what brand u guys using now and how long it can last? I got a Hitachi fridge only lasted 4years. Need a fridge that can last at least 8-10years

Sharp

by the way, did u place your fridge within some confined spaces?

(some interior designers like to design the kitchen where the fridge is positioned in some tightly confined space) this is a big no no

No. I put it in a quite open space. the motor starts to hv sound for about a year b4 it kong though

National

Samsung Inverter already 5 years and still going strong.

Oldest at home is the Panasonic dual door. Not as cold when new but still alive. Already 20 years. Serviced once.

extinct oredi la

today's fridge cannot last as long as zaman dulu fridge. My ELBA Frige is 28 years old. Rosak once only after 27 years last year. Costs Rm300 to repair. The technician came and saw my Elba fridge and said ' Boss... Fridge ni boleh tahan lagi 30 tahun'.

so if you want a longer lasting Fridge.... can buy ELBA

My Toshiba made-in-Japan 4 doors model still serving well 8 years & counting.

my sharp 19yrs still ok

Sharp

good....as long as still can find spare parts to repair

LG

the more advance functions the more cepat rosak

nowdays cooling pipe made from iron not cooper

I use Sharp. So far ok..btw go check out in shop 1st...Avoid 2 door toshiba as my friend has very bad experience on that.

Tahan long but have you measured it's power consumption?

Toshiba bro

Mine Sharp/LG, still going strong

very low. my electric bill only RM35 a month

sure mati....

anything non inverter can last 10year or more
your hitachi likely the relay kong. rm5 item

Wow, unbelievable. Nowdays still can get such low electricity bill.

This post has been edited by BUprop: Feb 2 2025, 12:55 PM

/k said toshiba quality nowadays no good edi...

looking at the comments sharp and LG is the way to go

berapa tahun bro

Sharp more than 10 yrs
LG 5yrs ++

Sharp for super cold fridge! Of course, long lasting as well.

National

80% of Toshiba is literally owned by Midea by the way.

Having said that, I do have Midea appliances and it’s still working after a couple of years.

mitsubishi

Mitsubishi.

Sharp. Buy those with the least feature. Mine 20nyears already

so technically i shd go for non-inverter?

Inv or non-inv?

go for inverter instead. No point go for non inverter..

inverters are over rated. a non Inverter House fridge doesnt consume a lotta electric. It is those industrial huge fridges that makan a lotta electric so yes... inverters for those.

anything japanese probably still reliable. Hitachi, Panasonic, etc
heard Chinese brands like Hisense, Midea - while maybe not as reliable, spare parts are readily available & cheaper if needs replacing.

i use korean tho. a Daewoo inverter fridge. i think already more than 5 years, can't remember.
had been repaired a couple times though, so if your criteria = nvr broken/no repairs needed at all, then probably not this one

If you want to use for more than 10 years, yes
Non inverter fridge nothing to fail
The most relay, starter.
Keep some spare at home. Rm5 item

Now using Sharp. The LG fridge i used before this had repair issues. There's a cover at the back that cannot be removed to replace a component.

hisense

Panasonic more than 10years

Toshiba. Mine, including family members own more then 8 years. Still good.

Toshiba 20 years already still going strong and easy maintenance. Repairman said just replaced the sensor.

toshiba home appliances now is technically midea now. not the same toshiba 20 years ago.

my hitachi inverter still strong this 2025 will be 10 years

MIDEA is a pretty good brand. For the price, it is very good value. MIDEA knows they have to compete with many heavyweights so they made sure to give quality products. I didnt think much about MIDEA until 1 day I realised so many of my friends and relatives have midea products in their homes.... and none of them said anything bad about Midea.

HAIER is another brand that is competing directly with MIDEA. I dont know much about Haier cos I dont know anyone using Haier products. Anyone can comment?

motors have warranty from 5 to 12 years as i see across the brands .
means they a fairly reliable.

as for reliability of fridges.
depends also on user .
stable power supply will less surges
temp settings .
dont overload the fridge with food items . blocking vents etc..

Toshiba
black Glass door
Since 2009

For me is Sharp Plasma, i'm still using it since 2013 and i am thinking to change to a new because of it's efficiently. Motor keep working.

National cannot be used in the US because it was registered by other company. So, Matsushita Electrics started using brand Panasonic. Lat time for audio product they use brand Technic for the US market. Now almost all products sold under Panasonic brand.

Well, Panasonic products are result of takeover like Quasar from Motorola. Sanyo brand is also changed to Panasonic as well. I believe the Panasonic fridge is originally Hitachi brand. If you look at its multi-door units, resembles Hitachi but just different capacity to be different. Last time I used to have Hitachi video camera which resembled the Panasonic one and it was Hitachi that released the product first.

I can also say if you are not lucky you get bad one. Compressor is probably made by other companies. The technology of fridge is like air-cond and they are all similar in technology (the way it works). For me I choose fridge on which interior compartments whichever practical for my need. With inverter technology, now the compressor warranty is no less than 10 yhears unlike previously and that is the most expensive part of the fridge I believe.

use samsung.
last one rosak, replace with another samsung. the 2nd one already 6-7 years i think. the old one, dont know when gonna repair it.

HAIER buy amerika GE and japan national sub sanyo brand

Haier products are low quality and cepat rosak. Have bad experience with their induction cookers and airconds. Their TVs are bad too based on what I have heard / read. So will not consider them at all.
For fridge, I prefer Sharp or LG. May try out the Toshiba ones which are now made by Midea if its good value for money.

Hitachi

House got 2 fridges. 1 is LG 1 is Haier. Both so far so good!

I'm using their fridge. So far so good. My friend bought their TV, it's value for money. Not as great as Sony/Samsung but worth every penny paid it seems.

Samsung. Been using for 12 years already. Warranty 10 years I think, so far no problem

sharp , still running after 20 years , decided to replace with another sharp with 5 star energy rating purely to optimize my tnb usage

Our Hitachi fridge lasted 12 years already and still going strong though.

Not going for Hitachi anymore

Stronk. Good luck bud

LOL why you need two fridges

Will keep an eye on it

My Hitachi more than 10 years already, zero problem and energy saving.
I use voltage regulator to protect the refrigerator. Make sure no voltage surge to prolong the PCB board lifespan.

Erkkk - all hitachi comes with 10 years warranty . Why not claim warranty ? and since when Hitachi fails , in 4 yrs . Their product is known to last. Even their split units .

There is a factory I visited using Centrifugal Chiller since 1980 . ( this is heavy machinery )

China brand I heard the best is Haier but personally I'm using Hisense, 1 year+ so far still ok

Samsung is alright as well, they can offer 20 year warranty for the inverter

LG have to be careful, must avoid models with linear inverter. Got class action lawsuit in US due to this

one is wine chiller Haier, one is normal fridge LG

Where did you buy made-in-jepun electronics?

toshiba
+14 years with no issue at all

Best Denki, last unit with special discount.

electrolux. use since 2018, no issues so far

spare parts waranty is free (for compressor only) and u still need to pay labour and transport fees. a couple of hundreds kena charged in the end

Sorry to hijack, can anyone recommend a simple fridge that opens from right to left? Most of those in the market opens from left to right. This is due to my cabinet design in which the fridge placement is just next to the wall.

i dont think there is a fridge designed to open in that way or maybe not that im aware of.

if not mistaken samsung can custom..

Now I still using Toshiba (black glass front panel)

One day i still slammed the lower door too hard and the upper door (freezer) accidentally opened.

I left it overnight, next day close it back. Everything still functioning well

My Hitachi fridge is 10yrs old. Love it very much.

2 option.

1) French door fridge with drawer type. No need to think left/right
2) There is a fridge which can open from left or right.

those fridge with left and right doors open in the middle can help?

Indeed, I can't find any. Tq for the reply

Yep, I was searching based on french door design as well, but to no avail. Tq for the reply.

Not really, because the allocated space is just nice for a single door fridge.
I can opt for left-to-right but then there is bar table that is so close to the fridge door opening that it may be a bit uncomfortable to go in and out just to open and close the door.

Yes. It's called French door.

i see

Where you buy your fridge from ? In house warranty team come and replace . within warranty period.

Generally when Hitachi equipment is faulty this is due to manufacturing default or you use it wrong. For fridge hard for you to do it unless you damage it during delivery

Toshiba, 19 years still working well. Never service or repair. Touch wood.

ayam Sharp >400L from 2001 until 2025 intact.

changed compressor once

recently home flooded and fridge fell face down, door gone, so buang je,

boughted midea <350L, can't commit too much coz might get 2nd flood

GL

Apparently on one suggest to repair the broken fridge at all... interesting

If you dont mind higher electricity bill, then repairing an old non inverter fridge make sense. However repairing an inverter fridge would cost couple hundreds presumably if there's a problem with the board. A new inverter fridge probably cost between 1500-2500. I would just use my hisense 4 doors for a couple of years and dump it for a new one when it needs repairs.

Nowadays every refrigerator can last > 10 yrs. All compressors warranty 10 or 12 yrs.

Singer - can pass down to 7 generations

LG smaller model with inverter and door cooling plus. 4 years and going strong. Bought under rm1.5k. Also very energy efficient, I believe around half a kwh per day only.

Bro, can swap door hinges to change open directions

Can do this only with certain models and brands?

Guys any comment/feedback on beko? Seems like a very niche brand

never korean brand. trust me

U buy those fancy looking CCP brand like Hisense etc, sure mampus. Lolx.

I think for CPP brand Midea ranking is the highest ...but can pakai3-4 can la..

These CPP fridge cheaper by 15-20% but use it 3-4 years then need to dump..

This post has been edited by swanlover: Feb 7 2025, 10:34 AM

Singer mean Sharp. As Sharp OEM for them. Electrolux also Sharp.. OEM.so u can find similar design..with slight tweak.

The term you looking for is "Reversible Door". Yes only certain brand do support this feature such as Beko, Samsung and some brand Faber or Khind. I not sure if Hisense and Haier do have this feature. You need to do research.

Last time I bought hitachi for RM1600 in 2011, passed to my brother in 2020, my brother sold the fridge for RM300 in 2023.

12 years is good enough i think.

Any specific models to recommend ? Toshiba, Hitachi , Electrolux?