Best Top Mount Fridges / Refrigerators

Average - door closing and sealing issues – It’s good in many ways, however like others here I find that things at the very back of the fridge will freeze which is annoying. Also like others,… Read more

sometimes when the fridge door closes, the pressure from it makes the freezer door pop open but only a few mm - so sometimes you may not notice, and it’s not enough to set off the open door alarm, so they freezer will defrost or get condensation in it. Also it doesn’t auto-close itself! All fridges I’ve had in past if you leave open, the door will start to pull itself shut. This one doesn’t do that. It stops before fully closing and again - it’s not closed so letting cold air out, but it’s close enough that it doesn’t set the door alarm off. Frustrating!

For cheap price I give 2 stars, otherwise 1. Ours lasted 4 years until the design flaw created a refrigerant leak. I would suggest everyone check theirs, rusted through. Why wouldn't they just use copper tube here. Shelves are also brittle Show details

westinghouse refrigator • WTB3400WG – Failed after 6 years - needs replacement, can smell gas.(edit - wasn’t gas, must have been food etc). The motor had failed, more expensive to replace… Read more

than renew! Repairman said it very common with this frig. So just hope the replacement (similar) model will last longer than 6 years. prior to it failing the performance was ok, keeping drinks quite cool was the main function.

After an extensive search, I was thrilled when I found this Westinghouse Top Mount fridge/freezer to replace my similar 28 year old Sharp fridge.… Read more

This one is more superior in design, functionality and appearance, just hope it matches the life expectancy of my old fridge.

This fridge is fantastic value considering the quality and features, such as: - the brushed stainless steel finish, worth the extra cost for its elegant look and easy cleaning. - very spacious interior with a generous height between the adjustable clear glass shelves that enable placing various sized containers or food items anywhere and still be easily seen wherever they are. - functions efficiently throughout without freezing any food placed at the back of the fridge. - being handles free, the fridge looks seamless and there’s no risk of handles breaking off. - no annoying alarm if the fridge door is left open for longer than the manufacturer’s deemed correct time. - brilliant operations – no noise from motor running, doors close gently, large crisper glides smoothly, generous bottle and container compartments. - the rear rollers make it easy to move the fridge for cleaning or placing it elsewhere. - the 2 year warranty is peace of mind and shows the manufacturer’s confidence in the product.

After two months of use, I love everything about the fridge but think it would have been helpful if there was lighting in the freezer section as well but not a deal breaker for me. Feedback from my friends and family has all been very positive.

Buying from AppliancesOnline couldn’t have been easier with next day delivery, the special sale price of $1,241 included cost of delivery, free connection and removal of my old fridge. The delivery guys kept me fully informed about arrival time, they were friendly, courteous and when finished, they took the packaging with them. I highly recommend AppliancesOnline and have and will continue praising them to my friends and family.

Poor Lifespan – 4 years in and suddenly the freezer wont get cold enough. I suspect the motor for the fan has died. Paid $1,099 for it back in 2020 and its already… Read more

out of warranty, which means i'll have to pay a $165 flat rate(+ parts costs) to call someone out to fix it. I'll be looking into my options under Australian Consumer Law as this is a unreasonable amount of time for a refrigerator.

Stable and reliable fridge, never misses a beat – Very consistent and reliable. Very easy to open and close. It always looks fresh and bright inside (the lighting must be quite good). One of the drawers inside can be split which is great for storing bigger items like a Christmas ham etc Show details

Good quality Fridge with excellent Customer service support – Compact, solid quality fridge for its size - 560L fridge for a footprint size most other manufacturers would only be able to fit in less than 500L.… Read more

Compressor has inverter technology as well. Cost wise is a tad more than the other manufactured in China brands including F&P and Westinghouse and its made in Thailand but it is well worth the extra cost after our experience below.

We would gladly choose Mitsubishi again especially after our recent encounter with Mitsubishi Electric's (ME) customer service. We had been using the fridge for over 2 months before we noticed a small crack on the interior surface of the fridge compartment next to one of the lower shelves before noticing a few other smaller cracks in similar areas next to the other shelves. We were a bit worried since it was more than month down from the delivery of our fridge we would have had trouble with claiming warranty. Our concerns were quickly diminished with the way ME handled our claim

Gave Appliances Online a quick call and we were referred to ME promptly.

ME sent out Daniel and Lawrence to have a look at the damage the week after our call. They asked a us a few questions about the fridge and put our minds at ease immediately, saying the damage was definitely not our fault as it would've taken a lot of force to cause those cracks from their experience. He immediately put in a warranty claim. A week later, we just had the new replacement fridge delivered by Daniel and Lawrence straight from ME and the whole process was done with minimal hassle or inconvenience.

Thank you Daniel and wonderful customer service from ME. You have a customer for life for your brand.

Fridge died after 2 years! Do not buy one!! – Bought this brand new to fit a narrow space and has worked fine for us, but after just over two years, it suddenly stopped cooling the fridge… Read more

compartment and we lost a heap of food. There are online LG guides on things to check/try to get it to restart (so they know their products have these failures!) but nothing makes any difference. Waste of money!

We bought this fridge in 2021, and four and a half years later, after paying nearly a thousand dollars for what we assumed was a top fridge with a… Read more

good guarantee, it stopped working. After alot of phone calls to LG Customer Care and deciding to get the fridge independently assessed by a good reliable fridge repair service centre we knew what was the fault, a long slow leak of the gas over many months and so it would need regassing and a very thorough gas leak repair to repair it at the source. We spent a few weeks doing our homework about all of this and realised that even though LG said if its a fridge fault we'd be covered with a warranty if they said no it isn't its due to a power outage or hot weather (which had not affected the fridge in its 4 or more years). Due to a lack of trust with what LG staff said and did and realising they could charge us for the call out fee up to $200 and that their repair may just patch it up like regas but not take it away to a workshop to fix it, we decided not to go through LG, would be like gambling our money we may need for a new fridge. We spoke to a good fridge repair mechanic who said I can repair it but will cost between $600-$800. So we knew this was nearly the cost of a new fridge with a 3-5 yr warranty. We have learnt so much now about fridges and the ins and outs of all of this type of thing. After reading the reviews here that helped us to make the best choice. We had no fridge for a week and half just putting our food on ice, chucked out heaps, got a new hire fridge for a few weeks until we bought a new fridge after listening to what brands are good and this one has a service centre here in Melbourne and Australian staff, not out sourced, even LG outsource their repairs we discovered. So hope this review helps someone else. We did not expect to fork out nearly a thousand dollars again for a new fridge within five years, our last fridge went for over 20 years. Buyer beware in this day and age. Buy from a store that if you have a problem will go into bat for you, like the John Alan Betta Home Living Store at Ferntree Gully in Melbourne who are excellent and good prices too, gave us alot of help and information. Sorry about the tome, it was nearly a months journey through this. Sadly our in perfect condition fridge apart from the gas leak has been picked up and taken to be made into scrap metal. Which happens to tons of very good fridges not made to last deliberately and the consumer pays the hefty price. What a waste.

Fridge a bit noisy for the price, also break down 6 months after warranty is expired (3 years and six months life as I extended the warranty for one… Read more

year).

I tried to contact LG to get the spare part to fix it and they couldn’t help find it, redirected to the “authorised repair centre “ and even then can’t find the right part after multiple interaction and picture send it back and forth.

Costumer support doesn’t really offer any support, you get more lifespan from cheaper brand.

Very disappointing, definitely will stir away from the brand for future.

This fridge has been performing flawlessly since i purchased it in early 2019. It keeps everything cool enough in the fridge & freezer & is a good… Read more

size space for me as a single person, would also be ok for a small family. There are only a few issues i had which is why i did not give 5 stars. Firstly it is quite noisy, i haven't found it unbearable like some people have said, but its definitely noticeable. Eg if i am standing in the kitchen only about 8 meters away i can't hear the TV when if it starts on one of its cycles, i have to turn the TV up to a much louder level. The second thing is the ice tray, in the last 6mths it has started to get a strong smell about it, almost like a gas smell. I have tried washing it & it has not helped, so if i will have to buy a replacement which costs $44. And thirdly, the temperature control slides are not really located in a convenient space, but that is probably the case with alot of fridges. This is a discontinued model but if you're looking to buy it second hand take these things into consideration & ask for a bargain price.

This has been a really excellent small fridge. Fridge appears to have no warm zones and cools evenly across all areas. The freezer works well… Read more

although could be a touch colder. This is a well-made unit. Slightly noisier than expected but not problematic I found. It’s only a 211 L fridge however there’s plenty of space with flexible storage options internally. Just does what you want to do, and does it well.

Good service. Very helpful. Supplied on demand. Delivered on time. Show details

Noisy motor – I can't believe how noisy this fridge is. The motor is as loud as my kitchen exhaust fan. I can't see how it can be energy efficient since it runs… Read more

almost constantly and gives off so much heat. I'm extremely unhappy with this product but it works fine so I can't return it.

Works well but with drawbacks – This was the only fridge available to fit into my kitchen cabinet space so I went for it sight unseen. The fridge works very well and is quite and… Read more

effective. The big freezer compartment is great if you are preparing dinners and freezing. The main annoyances are- - there is only one door opening choice which is opposite to what I wanted; - the veggie compartment jams when you open and close it, plus it generates a lot of moisture; - the shelf configuratioin does not allow for a large pot if you are cooling down cooked food like soup (I took out the upper crisper compartment which is of little practical use) to achieve a better arrangement on the top shelf; -the main lighting isn't great especially on the top shelf.

I bought one of these fridges 3 years ago to replace a similar looking Westinghouse fridge which I had for over 20 years. I liked it's simple,… Read more

spacious, old fashioned design. It was not too expensive. The recessed handles would not be easy to open for the elderly or arthritic, and the crisper drawer is very difficult to use, especially if loaded. You will note in my photo that the crisper drawer is broken (I have put a couple of nuts and bolts in to reinforce and hold it together, and there are some plywood shims to centralised and restrain the shelf it is hung off). The freezer temperature is okay, but even at its coldest setting, the fridge was not (a thermometer I put in said it was around 10 degrees. The recommended temperature for refrigerators is between 4-5 degrees Celsius - https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/business/charities/temperature-control).

Unfortunately after a few months it started to make a whining noise. Admittedly I have sensitive hearing but it was extremely annoying. I had the service person out but they couldn't fix it. It was driving me absolutely crazy. I love to cook so am in the kitchen a lot of the time. I had taken to ripping the back panel of the freezer every few weeks and using a hair dryer to reduce the build up of ice (this was reason I got rid of the old fridge in the first place). This process would reduce the noise for a few days. Then it would return. The noise seems originate from the evaporator fan at the back of the freezer.

For two and a half years and through trial and error I tried to fix this noise, but to no avail. Kelvinator, to their credit, did offer to send someone out again after I posted a negative review on their product website, but I couldn't see any point. This was to my mind a design or manufacturing problem. I was a dab hand at removing the freezer shelf with all the food in one go and using long nose pliers to have the back panel off in seconds (I left the 2 retaining screws off for ease of removal). I tried duct taping some of the openings, removing some of the styrofoam insulation from both behind the freezer and the fridge sections. I fabricated a separate duct to channel the fan's air directly to the fridge section. Nothing worked long term. All thought of warranties had long gone. I was resigned to the fact I had a lemon. It really was only suitable for use in a garage where you couldn't hear it, but even then the fridge section wasn't really cold enough.

Then a few days ago I took the fan out and contemplated replacing the blade- see photo attached. I thought it might be a problem with the balance of the blade. What I did do though was drill the plastic end section of the blade so I could push the blade down the axle shaft so the blade was closer to the fan motor (you have to take the pressure spring retaining the blade off first to allow the blade to be removed). I put it all back together again; and to my astonishment I have had a deafening silence for 3 days! Finally! And for bonus points, the temperature in the fridge is now also an almost satisfactory 5 degrees - see photo (note that I have removed and left off the styrofoam panel behind the fridge back panel, which channelled the air, for this temperature - I suspect that it restricted the quantity of cold air coming from the narrow hole between the freezer and the fridge).

So in summary, if you are audiologically challenged, have strong arms, are handy with tools, and don't mind a warmer than ideal fridge, then this refrigerator would be okay. Apologies for the long review, but I needed to express my frustrations, torment and cathartic resolution. Also, I hope this might help someone, or perhaps Kelvinator, to review the design of the evaporator fan blade.

Bought 2nd hand and after 4 years still going strong !! – I needed a cheap 2nd fridge and bought this as i trusted aldi products. Boy it hasn't let me down these 4 years and it's 2nd hand so been running for… Read more

close to 6 years now !

The ice cube tray is small enough to be removed for extra space. Easy to remove any frost that builds up on the odd fickle minded weather day. It's light weight and can easily be moved about the house.

I have the usual all kinds of meats in the freezer with ice creams and frozen corn etc and no issues.

This is a review for the later-model CTM515NW4. My experience is nothing like Jamie B's; I do not recommend this product. I am downgrading my review… Read more

to one star, due to the fact that neither Chiq nor Appliances Online have corrected their advertising after a month! Read on to find out which features they are advertising, without including.

I had previously purchased a dented CTM512SSE, which I found to be too warm and an unstable temperature. I assumed this was a result of the same accident that caused the denting, so I returned it and bought this NW4 brand-new. The temperature is unpredictable for this class of refrigerator in this brand. I had it on the coldest possible setting for nearly a week, and the fridge averaged about 6 degrees C overnight. I read advice that food in the fridge will keep the temperature more stable, so I loaded it. Two days in, the ice cream half-melted. Another day and the milk went sour. The strange thing is that the temperatures got cooler when I lowered it away from the "Coldest" setting on the dial. I now have it on 4.5/7 (like Jamie B.) which seems to give much more stability.

More issues with temperature: Whenever I open the freezer door, even for just a few seconds, the temperature shoots up above freezing; I believe this is due to the fans continuing to run while the door is open, evacuating tremendous gusts of cold air into the room. This is the design of it, not technically a fault. Complicating this are vents from the freezer to the refrigerator, located at the very bottom of the freezer on the vertical back wall. The result of this is that any reasonable person will eventually push food back that will block those vents. While the temperature varies too much at the best of times (perhaps implying poor insulation), it is especially bad during the rather aggressive defrost cycle; when it was empty of food, a defrost raised the air temperature inside the freezer to over +30C! Even full of food, a defrost raises temperature by 12C, and if we load some groceries just before a defrost, the temperature rises drastically: again, melting the ice cream or worse. A defrost cycle seems to take place every 8-9 hours, but not predictably. I would hate to think what would happen if the power failed with that level of heat in the freezer.

Sadly, temperature is not the only problem. Before my purchase, Chiq's website, and thus AO's, advertised features on this fridge that do not exist: there is no freezer light, digital control, door alarm, nor fast-cooling mode, in particular. To their credit, Chiq acknowledged all of their incorrectly advertised features, and offered to arrange a return for me (but only for a store credit.) An Appliances Online manager agreed to either a return for full refund, or a partial refund for the missing features, with me keeping the unit. While this was commendable, it took days of my time, effort and documentation to make it happen. I accepted the partial refund, which I now regret; I would be better off with my nice, cold old fridge, possible energy inefficiencies be damned.

A final problem with this unit is the design of the shelving; there are very few brackets upon which to move shelves, and they are either too close together or too far apart. Although the capacity is technically larger than my old fridge, I could not transfer everything into it, due to the arrangement. The freezer cavity is especially narrow and short, with most of the capacity in depth, making food difficult to find and reach. The Meat Keeper is useless; yes, it traps some colder air, but that robs refrigeration from the other shelves. It might have been added to discourage customers from piling food too high near the back vents, again subtracting some of the unit's advertised capacity.

So, if you like a big, sometimes warm fridge that you cannot fit much inside, and without a surprise bag of missing features, this might be the model for you. At the time of this writing, the missing features are still advertised on both websites.; this is one month after I reported the problem! Be aware that you are buying a fridge without a fast-cooling mode, without a digital control, without a freezer light and without a door alarm. I do believe both companies made honest mistakes, but for now the advertising remains misleading.

Chiq staff were helpful (other than some long delays in responding).

What a great fridge freezer, quality in everything apart for freezer shelf that's thin plastic, but the ice cube trays are great. Great quality ,… Read more

coming from a Westinghouse 700 lt side by side I do miss the digital temp display quick freeze functions ECT. The Mitsubishi temperature controls are located in the fridge under the top storage compartment, and they are both twist dial, no frills, but less to break down. They tell you in the instructions half way for medium packed and more if the fridge is loaded. The power consumption is great compared to my last one. You may have to play with the shelving system in the fridge as it gives you 4 not so high shelves.. The outer sides are textured and the build quality is very good. This is the only fridge I could find sub 3k that had a 5 year warranty on the fridge and 10 on the compressor, most fridges came with 1 to 3 years. At average rrp is $1700 to $1900 I got mine for $1250 from e and s factory outlet, it had 2 dings bottom back both sides and a every small mark, but covered by full manufacturers warranty. If your looking for a no frills no gimmick fridge that will do the job well, give this a look.

This is great fridge – The first review talks about kelvinator fridge but this review is for westinghouse.We have had it for 3 years now the fridge is great and uses… Read more

minimal electricity.The only issue I have had is the water dripping from inside I guess we need to defrost it.

Not all parts guaranteed – One plastic internal shelf has broken and can't be used. A smaller one has already a new crack. I asked if I could get a replacement shelf. Good… Read more

Guys Ballarat said its not covered by warantee (1 month after purchasing) and they can't order a replacement part.

Silent. Cannot hear it. We purchased new a month ago and have been impressed with it. Good size. The extra large fridge door space is great. The… Read more

freezer draws slide easily and they are deep.

The two freezer trays are perfect for ice trays or pastry.

We are very happy with this purchase.

Temp varies dramatically, and it is hard to keep it under 5°C (measured with a digital thermometer in the middle of the fridge) --no matter what… Read more

setting you choose. Starting to think these things are downright dangerous. Even the instructions say the fridge compartment has a "target" temp of "2 - 8°C", which is ridiculous (... 8 ???). Probably should be taken off the market.

avoid this fridge – If I could leave no star I would fridge 3 yrs old shelves in door all broke bar 1. Plastic strip on crisper broke off, cracks in the bottomed of… Read more

fridge and seals perished, fridge no not cooling. Hisense response is it's out of warranty, minimum lifespan of fridge is five years but this failed a month out of warranty. (3 yrs )Horrible product stay away from it.

Inadequate freezer performance. Your food will spoil – Slowly struggles to reach temperatures. Fridge eventually holds reasonable temps. Freezer struggles to hit an inadequate maximum of 17 deg. and… Read more

that's without any regular opening of it. I.e. food ends up getting spoiled.

It also has a poor layout, e.g. small, narrow door spaces not designed for many products.

Our fridge stopped working after 2 yrs... still under warranty... they sent technitian out who said he had fixed it. We notified them it was not cold… Read more

enough. They did not assist further. Now a few months later it has stopped again. They say they will only send a technician ( we said we want replacement as they already tried to fix it unsuccessfully) we suspect they are hoping to wait out our warranty as they still have not had a technician contact us even though she said she would mark it urgent. Will not buy another hisense again.