I also considered the KA, and the Monogram, and if you go to a store and see the SZ, KA and M in the same day you will see MUCH higher quality in the SZ and the price spread in my area store was not enough to justify the step down in quality. I'll post a link to the Liebherr I wish I had if you are curious. I couldn't make the swap b/c my fridge was designed to go on a short wall alone and the narrower freezer door was mirrored with a cabinet on the other side of the wider frige door, and the whole effect would have been skewed if I got the Liebherr, which has equal sides. Cheaper to buy, cheaper to operate by FAR, freshness claims seem to rival if not surpass SZ. I WISH I had learned about Liebherr refrigerator's first. I bought the Sub Zero 48" wide side by side, but only because I had selected it before I knew about Liebherr and part of my kitchen cabinetry was designed around it. Anyone have a KA or Thermador that has lasted more than the 2 year warranty period and would care to comment about any issues? Right now, I'm leaning towards the Sub-Zero due to previous one's lifespan. Are these prices too high or is it because due to inflation and the decreasing American dollar value is causing me to pay more?Īlso, how is it that home buyers look at kitchen appliances these days? Is Sub-Zero still considered king and adds to your house features list? The salesman said he could offer me a bigger discount. The KA I'm looking at is quoted to me around $5100. Plus, their services required additional fees. Are there better alternatives? I also asked Home Depot's Expo Design Center, and they quoted me for much more. I know nothing about installation of these built-in fridges. They offered free installation, delivery, and tow-away of the current fridge I have. I asked this at Pacific Sales, which some of you may be familiar is a SoCal appliance chain store. Because of my naivete in house design, I was wondering if I should match my new fridge to these old colors or go with I believe is the new trend of stainless steel.īTW, the Sub-Zero 632 for me was quoted at $8400. They feature a variety of brands from KitchenAid, Thermador, Dacor, and Sub-Zero. Speaking of which, the kitchen appliances currently installed are all colored panel black when we bought this house. I know Thermador offers more customization for its panels, but I'm not looking more than stainless steel or the current black flat panel I have. I did consider the Thermador, but after looking at the price tag, it ended up costing more than the Sub-Zero. Thanks for all the quick responses posters! ^^ I know nothing about them but Liebherr's get lots of positive feedback on GW. I can't see the new Mieles-same columns with some bling (WiFi monitoring) at a cost about 50% higher than the Therms. You give up the motorized top shelf and get somewhat less fancy shelving on the doors. If price is a consideration then you could also consider the Bosch version of the columns, a few hundred dollars each less than the Therms. So did the fully integrated look (matched by the SZ 700, not the 600 series), the greater sizing flexibility vs 700's (Therm has 18'', 24'' freezers, up to 30'' fridges vs SZ only avail 27'' for both), bottom compressors (less noticeable), much lower price vs 700's. Therm columns are very popular on GW, and that swayed us. The 632 was quoted to me back in March, before we decided to go with the Therms, at $6879. Not even sure if they are taking orders for the 632 now. ![]() There have been debates on this forum about whether it is a good or a bad thing to buy one of the last of an old discontinued model coming off the line. ![]() SZ 632 is about to be replaced with the new BI series. I think you should consider more options: I don't know how true this claim is, but as of right now, I've been swinging back and forth to which fridge I should get. I heard Sub-Zero had a bad batch in the mid 2000s, but recently, they've fixed those problems. Is it really true the Sub-Zero makes long lasting fridges? What is the typical lifespan of a KA built-in fridge? 5 years? Anybody have an experience with these?Īlso, what about customer service? I've heard KA treats their customers very poorly in terms of fixing fridges. ![]() I really like the stainless steel look at an affordable price though. The KA, although its cheaper and has more features, only has one compressor and has a terrible reputation of spawning endless repairs after the warranty period. However, I cannot make up my mind which one I want. KitchenAid - 48" Built-In Side-By-Side Refrigerator - KSSC48FTS However, recently, there's been a leak from fridge (from the door, not from the insides). Two years ago, the evaporator needed to be replaced, but after that, it still worked. I have had a built-in Sub-Zero 532 for the past 18 years.
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