GE® ENERGY STAR® 23.6 Cu. Ft. French-Door Refrigerator

I received my new GE French Door 33" wide refrigerator in September and am loving it so far. It has good lighting, is very quiet, offers good shelving configurations and fits well into my rather small kitchen. It replaced a Samsung refrigerator, which I loved but had several problems with over the eight years I had it, including a broken ice maker having the compressor break twice. I did a lot of research on refrigerators before selecting this new GE model, and hope everything I learned about it will prove to be true. The only thing I'm not super happy about is the depth of the drawer than spans the width of the unit. It is quite shallow and this makes it difficult to reach items at the back of the drawer. Otherwise, I like it very much!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The size is perfect for our three-person household. We bought one slightly smaller than our last, and it seems to hold more. All of our appliances are GE, and this is the first we've had to replace after purchasing all new ones 15 years ago.

We love our new refrigerator. We went on vacation and at our vacation house they had a similar refrigerator. We have small house so a small kitchen as well and liked the idea of French doors because of the smaller door swing. And we actually liked the freezer at the bottom better. And once we got used to it we found it to be perfect.

Replaced our sixteen year old GE 22.1 cubic foot side by side model with this one. Our kitchen space is limited and had to stick with the 33" size. One reason we purchased a French Door is for the three crisper drawers. Would have purchased another side by side if GE would have kept the three crisper drawers. We just have to rearrange a few items in order to fit he current shelf configuration; it does seem to have enough shelving. So far the unit seems to be cooling down to the correct temperature and is much quieter than our last one. The doors close gently. The freezer area is larger than our old one which is nicer for family dinners and holidays. Even though the previous unit was energy efficient, it's nice having one that will cost less in the long run. This is our first French Door model which is a learning process for us. Will see how things go. As stated before this isn't our first GE appliance and will compare if this unit has more or less issues than the side by side.

Love the fridge. I wish the shelves were a little bit sturdier and the words on the control panel for the water and ice dispenser was lit up as it is very difficult to read the settings unless the kitchen is brightly lit and you are right in front of it.

Our new GE fridge has been working well for us. My only slight issue is that the control panel for the water, ice, temp controls, etc. is VERY hard to read. The letters blend right into the background. But that is a minor issue, overall it has worked out well.

I do love the French doors on top with freezer on the bottom & outside ice/water dispenser. However, it's literally impossible to read what it says, water, ice light unless the light is at a certain angle, LIKE SUNSET!!! Even the guys installing it couldn't believe it, tried to find how to fix it, to no avail. I'm having freezer issues now, 2 1/2 yrs after purchase, but am not including that issue in my rating...yet...

Good Overall. Shelves are not located at convenient levels. Hard to store a larger bottle. Much worse than our previous Samsung. External ice and water dispenser work well but are located a bit lower than expected. That makes them easily reachable for a child. But it does cool/freeze well. The unit is a bit noisier than our previous Samsung.

It is very noisy. I have had multiple family members visit and question what the noise was. You cannot read the words for the ice/water unless looking at them at a certain angle. The ice is very slow making and has been getting slower. When pushing for ice, some water will drip out. The water is very slow to come out. I normally don't do reviews, but we are so unhappy with this purchase. We needed a certain size and needed before Easter when our other one stopped working. I thought I just needed to get use to the noise, but them when multiple people at different times commented on the noise, I decided it wasn't just me. We have only had it 2-3 months.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This may be the worst refrigerator I've ever purchased. Do not purchase. The positives: fairly attractive, the stainless steel surface is magnetic, the lighting is bright and illuminates everything. The bad: the doors are cheap feeling and don't stay open. The left door has a huge ice maker and has very little storage. The cooling system ha a design flaw which causes it to freeze up and make the fridge run continuously and loudly until it thaws. The water filter needs to be ge branded only which is expensive and unnecessary. Do not buy.