Haier 450L Bottom Mount HBM450HSA1 (Water Dispenser, Silver)

lasted 3 months, fridge & freezer not working – fridge and freezer no longer functioning, lost all food in both compartments. Having been attempting to contact Havier customer care for weeks and not able to get through to make a claim. I also purchased their washing machine and now that is malfunctioning too. These product were recommended to be by good guys and they are refusing to assist me with support or refund. Buyers beware Show details

Total collapse within 2.5 years – Control panel stopped working within first year and now cooling stopped within 2.5 years. Looks like defrost system failed. Bad bad choice. Will not recommend this to anyone and worse part was haier wanted to charge me $210 just to have a look at it.  Show details

What an excellent fridge freezer – As one of the biggest white goods manufactures, Haier got it so right with this one. It has a stainlees steel shell that doesn't pick up finger marks and stays clean. The fridge is on top and the freezer below. This is very good as the fridge is use far more frequently. The freezer is well designed with 3 pull out drawers. But the best feature is… Read more

the cold water dispenser, it is easy to re-fill and can take water OR anything you choose to refill it with. The capacity is about 2 litres. The door has 3 large bottle space and a wave shelf accessory that allows for a further 3 wine bottles that lie flat on the shelf of your choosing. The fridge area of adequate for 2 to 3 people with 2 drawers for fruit and veg and meat both can be temperature contolled. I run the freezer on -15 degrees (can go down to -25 degrees) and fridge on 3 degrees while the meat drawer is on 2 degrees. Totally brilliant. Recessed handles on the side of each door and it is possible to change the door opening from left to right if required. Oh, and very quiet, you can't hear it running. Fridge has very good lighting, freezer does not. Fridge has a small door enclosed shelf for eggs of dairy and a long but short shelf in the door for mustard, small jars of stuff or tubes of glue. So there are 2 other treated glass shelves apart from the shelf above the veggie drawer. Compliance plate inside the fridge on the right hand wall. I strongly recommend this appliance.

Not bad, but quality control could be better – I really liked this fridge when we bought it. We were seeking a fridge that had a water dispenser and was slim enough to fit an older style fridge cavity and had plenty of space (it really does). After 4 months I figured it was time to put in a review. - Noisey sometimes; - Water dispenser tank is woefully small 1.8litres is far too small… Read more

to be meaningful. The Samsung fridge closest to this one has almost 3 liters;

-The draws (crisper and extra). These are great but you need to open with two hands as with one it gets stuck (comes out crooked); and

-Lack of ice tray in the freezer.

My biggest gripe (and we'll see how I go with Haier's tech in the ACT) is that the seals are absolutely crap. We've noticed neither the fridge nor the freezer vacuums properly and we've had instances where the freezer seal has come out of its groove and resulted in the freezer staying open and spoiling things in the freezer. I never had an issue with my old fridge (a Samsung from 2011) about seals and the like and this has made this fridge after only 4 months.

I will update post tech visit - but if its the same guy as who checked over my Haier washer, he'll do his utmost to not do a thing.

Best value for money – There are only two reasons why I haven't given this fridge a five star rating, I'd give it a 4.5 is it were possible. I gave it a 4 due to it being a tad noisy sometimes and that when the fruit and vege has even a small amount of weight to it you need to use two hands, one at either end, to close it without it twisting and jamming, all the other… Read more

draws open and close without any issues. Other than that you really do get a lot for your money compared to other brands. Having two draws in the fridge is very handy, especially since you can adjust the temperature in one of them. The water dispenser flows at a great rate and does not drip once released. The 3 freezer draws are great. The outer walls are not overly thick so you get a decent amount of internal space. A big bonus is that you can switch which side the door opens from and it's fairly easy to do.

Great little fridge! – Bought this fridge off Queensland Appliances online and other than a couple of issues which were resolved the fridge is working beautifully. Keeps everything very cool, adjustable digital thermostat, water dispenser for when you're thirsty for cold water and bonus "myzone" compartment with it's own temp control for items you wish to keep extra cold in your fridge. Very happy with this product and would recommend.  Show details

Great product! – Runs very quiet and sufficiently. The total capacity of 455L is just the right size for a small family (327L fridge, 123L freezer). Compared to other brands and models with the same total capacity, the freezer capacity of this model is quite generous. The temperature for My Zone box can be set separately to as low as -3'c. The water dispenser is a bonus feature compared to the previous models.  Show details