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4Hisense 326L Top Mount Fridge HRTF326

Hisense 326L Top Mount Fridge HRTF326

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4Hisense 326L Top Mount Fridge HRTF326
1.7

5 reviews

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Build Quality
2.3
Value for Money
1.7
Ease of Use
2.7
Cleaning & Maintenance
2.5
Noise Level
5.0
Internal Layout
4.0
The Big A
The Big A7 posts
  HRTF326S

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 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.

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ty_buchanan
ty_buchananQLD42 posts
  HRTF326

Hisense builds a USE-BY time into its refrigerators. After 4 years, when the warranty of 3 years expires, the circulating fan, hidden between the fridge and the backplate stops working (air comes in through small vents). You cannot remove the backplate. It is sealed on at the factory. This feature is now designed into many new white goods. It is in the circuit board and there is no way to fix the fridge. It is done to force you to buy a new fridge. Other white goods manufacturers use other ways to stop their goods from working after a set time. Years ago, refrigerators were built to last a lifetime. I had one that ran for 20 years. Yes, 20 years. Mind you, they were damned heavy.

Purchased in for $580.

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Carolyn E
Carolyn EQLD51 posts
  HRTF326S

Overall - Not very Impressed – Had to buy from info online as no sample in the store; wish I didn’t. Have had for about a month now. QLD summer when kitchen is around 26’C - 28’C during the day, find that freezer seems to work quite hard. Serious design flaw in the freezer; the door shelves are just 7cm deep and you can’t swap them with the fridge shelves. Almost useless; seriously restricted in what you can fit into them and makes finding things in the freezer a pain. These shelves should be like 2 separate compartments for items that are more frequently used and don’t need to be in the coldest part of the freezer, like vegies. The outer sides aren’t stainless steel, they are painted gloss grey and they undulate. Bit weird. Also throw out a lot of heat when the motor is working; great for Tassie, no good for QLD. Unfortunately the stainless steel door is easily marked, but just as easy to clean with a dry microfibre cloth. I have noticed that the motor makes noise when switching on and off on occasion, hope that’s just settling noises. Edit: Had for 5 months now. Have been monitoring temperatures. Fridge is fine, works as should, but the freezer - can't get it lower than -12.1 deg, and that's not right. Should go to at leat -17 which is the recommended freeze point for ice-cream. So this could be a warranty claim.

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Greg
GregQueensland2 posts
  HRTF326

Hisense 326lt top mount fridge purchase two fridges and the fridges constantly run at high temps 17° – Hisense 326 Lt fridge runs at random high temperature of up 17 degrees takes more than 12hrs to go back to 4 degrees. The Good Guys at Booval are not that great to solve this issue the same with Hisense as well we have purchase two in time for Christmas. Random times it will go to 8 degrees at night. Yes we have mounted temp gauge to a remote receiver to follow the temp climbs with photos. This is just a poor product that was purchased in October '24. So far we have thrown out over $500 in meats and other perishable items, yep cost of a new fridge.

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Roz
RozQLD9 posts
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Great Small Refrigerator – I only had a small space where a fridge could fit in and I have always had big fridge so I was a little concerned that the Hisense 326L would not be big enough. I decided to purchase the fridge from Harvey Norman and it was delivered on the day they specified and it fittinginto the space I had with a little bit of room. The delivery person installed the fridge, balanced and set the temperature controls. It is very quiet and now the test to see what could fit into the fridge and freezer. I was quiet surprised at what I could fit into the fridge. The freezer is a little small and you need to pack it safely or items may fall out when you open the freezer. Overall for the size it is a good fridge.

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