Top 5 Things I Hate About Side by Side Refrigerators

[@aliceredmond-neal7068]

With a French door you need to bend down ALL the time for freezer contents. With SxS, you put less often used fridge items on the bottom and less often used freezer items in the bottom. So more often used freezer items are reached more easily.

[@jenniferjones4249]

I agree...I hate my French door refrigerator and miss my old side by side refrigerator

[@josephrandazzo7923]

Exactly

[@laura-ann.0726]

Alice - you nailed the central problem with French Door fridges: EVERYTHING in the freezer requires you to bend way over or get down on your hands and knees. Plus, EVERYTHING in the freezer is in a single pile with no good way to organize it. IMO, the only home refrigerator style that is a reasonable compromise of all possible features is the S x S. The is especially true for elderly people, or anyone with impaired mobility. I organize my SxS the same way you suggest: Frequently used foods like milk, condiments, salad materials, and lunchmeat, on the upper shelves, and long-term storage items that won't be needed everyday, in the lower shelves. For people that only have space for a fridge less than 18 cubic feet, the "apartment style" fridges, with the freezer compartment above the fridge, are probably the most volume and energy efficient. Volumetric efficiency of Side-by-sides isn't the greatest, since that center partition has to be quite thick to provide enough insulation between the freezer and fridge to prevent freeze-up of the foods in the fridge side of the unit.

[@philbiker3]

@@laura-ann.0726 Yes - that center partition is probably responsible for the extra space that is discussed in the video.

[@TheParot161]

@@laura-ann.0726 terrific comments! My wife is in a wheelchair and we just bought a side by side instead of a French door style for The very reasons you mentioned. As an added plus, LG makes a side by side that is an ADA fridge, with the controls located right up front, so easy for a person in a wheelchair to access.

[@MrDlt123]

My side by side has the ice maker built into the door, so it's innacurate to attribute that only to French door fridges. Having owned both, I will also say that the freezer contents on a French door fridge tends to be a 'large pile of stuff' piled at kneecap level and below, with fewer ways to organize, IMO. Some things to consider anyway, and to each his/her own.

[@meauxjeaux431]

Yeah, I have a french door model and I HATE the freezer compartment.

[@07ow]

Same it's a pain to get anything out as if it's not already a pain in a side by side.

[@richardday3136]

French Door: Lotta fridge stuff not reachable by kids The Freezer is a junkyard dungeon Lot of extra door opening (and not closing)

[@philbiker3]

@@richardday3136 Yeah that's what we were thinking as well. We just went through this exercise and we didn't want a French Door fridge because of those reasons. We have a child and I want him to be able to open the fridge and grab an apple when he wants one. Also the freezer is more useable instead of being a big pile of frozen stuff. Also our kitchen was designed for a side-by-side and that works well in the cooking setup in my kitchen. There are definite advantages and disadvantages to each.

[@helenmak5663]

@@philbiker3 Some models have the 4th door, in the middle of the fridge, may be easier for your boy to get his snacks. I agree with you.

[@MSDOGS1976]

I will say the French door looks nicer but that's it. The side by side has better organization imo. Especially in the freezer. Who wants to have to did underneath piles of stuff in the french door freezer. But to each their own.

[@javiermontero1021]

That depends on what kind of cooker you are. I'm much more a fresh food person over frozen food, so french door is perfect for my needs.

[@song1861]

I totally agree. My house got the French style and organization was the problem. The freezer might be good thing but i dont see that is an advantage over side to side.

[@samk.2377]

I lost him when he stared at the LG logo and said "this is a Whirpool French" at 00:42.

[@serrena18ica]

🤣 wow i just saw that.

[@TheTrev4477]

Then proceeded to say "this is an entry level french door" while looking at the 2000 price tag. Compared to what, a sub zero?

[@orangeradios]

I'm convinced he is 1000% trolling. Every human knows side-by-side is best.

[@desnard1]

What you don't mention is the reliability of the Side by Side. We have had 2 French Doors...Kitchenaid and Whirlpool. The Kitchenaid has been fairly reliable, however, the Whirlpool is only on year 3 and we have had 6 service calls/parts replacement...ice maker, condenser (twice), door gasket (twice). Thank God we purchased the extended warranty or this would have been a boat anchor the first 6 months. We have had 5 service repairmen say that by far, the French Door is the most problematic and the one requiring the most service. Each also claim that the side by sides are the most trouble free.

[@helenmak5663]

My repairman said French door has lots of problems, need more repairs. Best is freezer top, then side by side.

[@os2958]

thank you! very informative. I like my side by side for all of the reasons mentioned above in comments better ice production, more freezer space/organization. And I can fit a frozen pizza in my SxS. But I did not know about the repair issues. I will stick to my sxs

[@cy9254]

Guys a true salesman. No real space/volume benefit in a french door fridge but a more efficient layout. Most of them actually have less space in the freezer drawer along with being much more cluttered with everything piled up. Also, many french door refrigerators have the ice maker in the shelf area taking up fridge space so that is not an exclusive side by side issue. Also, french door refrigerator ice makers have more issues because of being in the main fridge area and exposed to warmer than freezing temps causing the ice makers to freeze up and not work (all brands). Really comes down to the model and what the user wants as each design have advantages and disadvantages.

[@daniel_alexander_]

He looked straight at the product which says LG and calls it a whirlpool lol

[@pierremackenson3490]

I agree with you

[@NealB123]

Side by side for me. I hate everything about french door fridges. I keep a lot of frozen foods and the freezer compartment on a french door is a disorganized train wreck.

[@meauxjeaux431]

AGREE. I have a french door model, and although I love the refrigerator part, I absolutely despise the freezer.

[@jenniferjones4249]

Same...I ordered my side by side yesterday and I can't wait to get it.

[@TheDodoshwedo]

What about frozen pizza boxes? He said they don't fit...

[@NealB123]

@@TheDodoshwedo I wouldn't know. I've never bought a frozen pizza.

[@chrisb7909]

My large frozen pizza boxes have always fit in my side by side. You must be buying the huge family size pizzas?

[@hernandayolearyallda]

Here is why you don't want a French Door: 1. More complex so breaks easier/faster. 2. Freezer has bins so things get stacked all in the bins. If one item falls behind the bin, the entire freezer drawer can't close, so you must unpack the ENTIRE Freezer =PITA. 3. Lack of vertical space 4. Running a icemaker in a fridge = melted ice in lines and melted ice in door = jams = repair bills 5. If you have kids who are small, like 8 y/os and 4 feet tall, congrats, they can now not reach the fridge. 6. It is inconvenient to have to bend down everytime you reach the freezer, in a sxs you can put items you use most in fridge/freezer at arm level, so may rarely bend down. 7. Just try to youtube for a French door Maytag 33 inch, the owner gives a review and shows how it is basically impossible to organize a FULL or nearly full fridge of this type. Due to lack of separation. You basically have like 2 large wide shelves and a half shelf [the other half is the icemaker and its consistent across french door models.] So you end up with all your fridge contents on basically 2.5 shelves 😆🤣😂 8. Further, the shelves are less tall, so in some cases you can't fit tall vegetables into the crisper like cabbage, watermelon, etc, so you lose even more space on your limited 2 shelves. 9. The organization problem is grossly exacerbated by having a icemaker in your fridge area, which now cuts into your fridge space for the shelf below 10. Side by side sxs, have been around longer in mass production, so they have their kinks worked out more. French door is a newer tech, the manufacturers are still figuring out the design as unexpected use and problems pop up and will take years to iron out. 11. O and French door style, they have less space for condiments in the door, because you get a half door on the right side [instead of a full door like in a sxs] and a maybe 1 space on the left side that is tiny if your lucky. Why, because the ice maker takes up all the space on the left side of the door, along with the dispenser so you actually have less door space. So now your ketchups, sode pops, mustards, condiments and other stuff normally in the side door, they all end up in fridge making it look even messier! SxS is the way to go, or even freezer on top.

[@SA_81]

I have read everything you wrote, and I thank you very much for the clarification and valuable information. Thank you very much

[@PASwiftUTube]

Sorry but I have had both and the French door freezer is a pain. No matter how hard you try to keep organized, you end up rummaging through and having to pull out food to get to what you want.

[@tanman81]

was curious on what some comments were going to say and to no surprise, the bottom freezer on a french door is a pain to organize. things just get buried there - sometimes forgotten. "oh look, we still have frozen patties" - my next fridge is going to be a side by side

[@Father4ev3r]

From personnel experience, French door type fridges are notorious for poor ice production and dispensing (in door - melting and freezing lockup) and they also tend to accumulate ice on the bottom of the freezer area, under the pull out freezer drawer, as the upper refrigerator internal humidity drain gets plugged, feeezes and then overflows into the lower drawer where it accumulates on the bottom and freezes. Over time, it'll seep behind the seal, thaw and leak onto the floor. Unplugging the drain tube causing this requires removing everything from the fridge, removing the internal back panel, unclog and reinstall...real pain in the butt and a huge inconvenience! The whole process takes over half an hour, knowing what to do and it'll take hours to re-cool the fridge and food. Unfortunately, the drain tubes typically run really close to the freezer area and it'll eventually freeze up again, creating the aforementioned mess all over again.

[@danamurray9202]

Hate the freezer at the bottom! I’m getting rid of my refrigerator and getting side by side

[@SA_81]

😂😅🏳️👍

[@meauxjeaux431]

I absolutely HATE my french door freezercompartment !

[@jenniferjones4249]

Same...I ordered a Whirlpool side by side last week and it's arriving on Monday. I can't wait to be rid of my Samsung French Door fridge

[@07ow]

Same, you have to dig everything out!

[@gosman949]

@@07ow eat fresh and not worry about digging old stuff out of the freezer! Or get a proper freezer for the garage!

[@karmendimas5274]

DONT NEED ANOTHER FREEZER, REDUNDANT AND A WASTE!@@gosman949

[@allnighter2011]

I think the premise of the video is wrong... It should be comparison of pros and cons of each configuration and acknowledging that each one would work for a different segment of customers... reading the comment, its clear that people needs and preferences vary and therefore some are pro SxS and some are pro french door. You really have to look at your needs and your usage and from that pick the one that fits

[@drpoundsign]

One thing with side by side...the smaller shelves can be washed in your kitchen sink; not SO with other types.

[@arthurtennessen9680]

Yeah. The large French door shelves are a pain to clean.

[@bernadinetinker3028]

Just bought a S×S one month ago. Paid extra for water installation (various ice and water) $170.00. Feeling I will just use ice cube trays and Brita water pitcher and disconnect when problems arise.

[@willowriverranch7965]

I hate French door because you always have to open booth doors. Which means you have to close both doors with your hands full. Can’t use your foot or knee to do so, good luck using an elbow with your arms full of produce.

[@Yourmatha]

Always take salesman advise with a grain or entire shaker of salt. This guy is probably commission based and is going net another $500 to $800 in sales by selling a french door fridge. More expensive is always better to the guy making the money from the sale.

[@helenmak5663]

Also with LG and Samsung brands, they make more commissions. See how these two brands are always put in the front of showrooms.

[@soycandyyque4412]

Unfortunately I made a big mistake and I bought the French door fridge ! And it’s s..it , it does not have good space and always I end up reaching the thing that are on the top ! Not telling the big mess when you want to get something from the bottom of the freezer ! I really hate it !

[@gosman949]

then eat fresh food and save the freezer for the occasional steak or chicken you had to freeze because you bought too much. Having the bottom freezer with two pull out drawers in addition to the large one, is a big advantage too.

[@melindaoliver1118]

So guess what I'm getting ready to do...get all the crap out of my French door refrigerator. Why you ask? Because there is ANOTHER box that has dropped down behind the drawer in the freezer. There are no words to tell you how much I loathe this set up. It is exactly like the junk drawer that everyone has in their house. It won't open it won't close. Honestly who even knows what's in the bottom of that stupid drawer. I have tried multiple ways to organize this and it is simply impossible. The frig part is fine but the freezer NO NO NO.There is no way to get stuff that has fell behind the drawer without removing the drawer which is a horrible task. The only plus is you get to see exactly what is in the bottom of that drawer and get rid of it because its been buried so long its freezer burnt. Dont listen to this guy. I have owned all 3 and French is definitely at the bottom, rock bottom, below the bottom. Dont do it get a side by side.

[@gosman949]

eat more fresh food and not worry about the freezer!

[@matsudakodo]

@@gosman949 for many eating a lot of fresh food requires more trips to the store which burns gas and takes time many don't have...especially if they live in an area that requires a lot of commuting. But more power to you if you can walk to a local market.

[@gosman949]

@@matsudakodo yes we live close to everything and require little gas to get there. We are blessed to be in a nice community.

[@bamwa]

@@gosman949 some people like me cook in bulk and store the portions in a freezer. buzzoff with your holier than thou attitude brah

[@gosman949]

@@bamwa I'm not your brah, brah!

[@pattikemp-gettmann9646]

I had a French door fridge. And now have a side by side. I hated the French door one because you always have to open both doors losing lots of cold. No more room it's just shorter and wider

[@cashrjr23]

They do make side-by-sides with the ice in door Whirlpool Model #WRS588FIHZ plus the cubic feet in freezer is larger

[@gosman949]

my old 35 year old Gibson side by side with ice maker in the door, finally went to the garage this weekend. Replaced by---- you got it! a 21st century French door!

[@MrVerilog]

My wife likes side by side better. It's a personal preference. Pizza boxes? Get over it. Sounds like maybe people are NOT buying this style because there are 5 things they HATE about it and you're trying to convince people to buy them cause you need to get them out of inventory!

[@jenniferjones4249]

I hate my French door refrigerator...I miss my side by side and I'm going back to it

[@michaelforras]

Hi, what do you miss about your side by side? We are on the market for a new fridge and we currently have a French door but I have read that a lot of people love their side by sides!

[@jenniferjones4249]

@@michaelforras It's much easier to organize the food in a side by side. With my French door refrigerator the frozen food were stacked at the bottom freezer so I had to bend over and restack them over and over again when I get the frozen meat at the bottom of the freezer which is a pain. I bought the French door refrigerator because it looked nice but in just a week I regretted it. I ordered my side by side whirlpool fridge yesterday and it will be delivered on Monday and I can't wait.

[@jeffreyjeffrey2228]

I owned both, side-by-side has more space. especially the freezer. So much space wasted in french door due to the draws.

[@josh26050]

That’s not true....you can fit a decent size frozen pizza box in a side by side...it all depends on the size of the freezer...the one I have you can lay a pizza box flat

[@mikeward2922]

I have a side by side at home - for 20+ years. Works fine, and the frozen stuff is well organized. My work kitchen has the french doors. guess which one leaks on the floor? the french doors. Contant leaks from the freezer where some sort of thawing is taking place, possibly due to worn out gaskets. The french door freezer is nothing more than your bottom crisper drawer where you have to fish through to find the right bag of cheese, but now ALL of your frozen is just a big pile of stuff.

[@laura-ann.0726]

If you have had the same fridge for 20 years you are lucky. It seems to me that after the mid 1990's, all kinds of home appliance manufacturing quality went down the tubes. When I bought my home in January 1989, I bought a new Kenmore 27 cu.ft. side-by-side. I don't know who manufactured it, probably GE or Whirlpool, but I could tell from the sound it made while running that it had a conventional Danfoss-style compressor. I finally replaced that fridge in 2017, not because it quit working - the compressor still qan just fine - but because the plastic drawer and shelf brackets were disintegrating from age and embrittlement, and by that time, the fridge was so old that replacement parts were becoming unobtanium. So I bought another Kenmore in October 2017. Unbeknownst to me, Kenmore's fridges of that era were all re-branded LG's with LG's infamous "linear compressor". As I was buying that fridge, LG was already fighting a huge class-action lawsuit about premature failures of these compressors, and sure enough, mine failed too: less than 4 years after I brought it home. At that point I was faced by a bad choice: pay $800 to repair this out-of-warranty unit, and risk maybe having the electronics mainboard go bad only a year later - another $500 repair - or replace the fridge. So I replaced the fridge, only this time I shelled out $250 more for a 5 year warranty. I almost NEVER buy extended warranties, but these accursed appliance manufacturers have us by the short hairs: we've got to have appliances like fridges and laundry machines, and they've figured out how to build them so that they are practically guaranteed to only last just to the end of the warranty. What happened to the idea that a $2000 appliance should last 10 years at least, if not 20 years? In my lifetime, between my parent's appliances that they owned when I was a kid, and the ones I've owned when I was first married in 1986, I've seen at least a half-dozen refrigerators by GE, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, and Kenmore that were made between 1968 and 1988, and at 20+ years old, they were still running fine. They maybe weren't as energy efficient as 2020 EnergyStar models, but c'mon, even the cheapest 25 cubic foot fridges are over $1,000 now, and it's unfair of these manufacturers to be pushing crap that that expensive on us! And hey, let's not forget the value of the whole fridge load of food you are going to lose in the 2 to 3 weeks in between the time your old fridge dies and a new one can be brought in. When my 2017 Kenmore died last August - only 42 months old! - I lost about $500 in frozen foods, and the more expensive things like cheese and lunchmeat. So the death of that $1600, 42 month old Kenmore fridge was actually more like $2100 when you factor in all the food I lost.

[@laura-ann.0726]

Refrigerator preferences are very subjective. For example, I hate french door fridges, mainly because, to get anything in the freezer, you ALWAYS have to either bend way over or get down on your hands and knees to rummage around in there - not easy for elderly people, or anyone with back problems. Also, French Door units tend to emphasize more volume in the fridge compartment and less in the freezer. Which is exactly the opposite of what I want. Most 27 cu. ft. side-by-sides that don't have ice through the door, have about 10 cu. ft. in the freezer, 16 in the fridge. With an Ice dispenser in the door, you lose about 2 cu. ft., so I prefer fridges that have internal ice makers, but that don't have door dispensers. It's a slight loss of convenience, and the fridge does lose some efficiency because you are opening the door more often, but losing 2 or 3 of the door shelves just to have an ice dispenser is unacceptable for me. French Door units of 27 cu. ft. typically have only 7 cubic feet in the freezer, and 20 in the fridge, but again, if there's an ice dispenser, you lose 2 or 3 cubic feet in the fridge section. French Door fridges also tend to be marketed as "upscale", and thus more expensive by several hundred dollars than side-by-sides of the same capacity.

[@gosman949]

if you are elderly like we are, you should be eating fresh food and not frozen food. So the French door is the obvious choice for the elderly!

[@lilmamma807]

My side by side shelves are deep and wide. I can fit the entire pizza hut big box vertically in the refrigerator.

[@jonscrivner9087]

Each has their own advantages and disadvantages. Narcissists would disagree.

[@artvandelay1159]

Yeah, I hate my French door Samsung, so I went back to side by side Frigidaire. I'll just downsize things a tiny bit.

[@vrajeshkumar]

How reliable is the French door as compared to the side by side?

[@boostedmaniac]

Yeah everyone I know with a French door has issues regardless of brand. When the power goes out, the ice melts and drips on the floor because the ice compartment is in the door. Some I’ve seen there’s water dripping from the top ice compartment down to the bottom and causes ice blocks to freeze up in the freezer section.

[@Martin-we1rm]

French door are the least reliable refrigerators.

[@terriesmith2616]

I currently have both a side by side refrigerator and a French door refrigerator and the French door leaks water all the time! I have to constantly put towels all around the bottom of the refrigerator just so I can catch it before it leaks. Too many times of walking into my kitchen and almost cracking my head on the floor because of the water leaks from the French door refrigerator. I have no issues with my side by side refrigerator and my food is better organized than the French door. Ice maker is built into the side by side refrigerator and suffers zero leaks.

[@helenmak5663]

My French door has no leaking problem because I don’t attach it to water source and not using the ice and water feature. I have an LG, replaced the compressor on 2nd year and on 7th year, there is leaking from compressor. My Kitchenaid top freezer in garage is still working on its 30th year!

[@mrjj-nm1ej]

Side by Side is the way for me......

[@07ow]

I hate the French door refrigerator. My grandma has it and she hates it too. I like the old school freezer on top refrigerators in stainless steel. Seems like they have the most room.

[@laura-ann.0726]

If you only have a 30" cutout, the top-freezer style has the most volumetric efficiency, although you are limited to only about 18 cubic feet in a 30" wide fridge. I can easily understand your gramma hating her French door fridge. Every time she needs something out of the freezer, she has to bend way over. I'm 65 and not in really bad shape yet, but I am finding it very hard to get anything out of low drawers or shelves in my house.

[@Snooperzan]

I just miss the old school top freezer fridges! They are hard to find in stainless.

[@gosman949]

that is real old school. Our side by side just went to the garage and we got a French door.

[@laura-ann.0726]

Top freezer fridges are still being made, in large numbers, but they mainly go to rental properties, especially apartment complexes, smaller townhouses, mobile homes, and duplexes, where the fridge cutout is only 30" wide, and the typical 36" wide, 27 cubic foot side-by-side would be too big to fit in the kitchen.

[@gosman949]

@@laura-ann.0726 probably used as second fridges too.

[@os2958]

Most reliable. Im getting one for my garage.

[@sigmagreenpower3470]

missing my wine bottles in a french door fridge, multiple movies to open it, not properly working ice machine, no volume freezer at all, more expensive. SxS still working best to my needs

[@AmeriKenny]

thanks for this info! I was about to be disappointed in my sxs interest

[@KiaraDex]

Cost more means he gets more for selling them

[@tomcat6933]

Good points. Headed to get the new lg french door lmws

[@robertanddonnagordon]

This guy lives in his gramma basement never owned a fridge, side by side is best

[@chrisb7909]

100% Agree!!

[@TheDodoshwedo]

Why? Can you elaborate?

[@shai2137]

@@TheDodoshwedo more freezer storage

[@shai2137]

Can’t fit any pizza in any side by side … we have a sxs and we have two pizzas in there

[@hernandayolearyallda]

@@TheDodoshwedo Read all the comments, basically 1. More complex so breaks easier/faster. 2. Freezer has bins so things get stacked all in the bins. If one item falls behind the bin, the entire freezer drawer can't close, so you must unpack the ENTIRE Freezer =PITA. 3. Lack of vertical space 4. Running a icemaker in a fridge = melted ice in lines and melted ice in door = jams = repair bills 5. If you have kids who are small, like 8 y/os and 4 feet tall, congrats, they can now not reach the fridge. 6. It is inconvenient to have to bend down everytime you reach the freezer, in a sxs you can put items you use most in fridge/freezer at arm level, so may rarely bend down. 7. Just try to youtube for a French door Maytag 33 inch, the owner gives a review and shows how it is basically impossible to organize a FULL or nearly full fridge of this type. Due to lack of separation. You basically have like 2 large wide shelves and a half shelf [the other half is the icemaker and its consistent across french door models.] So you end up with all your fridge contents on basically 2.5 shelves 😆🤣😂 8. Further, the shelves are less tall, so in some cases you can't fit tall vegetables into the crisper like cabbage, watermelon, etc, so you lose even more space on your limited 2 shelves. 9. The organization problem is grossly exacerbated by having a icemaker in your fridge area, which now cuts into your fridge space for the shelf below 10. Side by side sxs, have been around longer in mass production, so they have their kinks worked out more. French door is a newer tech, the manufacturers are still figuring out the design as unexpected use and problems pop up and will take years to iron out. 11. O and French door style, they have less space for condiments in the door, because you get a half door on the right side [instead of a full door like in a sxs] and a maybe 1 space on the left side that is tiny if your lucky. Why, because the ice maker takes up all the space on the left side of the door, along with the dispenser so you actually have less door space. So now your ketchups, sode pops, mustards, condiments and other stuff normally in the side door, they all end up in fridge making it look even messier!

[@redwhiteblue7831]

Top 5 things I don't like about salesman...

[@SA_81]

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[@kant4582]

Nope. I just had to replace a LG French Door. It was 6 years old

[@pierremackenson3490]

This salesman is a disaster he called LG brand Whirlpool did he thinks we are all blind? Besides he took a basically model side by side to match with a French door model? 😢 What kind of work congrats

[@reocejacobs1259]

Tell me you are an appliance salesman and not a repairman without telling me you are an appliance salesman and not a repairman.

[@rickperoni250]

Fench door Refrigerators are terrible, when I bought are house I got rid of a good French door to replace with Side by Side, Dealing with the Freezer on French Door is terrible. Don't even know why anybody would be a French Door

[@hernar2]

The problem with a freezer drawer is that you see what is at the bottom of it. Things get lost

[@sherrytrimper3536]

Thank you for sharing 👍

[@jaymobile4146]

Lazy video....How difficult would have been for you to actually have a pizza box handy? Also cramming everything into a chest freezer doesn't seem ideal.

[@Machria23]

Ice makers in the door of a french door fridge is a BIG NO NO! Those are the absolute WORST performing refrigerator’s which ALWAYS have issues. The reason is, the icemaker and ice storage bin is in the door, of the REFRIGERATOR, not in the FREEZER where they belong. So the compressor, evaporator, control board… all have to work harder to keep the ice frozen, in the door of the fridge which is much warmer. They are nothing but headaches. DO NOT BUY A FRENCH DOOR FRIDGE with an icemaker in the door.

[@Ratatatata6809]

Although I am a fan of French door refrigerators because of the sleek look, side by sides aren’t terrible your able to fit the same amount in them.

[@karmendimas5274]

THERE IS NOTHING SLEEK ABOUT THEM!

[@devinrenshaw9083]

Of course the salesman likes the more expensive one

[@trwent]

You called the LG French door refrigerator a Whirlpool, even though the big “LG” sign was staring you right in the face! Hell, Stevie Wonder could have seen it!!

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

😂😂

[@captaintruth3219]

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[@brucemiller5857]

I have owned this trash French Door with a lower BOX Freezer for eight years. The ice maker is located in the upper section or refrigerator section. It takes away from your storage room in that area and causes the fan motor section to freeze solid, needing manual defrost. The freezer box is a nightmare. Food is stored on top of food like in the old box freezers. You cannot locate an item without digging through the entire lot. This is the worst job of design ever. The lower shelves on a side by side are no problem compared to the lower freezer on the French door. You obviously have never owned a Side by Side or French door refrigerator or else you have little knowledge of making comparisons of them.

[@bamwa]

tell em bruce!

[@TheTechnicalRecruiter]

French door ice makers break more often though.

[@laura-ann.0726]

Yes - the plumbing for a French door ice-maker is way more complicated than the side-by-side ice maker. More complexity=more ways for it to malfunction.

[@katbax55]

Boy bye… side by side great for space-saving if you find the right one. Luv mine. Peeps - do your research & stay away from these types of salesmen.

[@eastern2western]

Side by side is way cheaper.

[@karmendimas5274]

next video u will see this guy doing a video on 'WHY I HATE FRENCH DOOR FRIDGES' LOL

[@ExcellPugetSound]

This guy has absolutely no clue who is buying…. His biggest issue is whether you can store a pizza box flat? What a waste

[@Qursheed]

So weak! So weak! 😂 literally just switched from French door to side by side. French door is style over substance.

[@chasg5648]

He paints a picture of on form factor being better or worse than another by pointing at a lousy example of one style and contrasting it with a much better exemplar of the other style. A crappy side by side icemaker vs a better designed french door. Get rid of the ice maker on both and that argument goes away.

[@SUHABOUT]

Do NOT buy Samsung refrigerator!! For god's sake!!!! DO NOT!

[@07ow]

Did yours blow up?

[@laura-ann.0726]

My daughter just had her 6 year old Samsung french door fridge die. First the icemaker started to have problems. Water was leaking from it somewhere, and causing an ice jam to build up behind it. This ice jam actually broke some wires that went to the icemaker and caused a short circuit. The service tech disconnected the icemaker and removed it, and ordered a replacement (back ordered because of all the supply chain problems). A week later, while they were waiting for a new icemanker to be installed, the main compressor quit and they lost all their food. Replacing it with a GE, but who's to say it will be any better? All home appliances are crap nowadays, seems like.

[@helenmak5663]

Don’t buy LG either

[@Val-xi4we]

Ya this has not aged well. My Samsung French door SUCKS!! I'll be selling it for 1/4 what I paid and will NEVER own another. Putting the ice maker in the refrigerated part was a horrible design and causes non stop frost/freeze ups and I have to chisel out the ice maker every week. I've tried all the fixes and none have worked. As for the freezer..... its tied with my HE washer for being annoying to use.

[@BrentBarnard]

I was completely headed toward a side-by-side and this guy really helped me see the downsides and turned all my plans around - thankfully.

[@gosman949]

I just went from a side-by-side to the French door yesterday. So did you get the French door and how do you like it?

[@karmendimas5274]

YOU WILL BE SORRY!

[@don091]

voice is too low and background and outro sounds are way tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo loud

[@darkalligator]

😢

[@BobConnor-n2g]

His reasons are rather weak. French door refrigerators are more expensive so he makes a bigger commission on them.

[@texas-red538]

Great review!!!! Going for French door!!!

[@Appliancefactoryout]

Good choice!

[@karmendimas5274]

you WILL be sorry!

[@karmendimas5274]

POOR CHOICE !@@Appliancefactoryout

[@karmendimas5274]

french door fridges S U C K !!! i can think of 20 reasons why,,

[@seskwein]

0/10 audio

[@PamelaBellOfficial]

@1:47 that ice maker holds like nothing

[@karmendimas5274]

IT OBVIOUSLY DOES, OPEN YOUR EYES!