Westinghouse 681L French Door WHE6874BA / WHE6874SA
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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 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… Read more
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
Horrible badly designed fridge freezer – So fridge is 5 years old & now out of warranty was a $3800 fridge ,service agents refuse to come & fix,stupid design with flexi draw where condensation from top fridge door drips straight onto controll panel & corrodes wiring,price of spare parts far exceed value of fridge an absolute bit of junk Show details
Big Fridge, poor quality – Leaves finger prints all over it, very loud, shelves started cracking straight away. Freezer section difficult to arrange items, sliding tray in freezer sometimes get stuck. Not worth the price. Show details
Looks nice but has big issues – First the good stuff - Looks nice in our new kitchen. Cools ok -Nice lay out - The Bad stuff - Its Noisy. I have had a Tech out several times for various issues namely Ice Maker was faulty and there is a high pitched whirring sound of a motor starting/stopping continously for hours and hours which drives me insane. Nobody wants to assist with this… Read more
issue. I strongly recommend looking at another Brand before buying this model. In hindsight I should have bought the Samsung model that I looked at. I hate this fridge because of the noise. Paying over $2K for this unit its just not good enough. Do your homework before buying this model, seriously. Contacted Customer care but ......... No response for the noise issue, it seems it is in the too hard basket. I want a replacement now.
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A delight to own! – Love love LOVE our new French door fridge! Upgrading from a side-by-side has been a game changer. I can now see what's in my fridge without ducking down to knee level! Nothing gets lost in the fridge and the convertible drawer is amazing. We bought this model so we could have additional freezer space in the convertible drawer but the freezer is… Read more
plenty big enough so this drawer is used primarily for our deli meats, cheeses and kids snacks. Couldn't live without it!
A good fridge but noisy sometime – I purchased this Westing House a month ago, so far it is great but now and then makes a little bit of noise. Not too sure why?But has got a good space inside and nice design and kids like it as well. Show details
Getting a refund after the 4th one in 12 mnths has broken!! – First fridge was delivered with no gas. Second fridge the middle adjustable temp drawer was stuck on freezer. Third fridge the freezer had error code and kept dumping ice on the floor. Now the Fourth Fridge has a faulty compressor, door flap in between the two doors has broken wires and lets condensation into the fridge and the alarm dings to… Read more
alert that the doors are open when they aren't and the middle drawer panel keeps jumping to freezer by itself instead of on deli where it is set. It took 3 mnths to get a refund from the first breakage when we had food spoilage, now we are being told we can have a store credit, meanwhile all the cost of fridges have gone up and even the same model is dearer that what we paid , this one is only 7 mnths old ! like everything today what was once a great, reliable, long lasting brand is now throw away rubbish. Fed up. Going back to Samsung, last fridge was great and has great reviews.
Love our new fridge! – We love our new fridge. So much space, heaps of handy compartments. The middle section which can be changed to several different settings (from fridge through to freezer) is so handy. The quick chill feature is great if you've just bought warm drinks and don't want to wait hours. The only thing I find is the bottom drawer is quite heavy as are the… Read more
doors, but I guess this is unavoidable on a large fridge with heaps of features. Would definitely recommend.
Perfect fridge for our new house – Purchased a White Westinghouse French door where the water is plumbed into the fride so we get cold water instantly, together with crush ice and cubed ice as well. We couldn't be happier with our new fridge and it just placed in a perfect space in our new house. There's adequate ice coming from the fridge and it's amazing to listen to the soft… Read more
noise from the fridge while it's creating a new set of ice (after we unloaded the ice from the fridge). Hopefully, this new fridge will last a lifetime as so far we are enjoying using it
Best Fridge I've Owned – The configuration of the Westinghouse is wonderful for my family (4 people and 1 dog who has dog bones / large 3kg dog roll each week going in the fridge). You can fit anything in, due to the width and I find I don't have any problems getting things out, I usually only have to open one door. The drawer in the middle can be converted to a freezer… Read more
or kept as a fridge depending on your needs. I love the drawer arrangement for the freezer too. It is actually two drawers in the bottom freezer section - one clear plastic shorter drawer I put my bread and treats in there, plus a deeper bottom drawer - I put my meats and frozen leftovers in there. The bottom most drawer has a handy divider.
Keeps food cold, the water and ice functionality is awesome.
The lighting in the fridge is fantastic, lots of little compartments to put things on both doors and in the shelves. I believe the fridge is much quieter than my old one. The shelving is super adjustable - you can flip shelves up or back and can fit very tall bottles in. It has a door and drawer alarm which goes off after a while if you leave the doors open by accident.
I have now had the fridge almost 6 months and am so pleased with my purchase. The only small hiccup we had was the Westinghouse logo on the top right was coming unstuck on delivery - with some gentle pressure it stuck back on and has stayed on.
I considered a 4 door fridge however, I found that style no better for storage than my old side by side model. If you convert the 4th door to a fridge in those models you have next to no freezer space - especially if you don't have another freezer in the house. I love the Westinghouse as it means we don't need another fridge or freezer we have ample room for our family and can easily access what we need.
Best fridge I have ever had – This fridge is the ducks nuts. It is an awesome design and cools things really fast. I have worked on a lot of fridges being a refrigeration mechanic and this fridge is such an improvement on an i have ever seen. I dont normally like fridges with ice and water but i think might have changed my mind Show details
Great Fridge – This is a great fridge . It is so convenient to get cool fresh water. Ice cubes and Crushed ice are so easy to get without having too muck around with ice cube trays. You will hear occasional ice dropping within the Ice maker compartment. No Big deal.The flexible draw which converts either to Freezer or fridge is the best. Not sure why… Read more
Westinghouse did not make this option on the larger model WHE687074SA 707L French Door Fridge. ( both draws freezer only) ?. Both fridges are the same dimensions , so If you want the flexible fridge / freezer draw get the WHE6874SA 681L. Its only slightly smaller ( 26 Litres Less , but I think the draw makes this up)More economical to run too. Its a big fridge , so make sure you have the space . Great product. Note invoice shows larger model, with no flexible draw. When Bing Lee replaced with WHE6874SA 681L model it added $300.00 to the cost ( Discount price)
Worlds noisiest fridge – This fridge may look nice & have some handy storage options, but if I could turn back time, I would buy a different brand, it is the noisiest fridge I have ever come across, at times it makes a high pitched sound that sounds like a blunt drill going through steel which is so loud that it drowns out the TV!! The fridge is only one month old, I had… Read more
a Westinghouse Technician come out to have a look (I had to phone, they don't answer e-mails) he told me there was nothing wrong with the fridge & the sound was normal. I disagree, no fridge should make that noise, I guess I won't ever be buying Westinghouse again if that is their version of normal...
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