Costco Wholesale has
Whirlpool 28 Cu. Ft. Side-by-Side Refrigerator w/ Exterior Ice/Water Dispenser (Stainless Steel; WRS588FIHZ) on sale for
$1179.99 valid for
Costco Members only.
Delivery/Installation & Haul Away is free.
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bxgirl for finding this deal
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About the Product:- Stainless Steel
- Side By Side Refrigerator Type
- 36" Fit Width/28 cu. ft.
- Exterior Ice/Water Dispense w/ EveryDrop Filtration
- In-Door Ice Storage
- Accu-Chill Temperature Management System
- Fameless Glass Shelves
- Adjustable Gallon Door Bins
- Adaptive Defrost
- Humidity Controller Crispers
- Fingerprint Resistant
- LED Interior Lighting
- LED Dispense Night Light
Warranty 
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Side note. The water filters in all fridges are garbage. Get yourself an RO system and drink water that is actually filtered.
The only problem so far it that this thing is really noisy much of the time and we can hear it from our couch about ten feet away. It sounds like were sitting in a doctor's waiting room and you can hear all of the machines humming. My wife and I have only had it for a week and are seriously thinking about returning it. Uh oh, it must have sensed me talking about it, because it just got much louder. So....it may be haunted too.
I have LG washer/dryer set, about 10 years old, and it is still running perfectly. I am actually washing a load of clothes right now!
Someone asked me a question about this fridge (private message) because I said in another post I was going to buy it 5 months ago. I looked and saw this post, so thought I'd share some comments on life with this fridge after 5 months:
- It's noisy. The compressor seems to run nearly all the time. Check the Whirlpool website and they say "this is normal" and designed to do so, to ensure low energy use. I can't hear it when the TV or music is playing, but if I'm trying to read in the living room I can hear the fridge grinding away in the kitchen. A low droning noise. I would not have bought this fridge if I had known about this noise issue.
- The hinges at the bottom of the fridge, for the doors, are exposed and look very ugly. I know this isn't an art piece, but for $1200 I don't want the fridge to look ugly. At least the prior Samsung had plastic trim over the hardware so I didn't have to see it.
- The glass shelves are thin. I wonder how long they will last. No chips yet, but I've been very careful. The door shelves are cheap plastic and it was very difficult to install one of them. I had to force it in (yes, it was lined up properly). Upon closer inspection the door shelf wasn't formed properly and a bit too big to fit in the shelf support. But I was able to force it in.
- The sliding drawers for crisper, vegetables and meat/cheese are very cheap. The plastic is thin and the drawer slides/gliders don't always allow the drawer to slide out easily. Sometimes I need to use both hands, which is annoying when one hand is already holding something to place in the drawer.
- The sides of the fridge are not stainless. Not easy to see in photos but disappointing. The old Samsung also had crappy gray plastic sides, but I guess this is what all manufacturers do now.
- The LED lighting is very nice.
- I like that the icemaker is in the door. This frees up lots of space in the freezer, that would usually be used by an ice maker.
- The water filter looks easy to replace. It's in the top-right of the fridge, inside, and requires just opening the cover, popping out the old filter, push in the new one and close the door. I haven't replaced it yet (but the "ORDER FILTER") reminder popped up last week), but have one ready to go when the fridge says "REPLACE FILTER". On the prior Samsung I had to screw in/unscrew the water filter (also in top right of interior fridge) and replacing it was a big chore.. it seemed the filter was welded to the fridge.
I heard about the wiring issue with this model (wires in freezer door can kink/break and then you need to replace the entire door) so got the Costco 3 year warranty add-on for $120. So this fridge will have a 5 year warranty (2 with Whirlpool, 3 with Costco/Allstate). Hopefully there will be no issues.The fridge seems to work fine for dispensing ice/water, making ice, and keeping freezer/fridge at the right temperatures. So far.
I would not buy this fridge again because of the noise issue and build quality. I would accept build quality (low quality materials) for $900, but for the nearly $1200 I paid, it's overpriced. Anyway this could be $500 and I don't think I would buy it because of the noise issue.
Just kidding, I kept it because it was pretty easy to clean. But frustrating all the same. The delivery guys also "forgot" to remove some plastic and styrofoam from the freezer (I would have reminded them when I was watching them deliver/install/set up the fridge, but I didn't notice either). Whirlpool had some foam somewhat hidden in the freezer and it was not immediately obvious. But I would expect the delivery crew to thoroughly review/inspect before leaving. Oh well.
Would I use Costco for delivery again? Yup. The cost is tough to beat. Home Depot, Lowe's etc. usually charge a delivery fee and when I was ordering/comparing 5 months ago, one of them (can't remember which) charged an additional haul away fee for an old fridge.
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I had to use the claim system once and got my money refunded. This is why I use eBay for this type of purchase. And for <$20, I think it's worth the risk.
The only problem so far it that this thing is really noisy much of the time and we can hear it from our couch about ten feet away. It sounds like were sitting in a doctor's waiting room and you can hear all of the machines humming. My wife and I have only had it for a week and are seriously thinking about returning it. Uh oh, it must have sensed me talking about it, because it just got much louder. So....it may be haunted too.
For anyone else considering this fridge, the top shelf of the fridge freezes items very easily. We keep drinks up there now. Don't put your eggs or veggies there or you will lose them.
All that being said I would probably still buy a whirlpool over a samsung or lg. But i would probably try to find something with no water/ice dispensers.
I have LG washer/dryer set, about 10 years old, and it is still running perfectly. I am actually washing a load of clothes right now!
For anyone else considering this fridge, the top shelf of the fridge freezes items very easily. We keep drinks up there now. Don't put your eggs or veggies there or you will lose them.
I cleaned the dust from the condenser coils and saw that the condenser fan wasn't spinning. I bought a replacement condenser fan motor for $150 and installed it. Now the fan worked but after two days I still had the same warm refrigerator issue.
Because the freezer side was cold but not the refrigerator side, I suspected ice build up on the evaporator coils (from the compressor constantly running trying to reach a cold temperature because the defective condenser fan wasn't cooling the condenser coils) not allowing cold air to be blown through them into the refrigerator side.
I removed the panel over the evaporator coils on the freezer side and sure enough they were clogged with ice. I used a hair dryer to melt all the ice and put then the panel back on. I set the temperature controls at mid-range which is the initial setting when new. Now the refrigerator runs at 30 to 32 degrees F and the freezer runs at 0 to -4 degrees F, just like brand new.
So before spending money on a new refrigerator, check to see if it isn't something simple. I know very little about refrigerators and never worked on one before. There are videos on You Tube to help.
Before and after pictures of evaporator coils attached.
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Open to contesting opinions, this is just stuff I've read about. I do have a French door setup though, mainly because it was a good deal and we needed a fridge at the time.