Liebherr 15.5 Cu. Ft. Freestanding Stainless Steel Counter Depth Bottom Freezer Refrigerator - CS1660

Description

Liebherr CS1660 15.5 cu. ft. Counter Depth Stainless Steel French Door Refrigerator \ 3 Freezer Drawers \ 4 Glass Shelves \ Factory Installed Ice Maker \ LED Lighting \ Gallon Door Storage \ Digital Temperature Display \ Right Hand Door Swing

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Customer Reviews

Happy Owner
Philip

My only problem with reviews is most folks only take the time to write bad ones to vent. I bought this unit about 1.5 years ago. Overall when people buy, Viking, Wolf or a BMW, MB... they are forgetting that these are premium products pushing the envelope in terms of performance and features. These trend setters often test out what works years ahead of `mass market'. For perfect reliability and average form buy the middle never the top. Just don't forget 5K is still upper middle. Built ins run 12k and up in some cases.AstaticallyI love how this unit goes from the floor to ceiling giving the built in look. Its hard to find a flush counter depth which fits like a glove. This looks like a 10k unit at half the price. Any stainless appliance is hard to keep clean. Working in a kitchen for 8 years we wiped down appliances throughout the night and every night we polish all the equipment. I never understood why the consumer market wanted the commercial look.When entertaining I am constantly complimented by the appearance. Few counter depths have this much storage or can fit a pizza easily on the shelves. The interior lighting is one of the best but that is just an opinion. My only ding is the freezer light is on the fridge door. Occasionally I leave both open while unloading supplies. As such, the fridge is internally lit the freezer is lit from the underside of the door thus underwhelming.FunctionallyThe freezer drawers work well rather than digging to the back to find green beans which have been frozen for 5 years with my older units. The machine is silent. I have a dedicated gourmet kitchen with eating area. I wanted silence when running the dishwasher and when the fridge kicks on. This was HUGE draw for me with this unit. While the dual compressors keep the food at a constant temp I hardly know when it kicks on. The additional fan mode keeps air moving to reduce moister as is a problem with many of the new fridges.I opted for the internal icemaker. While I sacrifice some storage cubes use filtered water (pretty much standard now) and are good size. I have yet to run out or have any issues with the icemaker.MechanicallyI am very pleased. The Bosch, and Miele were the two alternatives I had looked at. If you look at the design of the dual compressors the lack of variation keeps food fresher longer. I learned while doing my research that cheaper units tend to vary more in temperature. Some friends have knocked this as a faux performance issue but at 33 you have water at 32 ice. A slight degree variation makes a large difference with respect to bacteria, and the cells in meats and veggies. I have noticed better food storage when compared to my $1700 fridge which is now in the basement kitchenette.I have not yet had a problem with the alarm yet but I have left the door open and been woken up at night by the beeping. Simply pressing the silence button and closing the door has saved me more than a few loads of groceries. I bought from a reputable local buyer who handles complaints so I have no fears when/if something should go wrong with the unit. Read more ›

Beware of Liebherr
Anonymous

My Liebherr refrigerator broke down often in the last three years - electronics, leaks, icemaker, door hinge recall... stay away. Looks great. Wish it worked as well as it looks. Wish Liebherr customer service was more accomodating.

Decent alternative to pricey sub-zero, termador, bosch
Daniel L. Girdwood

We had a subzero built-in refrigerator that needed to be replaced. The replacement 30" from subzero was quoted at over $8.5k by a local big-box appliance store, and their "less" expensive options in the 30" category from bosh, thermador, and GE Monogram were roughly $6.5k. Exasperated at spending at least $6.5k on what is truly a tiny galley fridge, we were fortunate to find the Liebherr CS1660 at a local builders outlet Liebherr 15.5 Cu. Ft. Panel Ready Freestanding Counter Depth Bottom Freezer Refrigerator - CS1660 for $4.5k new and ended up purchasing a roughly 1 year old floor model for $2.5k. We've now had the Liebherr for a couple of years with no problems. Attractive stainless steel exterior and well lit interior, extremely quiet (far quieter than our subzero), easily fit into narrow / shallow space of built-in cabinetry in a galley style kitchen, and of course much cheaper than all other options. Only minor complaint is that relative to our former subzero which had all the compressor parts on top (with usable interior space below it) the Liebherr has the compressor at the bottom in the back (with interior space extending above it) - thus, the usable interior storage space extends much higher on the Liebherr than it did on our Subzero with the top shelf in the Liebherr being difficult for a short person to reach.

Very Disappointing
Mr. PedalPaddle

Three years after purchase, the freezer is no longer reliable. Every 5 weeks, we have to empty the freezer and turn it off for a day or so. Apparently, this allows the fan behind freezer to defrost. Otherwise, it becomes very noisy, starts to beep, and the temperature starts to go up. Fortunately, we have a Frigidaire upright in the garage.Also, we freeze things, like bread, in the Frigidaire first, before transferring them up to the Liebherr, or the above process seems to be accelerated. We have had the evaporation sensor replaced, and another service call since, but all this is out of warranty, and no durable fix is offered.The refrigerator door does not stay closed if there is the weight of milk cartons in the door.The size is nice for a townhouse or apartment, is it is only counter width. But, for the price of this unit, its performance is very disappointing.

Be Careful
Derek, Toronto

We purchased a Liebherr CS1301 a few years back and had nothing but problems.The finish, or lack thereof is almost impossible to keep clean. We contacted Liebherr service and were told the fridge only had a partial factory finish and we should use the 2 oz bottle supplied to do the final finish. Talk about insane for a premium priced product.We have tried no fewer than a dozen different cleaners and nothing works.The freezer started acting up, the alarm would sound showing temp rising. After awhile I contacted Liebherr. I was told there is an issue with the sensor whereby it freezes. This causes the fridge to bypass the thermostat.Ok, so where is the customer notification or recall to fix this issue?I've always purchased German products whenever possible, this brand is a total disappointment.If I ever wanted my wife to leave me, all I would have to do is buy another Liebherr product.