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Originally Posted by PHANTMXR6

1. French doors suck due to having to open them both all the time so the efficiency goes out the door. From memory ours had a 1 star rating. And you have to close them in sequence or they don't close.

The missus has been in to the store to have a touch and feel of the Westinghouse and I mentioned this issue to her, and she said she didn't have any indication of the need to open both doors at once or open/close them in sequence? Perhaps the Westinghouse has been designed different to the LG in this respect? The missus will be in the shop again today to look at this issue once more. Thanx for the heads-up. The reason we have gone for the french door is that the fridge alcove is situated right next to an internal sliding door that opens/closes onto our main hallway. The existing fridge blocks this doorway whichever side it hinges. We are hoping the french door will reduce this problem somewhat.

Originally Posted by PHANTMXR6

2. The 2 freezer sections are not full depth of the unit, due to compressor and all the other parts that make the fridge work being located directly behind that compartment.

We also have a chest freezer that we store most of our stuff in. The freezer in the fridge will only be used to store the things we use most often, so I don't think this will be a big issue for us.

Originally Posted by PHANTMXR6

3. Weight. 140kg of fridge is a bugger to try and move on your own. Even with a fridge trolley.

The Westinghouse only weighs 110kg (hard to find that spec though!), and we'll probably get the shop to deliver and install for us anyway, but point taken!

Originally Posted by PHANTMXR6

4.Stainless finish. Looks good, but is a pain to keep clean with the kids around.

We already have a couple of Westinghouse stainless appliances (cooktop and oven) and find them pretty reasonable. Plus we only have one 8-year old daughter, so kiddie finger prints is not quite such an issue for us.

Originally Posted by PHANTMXR6

5. Price. It costs lots when you start looking at anything with 2 doors and options.

Thankfully for us, the Mother-in-law has offered to get us this one, so it's not quite as big an issue as it may have been. Having said that, I was looking at this fridge before the MIL made the offer.

Originally Posted by PHANTMXR6

I hope I haven't put you off. lol

Not yet What you have given us is some more things to think about. Thanx again for your thoughts, PHANT.

Originally Posted by AU Mont

the wife and i were thinking of getting a french door fridge due to not having enough space for a side by side. But then i thought, how annoying would it be to have to open 2 doors everytime i want something, unless i knew of course what side its on. Some french door jobbies develop sealing probs between the 2 doors as well

What about this.... 515L LG fridge, has 2.5 star energy rating, 78cm width... $1087
http://www.harveynorman.com.au/lg-51...dispenser.html

Thanx Mont. As you can see from the answers above, I think the french door offers us some advantages that a top or bottom mount don't. Tale on board your point re the sealing issue, that is why I'm after some first hand experience to gauge how much of a factor this really is. Also, I'm really keen on the Westinghouse side of things primarily because they are Australian made, but also because they match our existing products (which we are very happy with). I also understand that Choice's reviews constantly have Westinghouse products in their "Ones to Look At' category because of the relatively good after-sales service.

Craig H