Best French Door Fridges / Refrigerators

This fridge is next generation, really good ice maker system, so easy to use with no plumbing required. Excellent layout and easy to clean. The extra… Read more

features including the veggie drawer with the special light to extend the life of the veggies and the hot dish freezer plate etc,etc. The reason I purchased this fridge is the technology of the second to none cooling system and all the features bundled into this fridge. Well done Mitsubishi.

Disappointed, but it looks nice from the outside! – Have always highly recommended this fridge to everyone in the Facebook groups I'm in. We have an issue with the seals (which seems like a common… Read more

fault), and despite Harvey Norman ringing their representative and him assuring us it would be under warranty, Mitsubishi have said nope, sorry! Won't be recommending it anymore. I don't see them taking accountability for their design fault so I would hate to persuade someone to buy this expensive fridge and then be in my position in 2 years.

Very nice fridge, full width shelves for easy pizza storage. It does fit nicely in the fridge spot but needs room on the sides as the doors need… Read more

about 75mm on each side to open. Auto defrost is a little noisy. Sounds like it has a dialup internet modem included. Freezer has door pockets which is rare from what I've seen on other brands, very handy for small packets. Will definitely buy again when the time comes.

FaultCode20 Flapper Heater - Wire broken! The fridge beeps 20 times (exact) when opening the door for this fault, the code is also shown on the… Read more

diagnostic display (see graphics how to read that one).

What I did to repair: Remove the cover at the bottom of the flapper (1 screw), and you see a pair of wires going to the bottom end of the heater built into the flapper. Turns you can pull down the heater - pulling it down just a little makes it much easier to disconnect the plug. Once disconnected, I measured resistance of heater as 38ohm. Odd, because other sources (including AI and youtube videos) suggest it should be 15ohm...

Next I remove the cover at the top of the left door - there you can unplug the connector, and access the wire going to the heater. A paper clip slides nicely into the end of the connector (both top and bottom end), and I was able to confirm that one of the wires has an open circuit with my multimeter. Pulling (hard) on that wire reveals where the wire is broken.

I removed the flapper (first remove the spring), and then you can see where the wire comes from: from behind the door seal (see photo). With the wire separated at the break, I pushed some heatshrink over one end, soldered them back together, and moved the heatshrink to cover it up. That fixed it! (fingers crossed this lasts the remaining life of the fridge)

Final comment to Fisher & Paykel: the flimsy thin/poor quality wire is pre-programmed to fail eventually, as it has to make the 90deg move of the flapper every time you open/close the left door.

Like the fridge, but reassembling it after cleaning is IMPOSSIBLE! Looks good, works well, is nice and quiet. BUT, if you take anything out of it and… Read more

then try to reassemble? A nightmare. Yes, there are videos and instructions. The videos are poor quality, too fast and ignore or skip over essential bits. A power failure happened while I was away and the freezer had to be taken apart to clean. I discovered later that F&P ‘do not recommend’ that you do this. What you are supposed to do when you have a freezer part full of tomato gunk that defrosted, ran everywhere inside and then refrozen is ignored. I had to finally get a technician in at considerable expense to do it, after I and others had spent enormous time and effort trying to follow the skimpy instructions. I am now stuck again, dammit, after the veggie containers needed to be thoroughly cleaned. I simply canNOT figure out how to get 2 little plastic clips back and into their places and nothing will work until or unless I do. It’s enough to make me buy a new fridge and no, I won’t be buying F&P again. Pity, I was a long term customer until this fridge. Terrible.

9yrs on and still going strong.So quiet & remains a consistent temperature throughout the fridge & freezer. Easy to clean inside outside. I use Hillmark steel clean for the stainless steel. Show details

purchased this fridge less than five years ago, and it has already broken down—well before the warranty has expired. That in itself is unacceptable… Read more

for what should be a long-term appliance. What makes this worse is the terrible service I’ve received trying to get it repaired. I contacted the repairs team and have been repeatedly put off, with no real sense of urgency or accountability. I’ve now been told I have to wait three weeks just for a repair to be organized. Not completed—just organized. I’ve explained multiple times that this is a fridge, a basic household necessity, and that we can’t go without one for weeks. They clearly do not care. Their attitude shows a complete lack of respect for the customer and no understanding of how important timely service is when it comes to appliances like this. This has been an incredibly frustrating experience, and I would strongly caution anyone against buying this product. Poor build quality, and even worse after-sales support. Avoid.

Dissapointing warranty service – Buyer beware! Trying to get warranty on this fridge has been extremely difficult. No body ever calls us back, even though they say they will.… Read more

Request to speak to a manager were ignored. 3 weeks after lodging the warranty we still don't have a fridge and are told it will be another week. At this stage we just need a fridge and have requested a refund so that we can just go and buy a new fridge, but this required manager approval, but he won't return our calls. Wont be buying Whirlpool again.

UPDATE 7 Weeks have now passed with countless hours and outright lies from Arisit (The warranty provider) and the replacement fridge has finally been delivered.... To the wrong service agent. And yes we had to chase it up with the courier to find this out. Arisit should have know this was the wrong service agent as he refused the job request 7 weeks ago, and would not answer any calls from Arisit. One can only wonder how long the fridge would have sat in someone's driveway if we had not contacted the courier directly. Given the incredible effort we have made to progress the warranty claim this far, I feel certain that the warranty would never have been honoured if we had just lodged via standard process. There is no way to contact Whirlpool to let them know about this warranty service disaster. I hope that they are reading this and reach out to us. we have lost a lot of food and during a hot summer 2 months is a long time to be without a fridge... Stay tuned for the next exciting episode of Whirlpool warranty disaster.

This is a great fridge. I would recommend it to anyone wanting one. If I need another fridge outside o would buy one. Show details

Looks great. Quiet. But the door mechanism for the left door hinge is a bit flaky. However, other than a buggy web form, Mitsubishi were super quick… Read more

to get someone out to fix (seems like a known issue) and the repairer was fantastic and quick

So yes - still a huge fan of the fridge and the brand.

Thank you!

Having upgraded from a smaller LG, this Hitachi has done nothing but impress so far. It's quiet, cools well, have had no issues so far. The touch… Read more

screen on the front is good, it's very spacious, the inbuilt ice machine works great, no plumbing required. It is quite tall and wide, and collects fingerprints easily, but these are easy to wipe off. The vacuum compartment is small and it's hard to say whether it's worth using over the regular drawers but it's functional.

After putting up with my husband’s 15yr old top-mount Electrolux fridge, I’ve been desperate for a multi-drawer fridge. After much research we ended… Read more

up with this fridge, which I couldn’t be more pleased with. Much better functionality and layout, larger volume, thoughtful features such as the superchill drawer to keep meats fresher for longer, and the separate veggie drawer. Has only been a 3 weeks but can’t fault it so far. I have noticed my strawberries lasting MUCH longer before going soft - previously we would be lucky to get 5days out of them but I had forgot and left a 3 day new pack in the veggie drawer before a 5 day coastal holiday and we came home and they are STILL fresh!

Will update review at a later point after we’ve had this for a year, hopefully the Mitsubishi/Japanese quality stands up (though this version is made in Thailand!)

Bought this LG fridge in 2019 for $3,200. After just 7 years, it stopped cooling. The authorized service center asked for $200 just to inspect it.… Read more

Even though LG claims a 10-year warranty on the compressor, the repair quote for replacing it is nearly $1,000 — totally outrageous. Meanwhile, a Samsung fridge I bought at the same time for $800 is still working perfectly. Very disappointed with the durability and value of this product.

Bought in June 2023 for a household of 8. Called square trade fridge Sept 2025 that fridge stopped cooling. They attended and found roaches INSIDE… Read more

the circuit board? And expected me to know they were there and clean that even though theres a clear sign stating do not remove, authorised repairer only. . Fridge is in a wall cavity. Disappointed this big machine could attract so many roaches to the circuit board in such a short time. Had a Fisher & Paykel before this for 10 years + and no issues.

Only lasts for 3 years – Had this fridge less than three years. Have had two technicians have a look at it and both have said it's not economical to repair it. Contacted… Read more

Haier and was told they aren't responsible for cleaning up other technicians mess and I would have to pay for another service fee for them to see if it's repairable. If it's not repairable they said they would offer a discount on a new one. I am aware the warranty is only two years but you would expect more than three years out of appliance at that cost.

The door inserts also cracked within the first year and the stainless steel is not so stainless.

I bought the Hitachi 638L because of its stunning design, but I deeply regret it. After only 5 months of use, the unit died completely. There is zero… Read more

power when plugged in—it’s essentially an expensive piece of furniture now.

To make matters worse, Hitachi’s after-sales service is abysmal. I was told I have to wait an entire week just for a technician to come and look at it. For a premium refrigerator, this level of quality and service is unacceptable. Save your money and buy a brand that actually stands behind its products.

Complaint – My fridge continues to leak under the fridge the technician came out and emptied the tray at the back, it is leaking again I have wooden floors I… Read more

have had to stay home cancelled a day out and here I am with a five months old fridge that I bought from Aldi, it was bad enough not to be told I had to unpack it, the delivery did not happen until later at night, another day wasted, so here I am again waiting for the technician. Aldi should be responsible for there products. I certainly won’t recommend Aldi online for any products.

We purchased this fridge for our new home in August of 2024. MODEL ID RF605QUAA The fridge itself is OK as is the freezer. The ice making and cold… Read more

water features are also ok. The issue is the black mat finish of the fridge. I was concerned about a the black mat finish and worried about finger prints, my concerns were dismissed and we were told that finger prints were not an issue, this is an absolute fabrication. The black mat finish shows every single mark and is extremely difficult to clean. You should not need to work up a sweat to get finger prints off a fridge door. It is also very difficult to clean where the fruit and vegetable crispers slide in and out.

i would not recommend this product.

We bought this Fridge from Appliances Online. It had a 2 Year Warranty. Even though we SHOULD NOT need to an Extra Warranty (because of Australian… Read more

Consumer Law) we purchased an extra Warranty for three years. Towards the end of the 2 Year Warranty, the fridge stopped. Wiring had broken connecting the front control panel on right door, at hinge point. The wire had been put on too tight. Last week, the light went off, when the fridge door was opened. Strange? My husband turned it off, then back on again. And the light continued working. But - inside started to smell like something had rotted. And the TOP SECTION OF THE FRIDGE IS NOT COOLING. Thank God, THE FREEZER DRAW SECTION IS STILL WORKING (for how long??) I went into the Haier site to complain. Surprisingly, I was told by the Haier Service Agent - and I quote, as follows;- For your model, there is a known issue where the defrost system can cause evaporator icing, leading to a loss of cooling in the fridge section. Haier has issued Field Fix Kit to resolve this, which includes a replacement power board, defrost fuse, and a PE pad, along with instructions to remove any ice buildup. End of quote. We may have to pay for call out, because our Warranties have ended. We are 58 days out of All the Warranties. Is Haier operating a "Planned Obsolescence"? Here is what my husband and I want. We demand to have our fridge replaced. Failing that - as a token of goodwill - we want the Field Fix Kit installed in our fridge - AT NO COST TO OURSELVES. Two Major failures in just over 5 years IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH! We were delighted when we first for this Fridge! It absolutely ticked all our boxes. And now, it's just another drain on our life. P.s.If there is a Field Kit, for our fridge, obviously because Many, many others, have had this issue, why didn't Appliances Online contact us, to let us know? Or, do they simply wait until everything in the fridge perishes, we start screaming and THEN the act? Doesn't seem like Good Customer Service either. P.p.s. attached is a photo of our Kelvinator Fridge. Impression Series 300. It's what we're using now to tide us over until the Haier is fixed. How old is our Kelvinator, you may ask? Well, it was part of a pigeon pair when we moved into our house in 1980 - they MOST CERTAINLY DO NOT make White Goods like they used to. *Sigh*

Fridge is great, but the ice maker lets it down – Love the The fridge as it’s roomy and easy to clean and great access with the two big doors which makes it so much easier to get and see food that’s… Read more

in the fridge. No hidey holes for food to get hidden in. Perfect, however the icemaker would have to be the worst one on the market. It’s continues to spit ice out at a super fast speed even after you have stopped pressing the button. It’s spits it out of your glass and onto the floor. It’s also super slow at making ice and runs out so fast. We are lucky and have another really good ice maker in our other fridge. Update: ice maker and water are not working, so they think it’s because I use a generic water filter and now the entire water filter unit also needs to be replaced. I just ordered a smeg filter and it cost me $146 incl delivery, got to be joking and who knows what it’s going to cost to replace the filter unit. Not happy, it’s a rort.

I have had an extremely frustrating experience with this LG washing machine. The main issue is that after a wash cycle, the drum does not drain… Read more

properly, leaving all laundry soaking wet. This has been happening consistently and has caused damage to my clothes.

This issue has been ongoing for over a year, and despite this, it has not been resolved. The machine has undergone three separate repair attempts by authorised technicians, including full troubleshooting and multiple parts replacements, yet the same problem continues.

I have also had to rearrange my work schedule multiple times to attend these repair visits, resulting in lost income. In addition, some of my laundry has been damaged due to the ongoing fault.

What is most concerning is that despite repeated contact with LG, there has been no effective resolution. I have received multiple phone calls asking for the same information repeatedly, but no actual outcome has been delivered.

At this point, it is clear that the product has a major failure, and the issue has not been resolved within a reasonable time.

I would not recommend this product based on my experience.

Poor quality fridge and even worse service from manufacturer – Purchased the fridge from retailer (Harvey Norman) and wishing 7-10 days good was going off. A repair person set a sensor in fridge for 5 days… Read more

confirming average temp > 7° C. Manufacturer said they would fix but give it was less than 2 weeks old I asked for a replacement. The replacement is now (in fridge) freezing goods at -10° C despite being set at 3. The local repair person has been good. Harvey Norman we’re good and the manufacturer could not have cared less about their product.

I have only had this fridge for about a week and so far so good! We picked this fridge which is pretty large for just my husband and I + 1 pet that… Read more

and was worried it’ll be too big but it worked out perfect! So spacious, fits everything we need and it has handy and well designed storage drawers. It’s sleek and looks nice in our kitchen and the french doors are great. It does show finger marks but it’s not too bad. The water dispenser is great, it provides chilled water which is not warm nor freezing cold and I find it to be just the right cool temperature of water. The ice maker is fabulous and ice is always available on demand. The fridge is not noisy at all but when the ice drops here and there you will hear it if you’re in the same room. The freezer is massive and fits everything we need. Overall great fridge for a good price, I have seen mixed reviews so if any issues do occur I’ll update the review but overall happy currently.

This one has been OK. Good. It does make weird sounds and the exterior coating has failed absurdly. Maybe better than the last. It replaced an old… Read more

Australian made Westinghouse one that literally dropped the ice maker front due to rust. It did very well so, ultimately, no complaints after 16 years. The internal space is great. Extra drawer is, legitimately, wonderful. It fits so much. Thoroughly researched at the time and the pickings are slim now. Electrolux do so much rebadging nowadays. They still actually make these fridges. It came down to this or Fisher and Paykel (i.e: Haier with a rebadge). And I’d never go near F&P again.

Also, very conscious that, in dishwasher land Electrolux went to cheap imports from Turkey and are now selling Midea Chinese units under the Westinghouse brand in Australia. So was glad to find this one is actually made by Electrolux.

I don’t really know if it will last as a fridge but the pickings are slim nowadays. In the here and now it’s great. As stated, exterior dark paint is already failing . It does keep chucking ice and seems a swift cut quality wise above the rest.

Bitterly disappointed that Electrolux is churning towards the bottom with some of their other brands. This still seems to be Electrolux quality. The same fridge can be had as a Westinghouse, the same brand can be had as an Aussie made oven: try buying a replacement for a dishwasher and, with Dishlex reliability (sigh) now gone and AEG not getting traction (you’d surely go Miele for a few bucks more at the price point), then this fridge stacks up in the space for what we paid.

Electrolux need to sort their branding in Australia. We used to rely on this brand and their family brands. Seeing some of their rebadged products has really put me off them. The fridge may be an exception. Time will tell! It was this or an LG.

Don't buy a Samsung Fridge – My Samsung fridge is mechanically very good, but the internal shelves and drawers are rubbish - they are all cracked and breaking. We had a few parts… Read more

replaced within the first year while still under warrantee. Now the parts are no longer available. My friend just replaced her Samsung fridge for the same reason. The support team tell me that they don't make the parts anymore and that no other model has matching parts - they seem to think this is an adequate response. They say the fridge is from 2002, but I bought it brand new at Harvey Norman in 2012 - not advertised as an old model either. One Samsung employee said to go on Ebay - which I already had. I've scoured the net. My 26 year old Westinghouse in the garage is in much better condition - and that was our main fridge for 20 years! Stay away from Samsung!

What a waste of money, it’s been 5 year I have bought this fridge, I have to fix the compressor 2 times, I don’t recommend to buy this fridge. Show details

The price at Good Guys was $1700. And for that it have …. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – The BEST FRIDGE replacing another brand that cost $5k 15 years ago. It did well. Onto Electrolux. It does everything effortlessly, efficiently and… Read more

the options! Having the left bottom section as a choice between -17 or 7 degrees makes it perfect for parties. There is a section designed for your wine or beer bottles. Up top the shelves move up or down but they also have a neat hinge you lift so bottles can fit, without moving the shelf up. Clever design, It’s the sheer choice of what you want and it’s just there. Wine holders drop down up top. The crisper is keeping everything fresh. The snack compartment is great for berries or chocolate treats. The plumbed water and ice is a must in Queensland, the grey metal doesn’t show up finger marks. And it’s so quiet. Energy efficient 3.5 ⭐️ esp when you aren’t opening four doors. Just the one. And the doors have deep shelves. Again with a variety of options depending on your food and drink. This is a great design. The price dropped from $4k. Maybe a new one soon but I don’t care. I’m a happy new fridge owner - for the next 15 years. Highly recommend you buy before the price goes up.

Worst experience ever! – At first we loved our fridge. Then mid 2021 we noticed that the back of the fridge behind the two crisper draws ( fruit and veg ) started getting… Read more

frosty/ icy. Then it would melted and leak into the two snack draws below. Then the fridge would beep saying HI temp and we couldn’t work out why. Then water would leak down from the ice dispenser and leak all of the floor. During these changes there was also strange noises coming from the fan motor at the back of the fridge. Seemed like something was stuck in the blade. Called Westinghouse tech and nothing could be booked for months; so we called a refrigerator mechanic to check it out. He removed the back panel of fridge where fan sat and saw it has frozen over, caused the fan to stop working and cooling the fridge. worked reasonably for 6 months then same problem has occurred x3 times over next 2 years (roughly 6 months apart)

This fridge freezer is meant to be a frost free and goes through automatic defrost . It’s so frustrating. Had to get rid of so much food on several occasions. Fruit and veg freezes and then it spoils. Who else has had this issue? What else can we do besides getting it serviced every 6 months?

Aren’t these fridges meant to last at least 10 + years. Seems like they don’t make them like they used to. My parents fridge lasted them 35 years. No issues with there’s until end when their motor died.

Don’t recommend and won’t buy this brand again

Was looking for a refrigerator to replace our existing one. Criteria was to be silver, over 600L capacity, French Doors and have inbuilt filtered… Read more

water and ice-making capabilities (plumbed). One such fridge that (almost) met this criteria was the Samsung SRF7500BB. This was a “black” fridge which we were not happy about (always had white then silver) but it met all other criteria and was currently "on special". Turned out it was finished in a smooth “anti-fingerprint” finish that was more grey than black. Additionally, numerous random but close spaced horizontal lines “broke” the surface and we have grown to quite like this finish. I have attempted to show it in an attached photo but you will need to allow for reflections which can’t be avoided on the smooth satin finish.

SETTING UP - Upon delivery we were left to hook it up to our existing electrical wall outlet preinstalled plumbing outlet (must have for this fridge). Next, needed to remove the protector plastic from the drawers and shelves and insert them into place. We were told to let it sit and settle in place for a couple of hours before turning it on. Once this was done, it took an hour or two to reach set operating temperatures. Therefore, make sure you have provision to store your fridge contents for a few hours. We had old polystyrene foam boxes which we fitted out with ice bricks plus we could store frozen contents in a freezer we had in the garage. I did notice it took a day for the temperatures to stabilise throughout the new fridge as evidenced by a manual thermometer I was able to move around inside to check. To completely fill the two ice trays took the fridge close to four days but to do the same now only requires a solid two days.

OPERATION - Controls are minimal and hidden down in the hinge area of the right fridge door. A digital readout supplies both the fridge and freezer temperatures as well as being able to turn on/off the water jug and the ice-makers. It will also alert you if the water filter needs replacing as well as the ability to “snooze” the alert. You can also activate “Power Cool” and “Power Freezing” for rapid temperature drops. Should note that after setting the desired fridge and freezer temperature, both the readouts then revert to displaying the actual temperatures in the fridge. While placing the controls inside the fridge (as opposed to being on the outside of a door) makes them slightly less accessible, that is also an advantage giving a minimalist appearance. Opening the doors is achieved by placing your fingers under the two doors (top of for two freezer doors) to access the recessed handles. Be aware the doors are not fully self closing but need to be pushed to overcome resistance for the last 6cm or so of travel. There is, however, an alarm that sounds if the door is left open (except for the Beverage Door which does not alert you and needs a firm push to close as it uses a physical latch.

BEVERAGE CENTRE – This fridge features a “beverage centre” which is essentially a door in a door. Its handle is also recessed and sits alongside the handle to open the left refrigerator door. This exposes the Beverage Centre which consists of a cold water dispenser, a 1.4L water jug (BPA free with infuser) and two shelves to store drinks. You won’t fit bottles (these can be put in the right hand door) as one is 21cm tall and the other is 14cm tall but it is useful for cans and glasses. Each time the jug is returned to the fridge it automatically “tops up” to full with cold filtered water. Should note that the fridge has a filter for the water jug, ice cubes and cold water dispenser that needs to be replaced about every six months (Samsungs recommended time based on average use). There will be a warning for when this is needed on the control panel. Surrounds for the cold water dispenser are all plastic so won’t have the issue we experienced on the previous fridge with surface rust forming around the base of the dispenser. There are two removable ice trays as the freezer makes two different size ice. The one on the left creates a tray of standard size ice cubes while the one to its left creates smaller ice (approx. 2cm x 1.5cm x 1.5cm) which Samsung calls “Ice Bites”. The freezer monitors levels in these trays and automatically tops them up as needed. The ice drops into the tray from above about every six to eight hours. Curiously, the “Ice Bites” frequently drop into the tray as a group looking like a frozen chocolate bar (see attached photo). As I said earlier, it takes a solid two days to fully refill if you empty them. The only downside I have encountered is the fridge fills the two trays to capacity. Whilst they are removable, I usually just use the supplied scoop to get the ice while the trays are still in place. Samsung decided to make the tray sides all the same height so inevitably when scooping, some ice will fall over the back of the tray and into the drawers below. Only a small issue but easily fixed if the back of the trays were higher.

NOISE – This is without doubt the quietest fridge/freezer I have ever had. Even in a quiet night time environment it is completely silent. The exception, of course, is the infrequent sound of ice dropping into trays (with the subsequent sound of running water as they refill) along with that of the jug when it is refilling. If you are looking for a quiet fridge this is it.

OVERALL – Have no regrets purchasing this fridge. It works well and goes about its business in the quietest way possible. Adjustability of internal shelving is good and you should have no issue fitting tall items. It has two flush mounted, bright white, LED interior lights that leaves no dark corners and comes with a two year warranty (ten years on the compressor). Based on my experience over the last five months, I would recommend this refrigerator.

WHAT I LIKED:- Quiet operation, Dual ice makers, Inbuilt water jug and water dispenser, External satin grey “faux textured” finish, bright spacious interior.

WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE:- Backs of ice trays should be higher, Doors not fully self closing, Don’t forget you will need to have it plumbed into your house plumbing, Noise from ice falling can be startling in a quiet house at night until you get used to it (Yes, I really am battling to find things I don’t like)

We bought our fridge 2 years and three months ago so it is three months out of warranty. It has developed two cracks in the plastic floor in front… Read more

of the crispers. This is very disappointing, I would not have expected such a deterioration in so short a time. I phoned customer service and they were absolutely no help at all, we had our previous fridge for 16 years and it did not develop any problems. We don’t know if the cracks will get worse or if they affect the operating of the fridge in some way. Not happy, be careful buying this fridge.