01-05-2012, 02:17 AM
Robert M wrote:
One other suggestion is to not waste your money on a built-in water supply. I wanted it because I thought my wife and I would use the feature regularly. So, out fridge has a water and ice maker. It even has a filter. We rarely use it - just to fill a water bottle to make Crystal Light lemonade on an as necessary basis. In three years, I've never once used ice cubes be it from the ice dispenser or from plain ol' ice cube trays. The other concern with water/ice makers is the possibility of flooding in the event the water line breaks. Nearly everyone I know who has a fridge with a water line has had problems with it at some point in time. So far, our fridge and my mom's fridge are the sole exceptions.
Robert
Friend of mine has a saying about this: "water on the door, water on the floor."
There's a lot of truth to that. However, I do like the handiness of a cold water dispenser. I could do without the ice dispenser, it's a source of a lot of heat leakage and it always sounds to me as though its on the verge of breaking as it's chipping the cubes on their way out.
We're into our second year on a Kenmore from the low end of the high end of their lineup. I think it was made by LG. No complaints, and it is a LOT more efficient that the old one, as measured rigorously by my Kill-A-Watt before and after installation.