When we moved in, the place came with three refrigerators–one each in the kitchen, pantry and garage. The listing photos from when the previous owners tried to sell the place the first time show that the fridge in the kitchen until late 2014/early 2015 is probably the one that was in the garage. The one that was in the kitchen couldn’t be opened properly because the door handle was so large, so we replaced it. Then we put what was the kitchen fridge in the garage, and got rid of the one in there. Eventually I sold it via Craigslist.
This left us with just two fridges back in 2019. Both were technically in the kitchen, so that was good for few years. Then in March of this year, the pantry fridge developed a fan rattle. Normally we would have considered addressing the issue, but this fridge never suited our needs nor the space it was in. First off, once again you couldn’t open the door fully, which meant difficulty in reaching stuff and the right-side produce drawer being completely wasted. Sure, there was a top freezer unit, but once I finished using up all the plums from our place in SF, the only thing we kept in the freezer were cold packs and some ice cream maker bowls.
On top of that, the sucker was wedged into the space and at one point became the home of some mice. Since I’m relatively tiny, it was me that climbed up and over the fridge into the space behind it and cleaned out the mess. That was pretty gross.
So when the rattle started, we decided it was time to find a fridge that would work for the space and for us.
We ended up buying an EdgeStar VBM91SS directly from their website. It was delivered in a few days, and just like that, we have something that suits our needs and fits perfectly in the space. We’re quite happy as now, just a few months later, we wish we’d made the upgrade years ago.
Also, never fear, I Freecycled the old fridge.
