refrigerators
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Originally Posted by GreenMonster
Modding 'fridges Adam ?? 
Time to dig this thread out...
https://acurazine.com/forums/home-garden-37/my-fridge-p-i-m-p-288113/
Time to dig this thread out...
https://acurazine.com/forums/home-garden-37/my-fridge-p-i-m-p-288113/
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Just an update...I bought my fridge yesterday... Ended up getting an LG 22.4 Cu Ft. It doesn't have a water dispenser... I wanted to get the 25 Cu Ft one w/outside water dispenser/controls, but it was 3/4" too wide 
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Originally Posted by soopa
why doesnt your LG have the hidden hinges?
Though if I have time I'll go check out the fridge in person and compare it against the pic cause it looks slightly different than the white version on Home Depot's website...
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Cool, yeah, do that. The hidden hinges is the biggest benefit of going LG, IMO... so it would be ashame if your model didnt feature them.
I went with the Maytag version because it had the internal water/ice dispenser, which looks better, and allowed me to get the unit in the right size.
However, barring that plus, I'd otherwise prefer the LG for the hidden hinges. So make sure you have that.
I went with the Maytag version because it had the internal water/ice dispenser, which looks better, and allowed me to get the unit in the right size.
However, barring that plus, I'd otherwise prefer the LG for the hidden hinges. So make sure you have that.
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Well, here is an ironic little known fact.
If you have a through the door ice and water dispensing type refrigerator, that area actually has a little HEATER built into it! If it did not, condensation would form on the outside of the door in that area.
And I found this out because we manufacture the heater that does this, and it is actually an offshoot of the heaters we also make for heated mirrors on our CL's. Just the voltage is different, 120 v vs. 12v.
If you have a through the door ice and water dispensing type refrigerator, that area actually has a little HEATER built into it! If it did not, condensation would form on the outside of the door in that area.
And I found this out because we manufacture the heater that does this, and it is actually an offshoot of the heaters we also make for heated mirrors on our CL's. Just the voltage is different, 120 v vs. 12v.
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Oh, and speaking of refrigerators, here is my embarassing mistake.
Moved into my new condo the day before Thanksgiving, 1997. The water heater was the first thing to go out. Then the stove ( I could live without that, I was a complete BBQ freak), then the dishwasher. All within the first year.
Sensing a trend, I just said "fuck it", and replaced every appliance in the entire kitchen, even down to the range hood. I went with black everywhere, and because the old dishwasher was so damn noisey, and "thunked" sdo damn hard you could actually feel it through the floor, I spent premium bucks for that appliance. Now that is really damn bad when your floors are made of spancrete!
Anyway, I dutifly measured the height, width and depth for the opening for the refrigerator, went to Best Buy, and shelled out $3700 for a refrigerator, dishwasher, range and range hood. And I bought the biggest, baddest refrigerator that would fit into the opening I measured.
Now my kitchen has an "L" shaped, half height wall to it, maybe about four feet tall or so. And naturally, there is an opening for access to the kitchen from the dining area that you can walk through. Well, too bad I wasn't smart enough to measure that also. No way was the refrigerator gonna fit through that opening!
Undaunted and having at least average mechanical skills, I figured I would take the doors off, and that would do it. Once again, no way!
So, with the doors still off, I enlisted my two healthy nephews, and we ended up getting the refrigerator into the kitchen by passing it OVER said, four foot tall wall. What a fiasco! And refrigerators are not built with weight considerations in mind. Needless to say, if I ever move, that refrigerator isn't going anywhere.
Oh, and BTW, said refrigerator has a built in water filter in the upper, right rear corner. Not only is it a pain in the ass to change, it is expensive also. $30 plus tax every time the filter change light comes on, which seems to be about four times a year or so. So if you get a fridge like this, when the light comes on, just discard the filter, put the housing back on, go to Ace hardware and buy a big, external in line filter that costs half as much and lasts four times longer.
Moved into my new condo the day before Thanksgiving, 1997. The water heater was the first thing to go out. Then the stove ( I could live without that, I was a complete BBQ freak), then the dishwasher. All within the first year.
Sensing a trend, I just said "fuck it", and replaced every appliance in the entire kitchen, even down to the range hood. I went with black everywhere, and because the old dishwasher was so damn noisey, and "thunked" sdo damn hard you could actually feel it through the floor, I spent premium bucks for that appliance. Now that is really damn bad when your floors are made of spancrete!
Anyway, I dutifly measured the height, width and depth for the opening for the refrigerator, went to Best Buy, and shelled out $3700 for a refrigerator, dishwasher, range and range hood. And I bought the biggest, baddest refrigerator that would fit into the opening I measured.
Now my kitchen has an "L" shaped, half height wall to it, maybe about four feet tall or so. And naturally, there is an opening for access to the kitchen from the dining area that you can walk through. Well, too bad I wasn't smart enough to measure that also. No way was the refrigerator gonna fit through that opening!
Undaunted and having at least average mechanical skills, I figured I would take the doors off, and that would do it. Once again, no way!
So, with the doors still off, I enlisted my two healthy nephews, and we ended up getting the refrigerator into the kitchen by passing it OVER said, four foot tall wall. What a fiasco! And refrigerators are not built with weight considerations in mind. Needless to say, if I ever move, that refrigerator isn't going anywhere.
Oh, and BTW, said refrigerator has a built in water filter in the upper, right rear corner. Not only is it a pain in the ass to change, it is expensive also. $30 plus tax every time the filter change light comes on, which seems to be about four times a year or so. So if you get a fridge like this, when the light comes on, just discard the filter, put the housing back on, go to Ace hardware and buy a big, external in line filter that costs half as much and lasts four times longer.
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Originally Posted by soopa
Cool, yeah, do that. The hidden hinges is the biggest benefit of going LG, IMO... so it would be ashame if your model didnt feature them.
I went with the Maytag version because it had the internal water/ice dispenser, which looks better, and allowed me to get the unit in the right size.
However, barring that plus, I'd otherwise prefer the LG for the hidden hinges. So make sure you have that.
I went with the Maytag version because it had the internal water/ice dispenser, which looks better, and allowed me to get the unit in the right size.
However, barring that plus, I'd otherwise prefer the LG for the hidden hinges. So make sure you have that.
They seem to only have it on their bigger models. Though I wonder if the one I purchased is an older model before they started making hidden hinges...
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Originally Posted by TSX 'R' US
Confirmed it this weekend....no hidden hinges
They seem to only have it on their bigger models. Though I wonder if the one I purchased is an older model before they started making hidden hinges...
They seem to only have it on their bigger models. Though I wonder if the one I purchased is an older model before they started making hidden hinges...
Hmm.
I'm stumped, I've yet to see an LG without hidden hinges. The picture you posted was the first I saw.
The "hidden hinges" essentially means there is an oversized door... so yeah, maybe if you had height constraints you got stuck with a smaller door and hence visible hinges :\
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