French Door Fridge

6 years ago

Our fridge has malfunctioned several times since we moved into our home a little over a year ago. It’s an 8-year-old freestanding Viking and matches our range, hood and microwave. I was originally planning on replacing it with another Viking but have read mixed reviews on the French door model. Looked into a Subzero but way too expensive and the current space is for a freestanding fridge so it would also require cabinet work. The salesman recommended BlueStar. I can't find much about the brand and wondering if it's better for the resale of may home to stay with a more well known brand like Viking?

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darbuka

6 years ago

“It seems like all refrigerators malfunction regardless of how much you spend on them.”

Definitely not true. My first Sub Zero was still going strong after 34 years, when we sold our first home. We installed a 42” SZ French door fridge, in the renovated kitchen of our new home. Fabulous piece of equipment. Well worth the price. I expect this fridge to give us many years of service.

Brittany...the days of Viking having a good reputation, are long gone. Everyone I know who has had a Viking appliance, couldn’t wait to get rid of it. There are many old threads on this topic, going back to the old GardenWeb. Viking is not the same company it was 20 years ago.

SZ has been an innovator in refrigeration...the first with dual compressors, and a filtration system that disperses odors, and extends the life of food. SZ also has the best customer service in the business. You get what you pay for.

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dagogo
6 years ago
My gut reply is no, it won't matter at all. If you've had problems with Viking I would certainly consider the Blue Star.
Jerry Jorgenson
6 years ago
My Bluestar french door electric wall oven has been great (sorry, don't have the fridge). The Bluestar refrigerator looks great as well, but it's not that much less than Sub-zero (9K vs 11K). The stainless steel interior and all glass (no plastic) shelves and door inserts look particularly appealing.
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Brittany G
Original Author
6 years ago
The freestanding model is a lot more reasonable ($3300ish). Leaning towards that!
Jerry Jorgenson
6 years ago
Okay, Looks as if you give up the stainless steel interior, the glass door shelves, and the dual compressors.
Brittany G
Original Author
6 years ago
Ohhh I didn’t notice that. I guess that explains the price difference
Jerry Jorgenson
6 years ago
Doesn't mean it's not a nice fridge, but it's not in the same ballpark as the high end ones.
Newideas
6 years ago
I don’t think it matters for resale. If someone wants a $10,000 fridge, they’ll put it in themselves. It seems like all refrigerators malfunction regardless of how much you spend on them.
Brittany G
Original Author
6 years ago
True...I guess a better question is does BlueStar have as good of a reputation as Viking?
Jerry Jorgenson
6 years ago
From what I've read on Gardenweb, almost anything is better than Viking. We are really enjoying our Bluestar Wall Oven. What I don't know about the lower priced Bluestar fridge is: Is it made in the U.S. like the high end one, or is it just another Made in Mexico clone like most fridges. Website doesn't say, but all other Bluestar appliances are. The fridge I currently have is a Made in U.S. Bosch. It's lasted for over ten years now--even the ice maker works. It was the only appliance not replaced in the 2017 remodel.