Good things about the fridge
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> good space
> good overall cooling
> good pricing
bad experiences
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Bought an electrolux in August 2003 and immediately after a month the light in the lower compartment went off and things started looking bad. The thing ran fine for the next year and a couple of months after the year long warranty expired, the timer(650) went off and the bimetal(450) had to be replaced at a cost of 1100 /- with a service charge of around 300/- => 1/10th the cost of the refrigerator itself.
On enquiring there was no apparent reason for the failure and it was a technical thing not related to end user handling.
conclusion
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Overall, I feel it would have been better for me to retain our original fridge (Allwyn) which was in excellent working condition for 15 years. However, I do not have enough data to compare it with other refrigerators to suggest an alternative.
Thanks,
Nishant