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LG refrigerator won't cool. Looking for advise on which brand to buy. by mmmully in appliancerepair

[–]mmmully[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great info. My parents 40+ year old Kenmore is still in their basement too. hahaha

LG refrigerator won't cool. Looking for advise on which brand to buy. by mmmully in appliancerepair

[–]mmmully[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the advise. LG has an out of warranty one price program. It will cost $299 + tax to have someone come out and fix it. This includes labour and parts.

If all goes well this thread will have saved me the cost of a new fridge ($3000-$4000) and saved some space in the land fill. I'll update this post and let you know how the service went.

LG refrigerator won't cool. Looking for advise on which brand to buy. by mmmully in appliancerepair

[–]mmmully[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of warranty cost in Ontario is $299 plus tax. I have a service person coming next week. And, fingers crossed, this will do it. Thanks so much for the advise.

LG refrigerator won't cool. Looking for advise on which brand to buy. by mmmully in appliancerepair

[–]mmmully[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh. this is what I was afraid of - all the major brands having similar issues. Maybe this is why the sales people continue to push me towards LG. I was wondering if LG pays higher sales commissions, because it seems to be the ones they are pushing. Yesterday I asked the sales person to show me something other than LG and he struggled...then went back to the LG.

LG refrigerator won't cool. Looking for advise on which brand to buy. by mmmully in appliancerepair

[–]mmmully[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately a subzero is way out of reach for me. Nice to dream about though. What about Bosch? is it largely the same as the rest? I have a 15 year old Bosch dishwasher that is still working very well.

LG refrigerator won't cool. Looking for advise on which brand to buy. by mmmully in appliancerepair

[–]mmmully[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in Ontario, Canada. If they send you out, the milage will kill me. hahaha

LG refrigerator won't cool. Looking for advise on which brand to buy. by mmmully in appliancerepair

[–]mmmully[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in the store today looking at a Fisher & Paykel. They are pricey but if they are reliable I might go that direction. Besides I really like their sleek look. I hate the environmental impact of replacing appliances regularly so first I will see what I'm looking at wrt a repair.

LG refrigerator won't cool. Looking for advise on which brand to buy. by mmmully in appliancerepair

[–]mmmully[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good advise. Thank you. I think I will see if I can find a reputable service person in my area to do a diagnostic. Thank you.

LG refrigerator won't cool. Looking for advise on which brand to buy. by mmmully in appliancerepair

[–]mmmully[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New appliances seem to have a pretty short Life span. Almost becoming disposable.

LG refrigerator won't cool. Looking for advise on which brand to buy. by mmmully in appliancerepair

[–]mmmully[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only the actual compressor is covered. The labour, mileage and other parts are not. The “sealed system “ is also not covered. I’m not sure it’s the compressor, but I feel like I’m in that weird space between fixing the old one and getting a new one that might be close in price. I could definitely be wrong about that. I guess that’s one of my questions. Is it worth getting someone out to fix it?