I like the fridge with it's design but the dark stainless steel is quite delicate as I found out when the service person came to adjust the hinges and the pliers slipped leaving a dent and scratch in the side of the door. The shelving being glass is quite thin and bows slightly when under only moderate weight. I do not think heavy cast iron or stoneware containers would hold up on this style of shelving. The shelves in the door are quite thin plastic and when I take milk bottles out of the shelf there is a lot of creaking so I do not know how long the shelving will last. I am used to a fridge with shelving made from plastic coated wire where they make the fridge more robust and long lasting and heavy items can be stored without any worry of breakage. At this price ... MoreI like the fridge with it's design but the dark stainless steel is quite delicate as I found out when the service person came to adjust the hinges and the pliers slipped leaving a dent and scratch in the side of the door. The shelving being glass is quite thin and bows slightly when under only moderate weight. I do not think heavy cast iron or stoneware containers would hold up on this style of shelving. The shelves in the door are quite thin plastic and when I take milk bottles out of the shelf there is a lot of creaking so I do not know how long the shelving will last. I am used to a fridge with shelving made from plastic coated wire where they make the fridge more robust and long lasting and heavy items can be stored without any worry of breakage. At this price point I thought the quality of materials would have been stronger and more durable. When looking at the fridge in a showroom you don't realize how it is going to perform until you start using it and realize there are flaws. It is quiet to run but I have not seen a reduction in my energy use considering it has a 4.5 star energy rating.

Fridge is fantastic inside and runs perfectly and the veggies have never been so crisp. As a fridge it does it's job perfectly and the space and design is great. There are two downsides though and the first is that the fridge is actually loud. When there is no other noise you can hear the fridge. In fact, even when there is other noise eg. the TV or people talking you can still hear it humming away. I've never had a fridge this loud before! The second part if that there is a threshold to which the door stops before it closes. We've been caught multiple times where we thought it was closed only for it to start beeping at us a few minutes later because it's not actually closed. The lookaway door close is an unfortunate thing of the past.

As somebody who suffers from various forms of anxiety, my top priority with buying a fridge was finding a quiet one (because I knew that a noisy fridge would send my anxiety through the roof). I am very happy with this fridge in relation to the level of noise that it makes. The fridge spends a lot of time making literally no noise at all (during its off cycles), and the level of noise that it makes during the on cycles is certainly very acceptable and bearable (most importantly, I know that the noise will not be incessant, and soon enough it will get back to being on its completely silent off cycle). All fridges have their on and off cycles, and so there is no such thing as a fridge that makes no noise at all, so with this in mind, it is the ultimate fridge with ... MoreAs somebody who suffers from various forms of anxiety, my top priority with buying a fridge was finding a quiet one (because I knew that a noisy fridge would send my anxiety through the roof). I am very happy with this fridge in relation to the level of noise that it makes. The fridge spends a lot of time making literally no noise at all (during its off cycles), and the level of noise that it makes during the on cycles is certainly very acceptable and bearable (most importantly, I know that the noise will not be incessant, and soon enough it will get back to being on its completely silent off cycle). All fridges have their on and off cycles, and so there is no such thing as a fridge that makes no noise at all, so with this in mind, it is the ultimate fridge with regard to noise levels, and I strongly recommend it to anybody who experiences similar anxieties like me in response to obtrusive noise. I should mention that when you first turn the fridge on, it will be fairly noisy for quite some hours while it's doing its initial cooling, so please don't panic like I did when you first turn it on. Beyond this, it is extremely well designed and has heaps of room - I absolutely love the layout! Lastly, one little tip I've learned about this fridge: open the door from the bottom of the handle, because this is the part with the least resistance. You will find that it requires a lot of might to open the door if you try pulling from the middle or the top of the handle. Once you know this (and now you do!), however, you will have no problems opening the door :)