Fisher & Paykel ActiveSmart E522BRX5 (Stainless Steel, Left Door)
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Please note: Fisher & Paykel ActiveSmart 519L Bottom Freezer Fridges are split in two series. This listing is for the E522 Series. For the RF522 Series, please click here.
Only lasted 6 years – Only lasted 6 years. Should get 10 to 25 years from a fridge Show details
Excellent, quiet and cold water at ease – A lovely fridge with heaps of capacity for cold stowage and lower freezer space. The water dispenser is brilliant with large capacity, a very healthy alternative that is really helping us drink more water. Lots of space in storage slide out trays, very deceiving how much she actually holds and especially like the neat presentation of trays. Show details
Great looking, sleek design – Very spacious interior with big salad drawers, decent door storage and a water dispenser which has to be plumbed. Great feature is the Ice maker which is in the freezer section which can be turned on or off. Two big drawers in the freezer and one smaller slim line drawer. Fridge is pretty quiet apart from when in ice making mode. Only downsides are no egg compartment and not cold enough when set to manufacturers recommmended temperature. Show details
Beaut fridge/freezer – Lots of space in the fridge section and easy to move shelves to different heights. Very quiet operation and easy to clean. Easy to operate temperature and door alarm. Very handy having two crisper drawers for separating goods that need to be stored differently. LED lighting a big plus as it's easy to see all your goodies. Efficient freezer but… Read more
wish there was a little more space in the freezer section - the small shelf for ice bricks is not that helpful and I would have preferred this space for more frozen food. Overall very happy with this purchase.
So far soo good – Easy to clean and maintain. Had some issue with door sensor. But Fysher and Pykel came around pretty quick to fix it. but sadly they dont work on weekends so I had to take a day off for that. Apart from that fridge has worked ok. no issues noticed. quiet but sometimes the water pipe rattles. Show details
Excellent fridge – WOW this fridge is fantastic, i just love it! Its a quiet fridge, there is the odd clank noise but generally you dont hear the generator running which to me is important. Internal lighting is ideal - nice and bright, and the fruit and veg compartments keep items fresh. Yes it doesnt come with an egg holder but who needs one when you have the carton anyway - overall I highly recommend this Fisher and Paykel fridge - oh and it looks good too! Show details
A NECESSITY – We were limited in fridges due to the width of the cavity, as it was an urgent purchase we did not get to do a lot of investigation. the fridge is good it seems to maintain temperature well, the dual crisper's do keep my fruit and veg fresh longer. Unfortunately it has no ice maker or even a twist and turn ice bucket, just ordinary ice cube… Read more
trays, the freezer drawers often slide out themselves when you open the freezer door, and the fridge door takes some nudging to close especially if you have too many heavy items/bottles in the door (it takes a bit of tweaking). If you had a young family with children constantly in the fridge this could prove an issue. Overall it does it's job.
Looks great - but next time I'd choose differently – It's a great looking fridge and the lights inside are nice and bright. It's large enough to hold a lot of groceries and cools food effectively. Positives - bright with easy visibility inside - nice looking accessories (glass shelves etc) - cools food well and the quick cool function is great Negatives - it's… Read more
SUPER loud
- awkward to pull freezer drawers out unless door is opened absolutely all the way (design flaw)
- the door very rarely closes unless you give it a really solid shove so the alarm is always going off
This is the main reason I wouldn't buy this fridge again. And yes I've tried adjusting the front of the fridge like all the manuals suggest to fix the door closing problem and it hasn't worked.
Poor Quality – 1st one they delivered was keeping my neighbours up at night. 2nd one they delivered has a faulty door that has a bump when closing the door. Also noisy. Customer service is good but the product has poor workmanship. I asked for a refund but they declined and are sending a technician to fix the door. I want a new fridge not a repaired fridge.
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