D.I.D. Electrical American Style fridge

whatlliwear

Samsung American style fridge freezer in black was €1,399.99 is reduced to €699.99 and the silver was €1,299.99 is reduced to €699.99 also.

I have no idea what they are like but I thought it seemed like a good bargain for anyone on the lookout for a new fridge-freezer.

Yamanoto

Link?

ianob7

30 secs if not less to Google it

KeRbDoG

Samsung USA Fridge Freezer - Black
Samsung USA Fridge Freezer - Inox

Yamanoto

ianob7 wrote: »

30 secs if not less to Google it

Firstly, I had already searched the DID site on my phone prior to my initial post, but that particular Samsung offer wasn't listed under their Fridge Freezer section.

It's also long been standard practice, for an OP in particular, to provide a link to the BA they've posted for the convenience of all on the forum.

Cheers for the input though.

testicles

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ianob7

They omitted the link and I found it within 30 seconds without requesting the link via the forum

Google is wonderful

Have a good day

Edit: in response to Yamanoto

mailburner

Yamanoto wrote: »

It's also long been standard practice, for an OP in particular, to provide a link to the BA they've posted for the convenience of all on the forum.

I see nothing wrong with expecting a link

testicles wrote: »

This post has been deleted.

ianob7 wrote: »

They omitted the link and I found it within 30 seconds without requesting the link via the forum

Google is wonderful

Have a good day

Edit: in response to Yamanoto

your usernames speak for themeselves sadly :D

ianob7

mailburner wrote:

your usernames speak for themeselves sadly

thankfully the 7 saves any confusion

ianob7

mailburner wrote:

I see nothing wrong with expecting a link

Me neither. Just thought it was strange to request a link. Sub 30 secs was what it took me to find the items in question

dodzy

Saying available mid august?

TheDriver

ah now, cut out the handbags at dawn and get back to some chilling chat

dbagman

Have this exact fridge since last November. Cracking buy. You won't know yourself with cold filtered water and ice maker on tap. I'm more inclined to go for a pint of ice water from this bad boy then say cans of coke that are actually inside it. Delighted with the fridge. We can do a 100 euro+ Shop and it still looks empty. Well the fridge part anyway. Freezer side is a tad small but for 700 quid you won't get much better. Everyone comments on the fridge when they walk in.
Funny story too. I put a deposit on it at the start of October with the instruction I'd tell them when I was ready for delivery. (Kitchen being done up). Paid I think 1150 or 1050 in full. Anyway I was trying to ring the store to arrange delivery and couldn't get an answer. I tried for about 2 days. I was well pissed off so took a spin down to the store dreading theyd closed or something. It was black Friday week or whatever the sale was and low and behold it was for sale at 700 or 750. I found a free staff member and told him I was trying to ring and he apologised and said they were out the door busy for the sale. I jokingly said "ah sure it's probably half the price now" without realising what it was selling at. Well low and behold he hit me back with "well if it is we'll honour the sale price." 10 minutes later I was leaving the shop with 350 put back on my visa card. Happy days!! Probs should of popped back in and given the guy a few quid but I was just shocked at the time and left in a haze. And all coz they wouldn't answer the phone. Lol

J-C

Bought this fridge/freezer about 3/4 months ago, paid €999. Excellent piece of kit and great value at €699.

whatlliwear

Apologies I totally forgot to attach a link. It was my first Bargain Alert.

J.pilkington

Not bashing the OP but this is not the bargain it appears to be(i.e. It's not 50% off), I got it for €749 in expert electric a month ago (€774 delivered with a free 2nd filter and old one taken away). So still a great deal but rrp is nowhere near €1400.

Anyways says availability mid August so for the majority who need one ASAP be aware of this.

And one final thing, you will need to do a bit of plumbing for the water supply and the filter costs €69 (in the high street, may be cheaper online) and should be changed every 6mths

rushfan

We have ours ( or one just like it ) over 10yrs now, never a problem. Make sure to buy the filters on eBay, much cheaper than the distributors. Filtered water is the biz too.

Hococop

I'm assuming with the water Despenser it would have to be plumbed?

Charlie19

Hococop wrote: »

I'm assuming with the water Despenser it would have to be plumbed?

Yeah just a mains water supply, fitted with a valve that you'd normally see on DW or WM. Then just connect the filter and small pipe kit to that valve. No waste needed as there is a small drip tray fitted on the door.

Same Fridge in Power City for €850.

tabby aspreme

Just something to be aware of, those Samsung fridge freezers are 912 mm wide and may not slot into an existing fridge freezer space , as lot of the older fridge freezers are 900mm wide .

ButtersSuki

tabby aspreme wrote: »

Just something to be aware of, those Samsung fridge freezers are 912 mm wide and may not slot into an existing fridge freezer space , as lot of the older fridge freezers are 900mm wide .

Was just about to ask a question on this exact topic.

Our current fridge is much smaller than this and is semi-integrated I guess you'd say into our kitchen units. Would placing something like this somewhere else in the kitchen be a nightmare plumbing wise etc.?

Charlie19

Our Samsung fridge is 910mm in width and the opening is 950mm. 6 year old appliance.

rushfan

ButtersSuki wrote:

Our current fridge is much smaller than this and is semi-integrated I guess you'd say into our kitchen units. Would placing something like this somewhere else in the kitchen be a nightmare plumbing wise etc.?

I guess it depends on the size of your kitchen. Ours went in as part of a complete refit. The plumbing element is a thin plastic pipe connected to the external filter running from the cold feed at the kitchen sink with an on/off valve for when the filter needs changing, which is approximately every 5 or 6 months. It's such a big fridge, storage wise, that items previously stored in cupboards can now be kept in the fridge. Incidentally, the bottom storage bin can hold up to 7 bottles of wine.

Access

Just wanted to give our opinion on this fridge/freezer...

These models have been around for a good while. We originally bought ours in DID back in 2009. It was €699... in 2009!

The only difference is that the water was not plumbed in ours, it was instead a large britta filter unit on the inside of the door.

They are great, with loads of room for all you could want for a decent sized family. My sister liked our Samsung so much so got one at the time too... so went for the plumbed water one.

Problem back then was a spate of breakdowns with Samsung "american" fridge/freezers. We had a tech out twice in the first 3 months for noisy/loud unit and my sisters one wouldnt close right after a couple of months and then after that was fixed, the compressor unit failed and had to be replaced.

Saying all that, i would say these generations have all those issues ironed out.

The "original" price is bull though, back in 2009 we paid €699 for ours and my sis paid 749 for the plumbed model from a different retailer. Its just DID makey-up prices again.

We changed our kitchen around about 4 years ago, sold this Samsung, and got 2 built in beko fridge/freezers instead, and they open up in the built in unit like this does, with way more room. Especially in the two freezers, as the freezer side in the samsung is slightly on the small side even for its size.

ThisRegard

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Our current fridge is much smaller than this and is semi-integrated I guess you'd say into our kitchen units. Would placing something like this somewhere else in the kitchen be a nightmare plumbing wise etc.?

It's just a small hose, but if there's nowhere to hide it behind when running it to the fridge it's not of much use.

When we picked up ours I wanted to get a plumbed one but my wife, rightly in the end, talked me into getting one with built in Britta filter tank that you top up when required. When we moved house there was no space to fit the fridge into the existing single width one, so we have it in a better location, but one with no access to water.

MrsMcSteamy

Has anyone tried to order today ? Just clicked on the links and the price is gone back up to over 900

tedpan

MrsMcSteamy wrote:

Has anyone tried to order today ? Just clicked on the links and the price is gone back up to over 900

Yeah, DID are a joke. It's 899 in power city and in stock.

They probably got too much interest from boardsies and jacked up the price.

userduluth

tedpan wrote: »

Yeah, DID are a joke. It's 899 in power city and in stock.

They probably got too much interest from boardsies and jacked up the price.

All these retailers will do a price match so not a hassle, if found cheaper else where just tell them and they will reduce it.

userduluth

I booked this RS53K4400SA for some 700 euros in power city and then cancelled it and bought a bigger Samsung RSG5UURS1/XEU for 1199 which was on offer in May...so these fridges are always on offers and any retailer will price match it

jimmycrackcorm

Am I missing something because they show up now at 949

McSween

Very interested if they were below 800.

bagels

My two worst consumer experiences were with DID and Samsung regarding an 'american' style fridge freezer. Never ever again.

Charlie19

bagels wrote: »

My two worst consumer experiences were with DID and Samsung regarding an 'american' style fridge freezer. Never ever again.

It wasn't anything to do with a build up ice in the fridge side by any chance?

jay0109

I got this fridge last December as part of a kitchen fit out. Got a discount by ordering all the items I needed through the DID head office.
Very happy with it. Make far more use of ice than I ever did before and kids are drinking more water now that they can pour it themselves.
Agree with an earlier poster who said the freezer is smaller than expected but it stops us from haording when there's no need really in this day and age

Bazsutto

I have one of these that I bought back in 2015 for €950 in Harvey Norman. Great product and as previously stated having the water dispenser is worth the price alone, especially if you have kids.

J.pilkington wrote: »

Not bashing the OP but this is not the bargain it appears to be(i.e. It's not 50% off), I got it for €749 in expert electric a month ago (€774 delivered with a free 2nd filter and old one taken away). So still a great deal but rrp is nowhere near €1400.

Anyways says availability mid August so for the majority who need one ASAP be aware of this.

And one final thing, you will need to do a bit of plumbing for the water supply and the filter costs €69 (in the high street, may be cheaper online) and should be changed every 6mths

Wont need replacement filter for a while and they can be expensive if bought locally, but are available on amazon for £12.50 for a pair. Buy two sets and get free delivery and 2 years supply for less than €30.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000N4NQZY/ref=cm_sw_r_em_api_c_8tPDzbYD43118

dbagman

Bazsutto wrote:

Wont need replacement filter for a while and they can be expensive if bought locally, but are available on amazon for £12.50 for a pair. Buy two sets and get free delivery and 2 years supply for less than €30.

That appears to be 1 filter for 12.50??

frankled

Keeping an eye on the price of this one as it is our preferred fridge if the price drops again.

Can anybody confirm something really obvious? Does the plumbed water connection supply the ice-maker as well as the chilled water?

dbagman

frankled wrote:

Can anybody confirm something really obvious? Does the plumbed water connection supply the ice-maker as well as the chilled water?

Yup. There's an external filter that supplies the fridge. One pipe goes through it and into the back of the fridge

frankled

dbagman wrote: »

Yup. There's an external filter that supplies the fridge. One pipe goes through it and into the back of the fridge

Thanks, thought as much just had to be sure!

McSween

frankled wrote: »

Thanks, thought as much just had to be sure!

Is love this but it wouldnt be near the sink for plumbing

rushfan

McSween wrote:

Is love this but it wouldnt be near the sink for plumbing

I've just measured ours, it's approx 5.8m in length, from sink to filter via back of units.

Daz_

Not seeing this on their website at all . Only one I see is 1849.99

McSween

rushfan wrote: »

I've just measured ours, it's approx 5.8m in length, from sink to filter via back of units.

Thanks. Wife would have a canary. Youd have to put it under tiles wouldnt you. I have a door, cooker to go through for it.

rushfan

McSween wrote:

Thanks. Wife would have a canary. Youd have to put it under tiles wouldnt you. I have a door, cooker to go through for it.

Could you run the pipe behind the units, on top of tiles??

McSween

rushfan wrote: »

Could you run the pipe behind the units, on top of tiles??

Here is the layout. I really don't know. Sink is to my left.

patrickSTARR

I always wanted one, but it really wont go well in my kitchen. Its just a pipe dream for me sadly

rushfan

McSween wrote:

Here is the layout. I really don't know. Sink is to my left.

Ah, I see what you mean. You possibly could run the pipe under tiles, but I certainly wouldn't fancy it.

dbagman

patrickSTARR wrote:

I always wanted one, but it really wont go well in my kitchen. Its just a pipe dream for me sadly

I see what you did there ......

patrickSTARR

dbagman wrote: »

I see what you did there ......

100 percent unintentional

byte

McSween wrote: »

Here is the layout. I really don't know. Sink is to my left.

Is it the utility room that is behind the door? If so, perhaps there's mains water feed for the washing machine, that you could tap into, hole thru the wall? Wouldn't be a quick DIY job, of course.

corks finest

You'll get an American style belly,soon after