markcm19 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Looking for a medium-large refrigerator for home use, but I don't know what to look for. Our unit is garbage, ice either does not work and melts everywhere, or becomes the antarctic with nothing between, and it is too small. Budget is 20k, if there is any suggestions on value brands/units I would be happy to hear about them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamkyong Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 any brand name Japanese made avoid other cheaper models 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeycu Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) Bought a Samsung 383 litre unit last week 14990 baht through Lazada It came from Tesco We out grew our older 2 door fridge, now its used for beer Edited June 20, 2019 by monkeycu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 We have 2 Samsung fridges....They've been perfect for 3+ years.... LG seems to not have good feed back on theirs - although my MIL has one that's been doing well for a few years.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaitero Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I recently bought basic toshiba from lazada... Price was about 5000. Silent and enough for me for now https://www.lazada.co.th/-i160580942-s193392815.html?urlFlag=true&mp=1&spm=spm=a2o4m.order_details.item_title.1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Home Pro, Tesco and Big C all have quite a few below the 20K mark, in fact some below 10K. I bought our three from those outlets, all under 15K, on offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusarelus Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I bought my Toshiba at Homepro. OK but I wouldn't buy another one. Go to Homepro and look. they have sales all the time. Buy a bigger one then you need. We have a chest freezer and a refer so we can stock up on food. Our chest freezer will also adjust to refrigerator temps if necessary. I should have got a freezer that was frost free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post madmen Posted June 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2019 Lazada is usually cheaper than stores even when they are on sale. Go to home pro for touch and feel, note the price and then check on Lazada 1st 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 I've found Samsung very good. No so with electrolux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 https://www.powerbuy.co.th/en/home-appliance/refrigerators/two-door-refrigerators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwak250 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Biught a Mitsubishi 14 years ago just dropped it off at the mil. Nothing wrong with it just had a broken shelf and bought another Mitsubishi can't go wrong with they refrigeration products . No idea about there cars but bet there air-con works well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilly07 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Bought a Samsung 5 years ago with 10 ye guarantee. Now acting like a freezer and Samsung repair man says best to buy a new one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 28 minutes ago, chilly07 said: Bought a Samsung 5 years ago with 10 ye guarantee. Now acting like a freezer and Samsung repair man says best to buy a new one! A new thermostat(s) will cure all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenm Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 I bought an Electrolux with inverter technology. Has 10 Yr compressor warranty and have found it good over past 2 years. I was looking originally for an 11 cubic but my GF suggested going bigger. I'm glad I listened and settled for a 13.8 cubic. Bigger is better if you've got the space. Original price was 18k but on sale at Powerbuy at around 14k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 We've got a Samsung. Love it. No problems. Would buy another. Also would trust and try Hitachi and Panasonic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Our big Samsung side by side is now 12 years old.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post newnative Posted June 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2019 We love our Mitsubishi 3 door refrigerator. Huge freezer compartment on the bottom, sliding drawer in the middle for vegetables and such, and main compartment on top. Best of all, for me, is the automatic ice maker! Fill the little compartment with bottled water and, voila, ice in the freezer without filling those pesky ice cube trays. Welcome to the 20th century! It was 18,000 baht on sale if I recall. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 18 hours ago, newnative said: We love our Mitsubishi 3 door refrigerator. Huge freezer compartment on the bottom, sliding drawer in the middle for vegetables and such, and main compartment on top. Best of all, for me, is the automatic ice maker! Fill the little compartment with bottled water and, voila, ice in the freezer without filling those pesky ice cube trays. Welcome to the 20th century! It was 18,000 baht on sale if I recall. Where was that..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 41 minutes ago, transam said: Where was that..? We ordered on-line from Power Buy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oztruckie Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Electrolux, it's a no brainer, Electrolux bought all the knowhow off kelvinator and Westinghouse, 2 of the oldest fridge companies, I purchase a new Electrolux, about 300 lit.inverter,power consumption dropped 1000thb a month, compared to Panasonic Inverter econo model had previous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, Oztruckie said: Electrolux, it's a no brainer, Electrolux bought all the knowhow off kelvinator and Westinghouse, 2 of the oldest fridge companies, I purchase a new Electrolux, about 300 lit.inverter,power consumption dropped 1000thb a month, compared to Panasonic Inverter econo model had previous. But where is there stuff made...I know some are made in China... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 26 minutes ago, Oztruckie said: Electrolux, it's a no brainer, Electrolux bought all the knowhow off kelvinator and Westinghouse, 2 of the oldest fridge companies, I purchase a new Electrolux, about 300 lit.inverter,power consumption dropped 1000thb a month, compared to Panasonic Inverter econo model had previous. How do you manage that? We run 2 full size Samsung fridges..... Even with regular heavy AC use we're usually under 2k a month in electric bills.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youlike Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 1:06 PM, newnative said: We love our Mitsubishi 3 door refrigerator. Huge freezer compartment on the bottom, sliding drawer in the middle for vegetables and such, and main compartment on top. Best of all, for me, is the automatic ice maker! Fill the little compartment with bottled water and, voila, ice in the freezer without filling those pesky ice cube trays. Welcome to the 20th century! It was 18,000 baht on sale if I recall. Mate in the 20th century they connect the fridge to the tap...works better..but you have to change those hoses every 3 years..and also use a good waterfilter plus uv as a filter before the fridge. An ice maker is the best thing to have in thailand. Unfortunately they don't sell many fridges which can be connected to the tap. We bought one 10 years ago , samsung, still works fine. Was 35000 in the sale that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 20 minutes ago, Youlike said: Mate in the 20th century they connect the fridge to the tap...works better..but you have to change those hoses every 3 years..and also use a good waterfilter plus uv as a filter before the fridge. An ice maker is the best thing to have in thailand. Unfortunately they don't sell many fridges which can be connected to the tap. We bought one 10 years ago , samsung, still works fine. Was 35000 in the sale that time. Filling the little water compartment with bottled water is making plenty of ice for my needs and the location of our refrigerator is not near a water tap so the Mitsubishi works for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I use a lot of ice for the vodka and make do with a couple of 1kg bags per day from the corner shop, 5 min walk and there are others in the house with motorbikes that regularly pick me up some...@thb8 per bag such a deal...got a big storage drawer in the freezer on my small downstairs Panasonic to keep it in...can always use the family's big upstairs Samsung freezer compartment as a back up...usually plenty of room... always like lots of flexibility when selecting a fridge to buy...extra mechanical features like auto ice makers and their required maintenance (filters, etc) make me nervous... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Cow Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 3:01 PM, transam said: A new thermostat(s) will cure all... It may be short of Gas. You couldn't give me a Samsung. I have a 2 door downstairs 3 years old that has no gas. Another 2 door in my kitchen that ices up and I have to strip the interior to defrost it manually. The fan builds up ice. It is a poorly engineered and made fridge. You can't go wrong with Panasonic. Their products are pretty well made and are reliable and they have plenty of authorised agents if anything goes wrong. Should mention my BIL is a Panasonic agent in South Bangkok and I get to see the Panasonic Air cons and white goods in for repair. I'm also a refrigeration design engineer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 15 minutes ago, Hugh Lao said: It may be short of Gas. You couldn't give me a Samsung. I have a 2 door downstairs 3 years old that has no gas. Another 2 door in my kitchen that ices up and I have to strip the interior to defrost it manually. The fan builds up ice. It is a poorly engineered and made fridge. You can't go wrong with Panasonic. Their products are pretty well made and are reliable and they have plenty of authorised agents if anything goes wrong. Should mention my BIL is a Panasonic agent in South Bangkok and I get to see the Panasonic Air cons and white goods in for repair. I'm also a refrigeration design engineer. About to chuck out my samsung that has given me nothing but grief over the years..live n learn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Cow Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, madmen said: About to chuck out my samsung that has given me nothing but grief over the years..live n learn They make good boat anchors like most Korean white goods. Edited June 24, 2019 by Hugh Lao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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