there is a way to tell the actual temp of frig/ freezer instead of where you set it? It’s odd because our Bosch stove has the same issue. As the oven heats toward the set temp it has a “progress” bar but the current temp is not shown on the display panel. It seems a poor design choice. Anyone else think the dropping ice cubes is very noisy?

[@retrotechandelectronics]

I have a govee that I use in various videos, that would do the job for temp and humidity.

[@larrythomas7213]

Nice review, you didn’t mention how consistent and/or accurate the unit maintained temperature assigned vs actual temp from your independent thermometer. If you have that info it would be appreciated, curious if the 2 compressor unit keeps temps better regulated

[@comradenooni9951]

I returned an LG Model #LRYXC2606S because it would not get cold enough and got this Bosch. Beyond happy with the Bosch, gets and stays as cold as you want and has a super cool setting for the fridge and freezer when you add warm items that is fantastic!

[@S7E7V7E7N]

Great video sir. Thank you for the info

[@retrotechandelectronics]

You’re welcome!

[@napthali1370]

Lol..yes..that Wifi password issue was a doozy..it cost me a lot of time..love the refrigerator and app though..the shopping list is very well designed, I staggered the shelf heights and placed my eggs on the little bin that attaches to the flex bar.

[@renevanderwesthuizen1520]

oh my soul. I purchased a Bosch a month ago and it had zero plastic film strip on it and it was extremely dirty, the box was unsealed. Both the reseller and Bosch head office said this was normal. Coincidentally the fridge model is almost 5 years old, but according to everyone I got a brand new fridge. At this point in time I hate Bosch.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

You got an old fridge… Sorry

[@Chiroman527]

A Great Video presentation Jordan. This Bosch Fridge is on our Radar (actually a different 800 Model w/o the middle drawer). A few things to clarify or enlighten. I saw fingerprints left on the surface as you were Prepping the machine. Isn't the SS finish Fingerprint resistant Brushed SS?; Can The middle drawer be used for food? The one I saw on line [not sure it was the same model Number] shows it to be a wine Cooler drawer ? I don't need that. Why did the Ice clump uplike that? FYI, your reference to LGs and Samsungs is probably not a good comparison ....Both have early Failure rates per reviews on Line and LG is under a Class Action lawsuit for a poor product. Did you tak the Extended Warranty? I would for sure. The other competitors we are looking at to replace our 27 yo Sub Zero (freeezer Drain Tube integral in the right side wall is broken causing it the freeze up !! and The Ice Maker is Kaput.) is a Kitchen Aid and a Whirlpool. Both have Bruhed SS finnish - no fingerprints. On another note, a Whirlpool dishwasher purchased new about 4 years ago - we did take the 5 yr extended warranty offered by P.C Richards Appliance store. After about 1 year, there was upper dishrack issue - a design flaw that was repaired with a new part and just 2 months ago, I detected a rubber gasket seeming to deteriorate / flake apart. When i called PC Richards - they came and ordered a whole new drain / filter module for he floor of the DWasher. The gasket is part of that. The repair Tech - 15 years on the job - told me I was very wise to get the extended warranty. All major appliances are Nowhere near the older quality levels of just 10 - 15 years ago!! For any maker.

[@Chiroman527]

Update, Based on this review....We Bought one to replace our 29 year old Sub Zero Model 550. WE decided on this Model with the second middle Drawer. Got it Saturday Dec 2, 2023. It is VERY QUIET !! We had it delivered with a full setup by P.C Richards a major Appliance store here in the NYC area. They took away the Sub Zero ( a big Built in installed in 1994.- a heavy Sucker). Took about 1.5 hours in total to complete the removal and new Bosch setup with Ice maker (fortunately we had a Copper tubing setup with the Sub zero. The electrical cord is 91" long, so that was able to reach the electrical outlet that was located in the upper corner of the backwall for the SZ model. Of Particular note - You are asked to run about 2 gallons of water through the Water dispenser B4 You use it AND two full buckets of Ice, probably to be sure any chemical remnants in the equipment. We turned up the Freezer to -2 Degrees which seemed to quicken the ice making. Now we need to accommodate the 12" above the 72" Bosch. My wife smartly decided to keep the SZ top grille which is about 11 1/2 inches tall. We will use that for the time being to cover the Gap. It does protrude out form our existing Built Out (24" cabinet depth of the SZ - but not too bad. Spending upwards of $15K for new SZ did not make Financial Sense (but they are attractive machines and have a longer warranties. BTW, we took the 8 Year PC Richards Warranty which I was able to Haggle together with the total price (it is a typical charge of $640 for 8 years). All in with the 8 year warranty , taxes[8.5%] , delivery / take away was about $3,650 . And I took advantage of their 12 Month 0% financing on the sale.

[@bluedrummajor2876]

I wish you had shown us when you connected the electrical plug and the water line for the ice maker.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

The connection of the electrical plug was shown in detail. It was mentioned also that the fridge was in another room for a kitchen renovation and the water was not connected.

[@peter3728]

thanks for the review. will the app notify you if the fridge fails? Im thinking of buying one for our second home and it would be great if there is a problem that im notified so i dont show up to my place with a fridge full of rotten food.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

It does show the temperature for both but we did not bring the temp out of spec to see if it alarms though. The app says push notices for impaired appliance functionality as an option

[@SandraBixby]

Does the fridge have 4 rollers on the bottom for putting in place or only 2? I am reading conflicting descriptions.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

Ours had 2 in the front and 2 in the rear. Setting the front feet level parks the fridge into position

[@kcr2365]

Why didn’t lowes install it

[@retrotechandelectronics]

I was rebuilding the he kitchen.

[@patricialenton9825]

Our B36CL80ENS counter depth Bosch fridge was just installed. The controls on the Cool fresh compartment drawer are not lighting up and we cannot figure out how to control them. Does anyone know if they can only be controlled via the app? As I watch your video, I see the lights are on when you pull out the Cool Fresh Compartment; ours are NOT lit up. Any advice would be appreciated.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

That does not sound like normal operation. Consult the company you purchased from for repair or return

[@IreadBannedBooks-no1fo]

Hi Thank you for your video. I removed the bottom drawer of the freezer to clean it but now I am unable to reinstall it properly. Any tips? Can you post a video on how to correctly remove and replace?

[@retrotechandelectronics]

Bottom draw as it the entire stainless drawer from the unit?

[@loismeyer6851]

Is this the fridge I want is all I want to know. Sounds too complicated for me.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

If the fridge sounds too complicated it’s probably not for you.

[@seanmolincreative]

Aside from the app connection, this is about as basic as a high-end fridge gets.

[@dawnp1569]

Wait a minute didn't say that was over $3k and you have to assemble it to. No, I'm not doing all that. Where are the men to do all of that? My fridge is over 30 years old all that looks complicated.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

I wouldn’t say assemble. More like install the shelves how you want to.

[@heftyfunseeker9987]

How am I the first to comment on the multiple bottle of chocolate syrup in there?! Do you have a kid’s birthday party coming up? 😂

[@retrotechandelectronics]

You are the first. It was a wholesale sure purchase and I believe we’re still working through it

[@koteek8657]

I wonder how long it took for the manufacturer to shrink wrap everything! Haha

[@retrotechandelectronics]

Removing it was the best part of the installation

[@drdeath5724]

You lost me at Centigrade.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

www.differencebetween.net/language/difference-between-celsius-and-centigrade/

[@drdeath5724]

@@retrotechandelectronics real studs use Kelvin

[@afropuertorican8022]

Thanks for this video. Im going to giv it a HARD PASS.😂😂fire hasard it too many instructions it looks like a headache and not enough space for the money.

[@retrotechandelectronics]

ok, hope the video helped.

[@RichardKinch]

"This keeps all your food cold for $600 ... Check this out: $3600, keeps all your food cold." -- Brian Regan

[@retrotechandelectronics]

A cooler keeps your food cold for 50$ a hole in the ground for free. I’m missing your point here.