We have just bought a GE Cafe french door fridge with bottom freezer.
***Model #: CFE28TP2MKS1*** (LCD display with water/ice dispenser on the door, and hot water dispenser as well)
***What has transpired during the last 48 hours:***
Appliance store delivered first fridge and temps fluctuated a lot on both the fridge and freezer. They replaced the first fridge with another new model.
Here are brass tacks with the second Cafe model delivered and installed two days ago:
# Installer suggested that the problem might be that the fridge was plugged into a GFCI outlet. However, we never had any issues with our old fridge/freezer. The outlet never tripped with the old fridge. With the new fridge, within the two days that we had it, there were no trips of the circuit. So, I personally don't think that is the issue. Would need an electrician's help to confirm this.
# Installer said that we needed to try plugging it into another outlet, using an extension cord. We did that. I looked more closely. The second outlet was also GFCI. It is probably on the same circuit as the original described above (daisy chained, I guess). We then ran a long appropriately rated extension about 30 feet to our living room to plug the fridge into a standard 3-prong grounded outlet.
# Temps were fluctuating already before establishing the new outlet location. After we moved to the new non-GFCI outlet, temps kept fluctuating. Temps, for some reason, kept rising in the freezer, heading from 0 deg F up to 28. The fridge dropped from 37 to 33 for a short while. Our freezer was set to 0 and fridge to 37 per factory standards. So, 6:23 pm, freezer at 28; 9:47 pm, freezer at 13. At 6:23 pm, fridge at 33; 9:47 pm, fridge at 40. Temps on fridge were 40 or 41 for many hours. Freezer kept dropping. This morning (new day) fridge and freezer reached and held set temps.
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***Other stuff:***
* Wife and I are underwhelmed by the ice production. Has not reached full capacity in over 48 hours of operation.
* We are leaving the fridge plugged into the non-GFCI outlet by extension cord for the next 24 hours to see if the fridge and freezer hold temps.
* If the fridge and freezer hold temps, we are going to try plugging the appliance into the original GFCI outlet just behind the fridge to see if that outlet leads to temp fluctuations with the new fridge. If it does, then I will contact an electrician to help.
* Clearance on all sides of the fridge: back side of the fridge (almost 3.5 in), right side (almost one inch), left side (no wall).
* Before hiring an electrician, we are going with the recommendation of the appliance store. They are contacting GE to have them send one of their technicians to our house.
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This became a long-winded question. Sorry. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We took a lot of time to pick out this fridge and are underwhelmed and greatly frustrated with its performance, to say the least.
UPDATE: Four days post-installation still plugged into standard 3-prong outlet by extension cord, the fridge and freezer are holding temps. Ice maker is working pretty well. Turbo Cool and Freeze functions don't seem to work.
We have just bought a GE Cafe french door fridge with bottom freezer.
***Model #: CFE28TP2MKS1*** (LCD display with water/ice dispenser on the door, and hot water dispenser as well)
***What has transpired during the last 48 hours:***
Appliance store delivered first fridge and temps fluctuated a lot on both the fridge and freezer. They replaced the first fridge with another new model.
Here are brass tacks with the second Cafe model delivered and installed two days ago:
# Installer suggested that the problem might be that the fridge was plugged into a GFCI outlet. However, we never had any issues with our old fridge/freezer. The outlet never tripped with the old fridge. With the new fridge, within the two days that we had it, there were no trips of the circuit. So, I personally don't think that is the issue. Would need an electrician's help to confirm this.
# Installer said that we needed to try plugging it into another outlet, using an extension cord. We did that. I looked more closely. The second outlet was also GFCI. It is probably on the same circuit as the original described above (daisy chained, I guess). We then ran a long appropriately rated extension about 30 feet to our living room to plug the fridge into a standard 3-prong grounded outlet.
# Temps were fluctuating already before establishing the new outlet location. After we moved to the new non-GFCI outlet, temps kept fluctuating. Temps, for some reason, kept rising in the freezer, heading from 0 deg F up to 28. The fridge dropped from 37 to 33 for a short while. Our freezer was set to 0 and fridge to 37 per factory standards. So, 6:23 pm, freezer at 28; 9:47 pm, freezer at 13. At 6:23 pm, fridge at 33; 9:47 pm, fridge at 40. Temps on fridge were 40 or 41 for many hours. Freezer kept dropping. This morning (new day) fridge and freezer reached and held set temps.
***Other stuff:***
* Wife and I are underwhelmed by the ice production. Has not reached full capacity in over 48 hours of operation.
* We are leaving the fridge plugged into the non-GFCI outlet by extension cord for the next 24 hours to see if the fridge and freezer hold temps.
* If the fridge and freezer hold temps, we are going to try plugging the appliance into the original GFCI outlet just behind the fridge to see if that outlet leads to temp fluctuations with the new fridge. If it does, then I will contact an electrician to help.
* Clearance on all sides of the fridge: back side of the fridge (almost 3.5 in), right side (almost one inch), left side (no wall).
* Before hiring an electrician, we are going with the recommendation of the appliance store. They are contacting GE to have them send one of their technicians to our house.
This became a long-winded question. Sorry. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We took a lot of time to pick out this fridge and are underwhelmed and greatly frustrated with its performance, to say the least.
UPDATE: Four days post-installation still plugged into standard 3-prong outlet by extension cord, the fridge and freezer are holding temps. Ice maker is working pretty well. Turbo Cool and Freeze functions don't seem to work.
We have just bought a GE Cafe french door fridge with bottom freezer.
***Model #: CFE28TP2MKS1*** (LCD display with water/ice dispenser on the door, and hot water dispenser as well)
***What has transpired during the last 48 hours:***
Appliance store delivered first fridge and temps fluctuated a lot on both the fridge and freezer. They replaced the first fridge with another new model.
Here are brass tacks with the second Cafe model delivered and installed two days ago:
# Installer suggested that the problem might be that the fridge was plugged into a GFCI outlet. However, we never had any issues with our old fridge/freezer. The outlet never tripped with the old fridge. With the new fridge, within the two days that we had it, there were no trips of the circuit. So, I personally don't think that is the issue. Would need an electrician's help to confirm this.
# Installer said that we needed to try plugging it into another outlet, using an extension cord. We did that. I looked more closely. The second outlet was also GFCI. It is probably on the same circuit as the original described above (daisy chained, I guess). We then ran a long appropriately rated extension about 30 feet to our living room to plug the fridge into a standard 3-prong grounded outlet.
# Temps were fluctuating already before establishing the new outlet location. After we moved to the new non-GFCI outlet, temps kept fluctuating. Temps, for some reason, kept rising in the freezer, heading from 0 deg F up to 28. The fridge dropped from 37 to 33 for a short while. Our freezer was set to 0 and fridge to 37 per factory standards. So, 6:23 pm, freezer at 28; 9:47 pm, freezer at 13. At 6:23 pm, fridge at 33; 9:47 pm, fridge at 40. Temps on fridge were 40 or 41 for many hours. Freezer kept dropping. This morning (new day) fridge and freezer reached and held set temps.
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***Other stuff:***
* Wife and I are underwhelmed by the ice production. Has not reached full capacity in over 48 hours of operation.
* We are leaving the fridge plugged into the non-GFCI outlet by extension cord for the next 24 hours to see if the fridge and freezer hold temps.
* If the fridge and freezer hold temps, we are going to try plugging the appliance into the original GFCI outlet just behind the fridge to see if that outlet leads to temp fluctuations with the new fridge. If it does, then I will contact an electrician to help.
* Clearance on all sides of the fridge: back side of the fridge (almost 3.5 in), right side (almost one inch), left side (no wall).
* Before hiring an electrician, we are going with the recommendation of the appliance store. They are contacting GE to have them send one of their technicians to our house.
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This became a long-winded question. Sorry. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We took a lot of time to pick out this fridge and are underwhelmed and greatly frustrated with its performance, to say the least.
UPDATE: Four days post-installation still plugged into standard 3-prong outlet by extension cord, the fridge and freezer are holding temps. Ice maker is working pretty well. Turbo Cool and Freeze functions don't seem to work.
We have just bought a GE Cafe french door fridge with bottom freezer.
***Model #: CFE28TP2MKS1*** (LCD display with water/ice dispenser on the door, and hot water dispenser as well)
***What has transpired during the last 48 hours:***
Appliance store delivered first fridge and temps fluctuated a lot on both the fridge and freezer. They replaced the first fridge with another new model.
Here are brass tacks with the second Cafe model delivered and installed two days ago:
# Installer suggested that the problem might be that the fridge was plugged into a GFCI outlet. However, we never had any issues with our old fridge/freezer. The outlet never tripped with the old fridge. With the new fridge, within the two days that we had it, there were no trips of the circuit. So, I personally don't think that is the issue. Would need an electrician's help to confirm this.
# Installer said that we needed to try plugging it into another outlet, using an extension cord. We did that. I looked more closely. The second outlet was also GFCI. It is probably on the same circuit as the original described above (daisy chained, I guess). We then ran a long appropriately rated extension about 30 feet to our living room to plug the fridge into a standard 3-prong grounded outlet.
# Temps were fluctuating already before establishing the new outlet location. After we moved to the new non-GFCI outlet, temps kept fluctuating. Temps, for some reason, kept rising in the freezer, heading from 0 deg F up to 28. The fridge dropped from 37 to 33 for a short while. Our freezer was set to 0 and fridge to 37 per factory standards. So, 6:23 pm, freezer at 28; 9:47 pm, freezer at 13. At 6:23 pm, fridge at 33; 9:47 pm, fridge at 40. Temps on fridge were 40 or 41 for many hours. Freezer kept dropping. This morning (new day) fridge and freezer reached and held set temps.
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***Other stuff:***
* Wife and I are underwhelmed by the ice production. Has not reached full capacity in over 48 hours of operation.
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* We are leaving the fridge plugged into the non-GFCI outlet by extension cord for the next 24 hours to see if the fridge and freeze hold temps.
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* We are leaving the fridge plugged into the non-GFCI outlet by extension cord for the next 24 hours to see if the fridge and freezer hold temps.
* If the fridge and freezer hold temps, we are going to try plugging the appliance into the original GFCI outlet just behind the fridge to see if that outlet leads to temp fluctuations with the new fridge. If it does, then I will contact an electrician to help.
* Clearance on all sides of the fridge: back side of the fridge (almost 3.5 in), right side (almost one inch), left side (no wall).
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* Before hiring an electrician, we are going with the recommendation of the appliance store. They are contacting GE to have them send one of their electricians to our house.
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* Before hiring an electrician, we are going with the recommendation of the appliance store. They are contacting GE to have them send one of their technicians to our house.
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This became a long-winded question. Sorry. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We took a lot of time to pick out this fridge and are underwhelmed and greatly frustrated with its performance, to say the least.
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This became a long-winded question. Sorry. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We took a lot of time to pick out this fridge and are underwhelmed and greatly frustrated with its performance, to say the least.
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UPDATE: Four days post-installation still plugged into standard 3-prong outlet by extension cord, the fridge and freezer are holding temps. Ice maker is working pretty well. Turbo Cool and Freeze functions don't seem to work.
We have just bought a GE Cafe french door fridge with bottom freezer.
***Model #: CFE28TP2MKS1*** (LCD display with water/ice dispenser on the door, and hot water dispenser as well)
***What has transpired during the last 48 hours:***
Appliance store delivered first fridge and temps fluctuated a lot on both the fridge and freezer. They replaced the first fridge with another new model.
Here are brass tacks with the second Cafe model delivered and installed two days ago:
# Installer suggested that the problem might be that the fridge was plugged into a GFCI outlet. However, we never had any issues with our old fridge/freezer. The outlet never tripped with the old fridge. With the new fridge, within the two days that we had it, there were no trips of the circuit. So, I personally don't think that is the issue. Would need an electrician's help to confirm this.
# Installer said that we needed to try plugging it into another outlet, using an extension cord. We did that. I looked more closely. The second outlet was also GFCI. It is probably on the same circuit as the original described above (daisy chained, I guess). We then ran a long appropriately rated extension about 30 feet to our living room to plug the fridge into a standard 3-prong grounded outlet.
# Temps were fluctuating already before establishing the new outlet location. After we moved to the new non-GFCI outlet, temps kept fluctuating. Temps, for some reason, kept rising in the freezer, heading from 0 deg F up to 28. The fridge dropped from 37 to 33 for a short while. Our freezer was set to 0 and fridge to 37 per factory standards. So, 6:23 pm, freezer at 28; 9:47 pm, freezer at 13. At 6:23 pm, fridge at 33; 9:47 pm, fridge at 40. Temps on fridge were 40 or 41 for many hours. Freezer kept dropping. This morning (new day) fridge and freezer reached and held set temps.
***Other stuff:***
* Wife and I are underwhelmed by the ice production. Has not reached full capacity in over 48 hours of operation.
* We are leaving the fridge plugged into the non-GFCI outlet by extension cord for the next 24 hours to see if the fridge and freeze hold temps.
* If the fridge and freezer hold temps, we are going to try plugging the appliance into the original GFCI outlet just behind the fridge to see if that outlet leads to temp fluctuations with the new fridge. If it does, then I will contact an electrician to help.
* Clearance on all sides of the fridge: back side of the fridge (almost 3.5 in), right side (almost one inch), left side (no wall).
* Before hiring an electrician, we are going with the recommendation of the appliance store. They are contacting GE to have them send one of their electricians to our house.
This became a long-winded question. Sorry. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We took a lot of time to pick out this fridge and are underwhelmed and greatly frustrated with its performance, to say the least.
We have just bought a GE Cafe french door fridge with bottom freezer.
***Model #: CFE28TP2MKS1*** (LCD display with water/ice dispenser on the door, and hot water dispenser as well)
***What has transpired during the last 48 hours:***
Appliance store delivered first fridge and temps fluctuated a lot on both the fridge and freezer. They replaced the first fridge with another new model.
Here are brass tacks with the second Cafe model delivered and installed two days ago:
# Installer suggested that the problem might be that the fridge was plugged into a GFCI outlet. However, we never had any issues with our old fridge/freezer. The outlet never tripped with the old fridge. With the new fridge, within the two days that we had it, there were no trips of the circuit. So, I personally don't think that is the issue. Would need an electrician's help to confirm this.
# Installer said that we needed to try plugging it into another outlet, using an extension cord. We did that. I looked more closely. The second outlet was also GFCI. It is probably on the same circuit as the original described above (daisy chained, I guess). We then ran a long appropriately rated extension about 30 feet to our living room to plug the fridge into a standard 3-prong grounded outlet.
# Temps were fluctuating already before establishing the new outlet location. After we moved to the new non-GFCI outlet, temps kept fluctuating. Temps, for some reason, kept rising in the freezer, heading from 0 deg F up to 28. The fridge dropped from 37 to 33 for a short while. Our freezer was set to 0 and fridge to 37 per factory standards. So, 6:23 pm, freezer at 28; 9:47 pm, freezer at 13. At 6:23 pm, fridge at 33; 9:47 pm, fridge at 40. Temps on fridge were 40 or 41 for many hours. Freezer kept dropping. This morning (new day) fridge and freezer reached and held set temps.
***Other stuff:***
* Wife and I are underwhelmed by the ice production. Has not reached full capacity in over 48 hours of operation.
* We are leaving the fridge plugged into the non-GFCI outlet by extension cord for the next 24 hours to see if the fridge and freeze hold temps.
* If the fridge and freezer hold temps, we are going to try plugging the appliance into the original GFCI outlet just behind the fridge to see if that outlet leads to temp fluctuations with the new fridge. If it does, then I will contact an electrician to help.
* Clearance on all sides of the fridge: back side of the fridge (almost 3.5 in), right side (almost one inch), left side (no wall).
* Before hiring an electrician, we are going with the recommendation of the appliance store. They are contacting GE to have them send one of their electricians to our house.
This became a long-winded question. Sorry. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We took a lot of time to pick out this fridge and are underwhelmed and greatly frustrated with its performance, to say the least.
We have just bought a GE Cafe french door fridge with bottom freezer.
***Model #: CFE28TP2MKS1*** (LCD display with water/ice dispenser on the door, and hot water dispenser as well)
***What has transpired during the last 48 hours:***
Appliance store delivered first fridge and temps fluctuated a lot on both the fridge and freezer. They replaced the first fridge with another new model.
Here are brass tacks with the second Cafe model delivered and installed two days ago:
# Installer suggested that the problem might be that the fridge was plugged into a GFCI outlet. However, we never had any issues with our old fridge/freezer. The outlet never tripped with the old fridge. With the new fridge, within the two days that we had it, there were no trips of the circuit. So, I personally don't think that is the issue. Would need an electrician's help to confirm this.
# Installer said that we needed to try plugging it into another outlet, using an extension cord. We did that. I looked more closely. The second outlet was also GFCI. It is probably on the same circuit as the original described above (daisy chained, I guess). We then ran a long appropriately rated extension about 30 feet to our living room to plug the fridge into a standard 3-prong grounded outlet.
# Temps were fluctuating already before establishing the new outlet location. After we moved to the new non-GFCI outlet, temps kept fluctuating. Temps, for some reason, kept rising in the freezer, heading from 0 deg F up to 28. The fridge dropped from 37 to 33 for a short while. Our freezer was set to 0 and fridge to 37 per factory standards. So, 6:23 pm, freezer at 28; 9:47 pm, freezer at 13. At 6:23 pm, fridge at 33; 9:47 pm, fridge at 40. Temps on fridge were 40 or 41 for many hours. Freezer kept dropping. This morning (new day) fridge and freezer reached and held set temps.
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***Other stuff:***
* Wife and I are underwhelmed by the ice production. Has not reached full capacity in over 48 hours of operation.
* We are leaving the fridge plugged into the non-GFCI outlet by extension cord for the next 24 hours to see if the fridge and freeze hold temps.
* If the fridge and freezer hold temps, we are going to try plugging the appliance into the original GFCI outlet just behind the fridge to see if that outlet leads to temp fluctuations with the new fridge. If it does, then I will contact an electrician to help.
* Clearance on all sides of the fridge: back side of the fridge (almost 3.5 in), right side (almost one inch), left side (no wall).
* Before hiring an electrician, we are going with the recommendation of the appliance store. They are contacting GE to have them send one of their electricians to our house.
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This became a long-winded question. Sorry. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We took a lot of time to pick out this fridge and are underwhelmed and greatly frustrated with its performance, to say the least.
We have just bought a GE Cafe french door fridge with bottom freezer.
***Model #: CFE28TP2MKS1*** (LCD display with water/ice dispenser on the door, and hot water dispenser as well)
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***What has transparent during a 48 hour period:***
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***What has transpired during the last 48 hours:***
Appliance store delivered first fridge and temps fluctuated a lot on both the fridge and freezer. They replaced the first fridge with another new model.
Here are brass tacks with the second Cafe model delivered and installed two days ago:
# Installer suggested that the problem might be that the fridge was plugged into a GFCI outlet. However, we never had any issues with our old fridge/freezer. The outlet never tripped with the old fridge. With the new fridge, within the two days that we had it, there were no trips of the circuit. So, I personally don't think that is the issue. Would need an electrician's help to confirm this.
# Installer said that we needed to try plugging it into another outlet, using an extension cord. We did that. I looked more closely. The second outlet was also GFCI. It is probably on the same circuit as the original described above (daisy chained, I guess). We then ran a long appropriately rated extension about 30 feet to our living room to plug the fridge into a standard 3-prong grounded outlet.
# Temps were fluctuating already before establishing the new outlet location. After we moved to the new non-GFCI outlet, temps kept fluctuating. Temps, for some reason, kept rising in the freezer, heading from 0 deg F up to 28. The fridge dropped from 37 to 33 for a short while. Our freezer was set to 0 and fridge to 37 per factory standards. So, 6:23 pm, freezer at 28; 9:47 pm, freezer at 13. At 6:23 pm, fridge at 33; 9:47 pm, fridge at 40. Temps on fridge were 40 or 41 for many hours. Freezer kept dropping. This morning (new day) fridge and freezer reached and held set temps.
-
***Other stuff:***
* Wife and I are underwhelmed by the ice production. Has not reached full capacity in over 48 hours of operation.
* We are leaving the fridge plugged into the non-GFCI outlet by extension cord for the next 24 hours to see if the fridge and freeze hold temps.
* If the fridge and freezer hold temps, we are going to try plugging the appliance into the original GFCI outlet just behind the fridge to see if that outlet leads to temp fluctuations with the new fridge. If it does, then I will contact an electrician to help.
* Clearance on all sides of the fridge: back side of the fridge (almost 3.5 in), right side (almost one inch), left side (no wall).
* Before hiring an electrician, we are going with the recommendation of the appliance store. They are contacting GE to have them send one of their electricians to our house.
-
This became a long-winded question. Sorry. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We took a lot of time to pick out this fridge and are underwhelmed and greatly frustrated with its performance, to say the least.
We have just bought a GE Cafe french door fridge with bottom freezer.
***Model #: CFE28TP2MKS1*** (LCD display with water/ice dispenser on the door, and hot water dispenser as well)
***What has transparent during a 48 hour period:***
Appliance store delivered first fridge and temps fluctuated a lot on both the fridge and freezer. They replaced the first fridge with another new model.
Here are brass tacks with the second Cafe model delivered and installed two days ago:
# Installer suggested that the problem might be that the fridge was plugged into a GFCI outlet. However, we never had any issues with our old fridge/freezer. The outlet never tripped with the old fridge. With the new fridge, within the two days that we had it, there were no trips of the circuit. So, I personally don't think that is the issue. Would need an electrician's help to confirm this.
# Installer said that we needed to try plugging it into another outlet, using an extension cord. We did that. I looked more closely. The second outlet was also GFCI. It is probably on the same circuit as the original described above (daisy chained, I guess). We then ran a long appropriately rated extension about 30 feet to our living room to plug the fridge into a standard 3-prong grounded outlet.
# Temps were fluctuating already before establishing the new outlet location. After we moved to the new non-GFCI outlet, temps kept fluctuating. Temps, for some reason, kept rising in the freezer, heading from 0 deg F up to 28. The fridge dropped from 37 to 33 for a short while. Our freezer was set to 0 and fridge to 37 per factory standards. So, 6:23 pm, freezer at 28; 9:47 pm, freezer at 13. At 6:23 pm, fridge at 33; 9:47 pm, fridge at 40. Temps on fridge were 40 or 41 for many hours. Freezer kept dropping. This morning (new day) fridge and freezer reached and held set temps.
***Other stuff:***
* Wife and I are underwhelmed by the ice production. Has not reached full capacity in over 48 hours of operation.
* We are leaving the fridge plugged into the non-GFCI outlet by extension cord for the next 24 hours to see if the fridge and freeze hold temps.
* If the fridge and freezer hold temps, we are going to try plugging the appliance into the original GFCI outlet just behind the fridge to see if that outlet leads to temp fluctuations with the new fridge. If it does, then I will contact an electrician to help.
* Clearance on all sides of the fridge: back side of the fridge (almost 3.5 in), right side (almost one inch), left side (no wall).
* Before hiring an electrician, we are going with the recommendation of the appliance store. They are contacting GE to have them send one of their electricians to our house.
This became a long-winded question. Sorry. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We took a lot of time to pick out this fridge and are underwhelmed and greatly frustrated with its performance, to say the least.