I love the counter depth feature but it does take getting used to having more on the door, and less space where I am used to, like the crispers. My previous refrigerator was a 17 ft GE as well, but this one does not feel as big. The drawers are one of the biggest issues with this unit, the crisper drawers are much smaller about half as big as the previous model I had for 17 years. I think there is more wasted space due to the configuration and the size of the snack drawer. The other problem is that they aren’t smooth tracking, you need to lift and sometimes jiggle them in, the same with the freezer. In the freezer the top drawer needs to be lifted up over the stops to fully expose the bottom drawer. And although there is plenty of clearance in the top drawer or tray it is difficult to get much into or out of it, so the actual usable square footage is less.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
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Performance
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Quality
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Value
3
Response from geappliances.comBy Vikki@GEA, GE_Appliances, December 29, 2021
Hi - We appreciate you taking the time to provide such detailed feedback on your new GE model refrigerator. We regret to hear you are not happy with the model you selected and apologize for your disappointment. The information you provided today will be most helpful as we continually strive to improve the products we offer. We will certainly share your comments with our product design team. Kind regards - Vikki@GEA
Refrigerator is just what we needed. Took one year to receive due to supply chain issues although could not get a clear answer from GE. One issue is the way shelving designed. Shelf heights fixed to varying levels since rack brackets in fixed locations. Only one shelf can have depth shortened to allow for larger bottles and can only be placed on right side. Poor design and surprised by this limitation
The refrigerator doors came with scratches. Two weeks later, and just twenty minutes after the service tech came by to check the damage, two new doors arrived. They are huge. The tech couldn’t return that day, so we put them out on our porch for two more weeks to wait for the tech to return. In the mean time, 2 more doors arrived. The tech had ordered them after his initial visit, and before we’d called him to tell him the doors were here. So, then we had 4 doors on our porch, while waiting two more weeks for the tech to return. The doors aren’t light, either, and they are bulky. It takes some strength to maneuver them. The tech arrived within the 4-hour window (3rd time we’ve had to be home during a 4-hour window), opened up one boxed new door and found it banged-up. The second one was good, and one of the doors from the other set was damaged, too, but luckily, there was one undamaged right-side door, and one undamaged left-side door. Just luck at that point. The next morning, 7 minutes after turning the ice-maker on, water spewed out onto our floor from the water dispenser on the door. A week later, during another (4th) 4-hour window, the tech guy came out and attempted to correct the problem. He was unsuccessful, determined the refrigerator was defective and ordered a new one for us. A month-and-a-half later, we received a new refrigerator (5th 4-hour window), and a shipping co. came by (6th-4-hour window) to retrieve the damaged doors. Sigh. The refrigerator may be fabulous, but it’s hard to look at it objectively, after all the appointments and the tedious unloading and loading two new refrigerators, not to mention all the time it takes to peel off the packing tape protection.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
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Performance
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Quality
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Value
4
Response from geappliances.comBy Vikki@GEA, GE_Appliances, December 28, 2021
Hi - Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with your new refrigerator and the service you received. The feedback you have provided will be most helpful to us in improving our products and the services we offer. We are so very sorry for the lengthy inconvenience you endured and can understand your disappointment. We do see you were working with our consumer relations team and would recommend contacting them directly in the unlikely event any further issues should arise. We do appreciate your loyalty and hope we can restore your faith in our brand. Kind regards - Vikki@GEA
Love the cubed & crushed ice in the door, the light in the fridge and freezer, and the general look of it. I wish the left door opened more easily and that the freeze's top drawer didn't act like it was going to fall out every time we open the freezer.