Whirlpool ARC900 White Freestanding Under counter fridge Reviews

98 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This fridge scores high on energy consumption. - It has no outstanding negative points. “Easy to clean and spacious inside” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 98 real customer reviews

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98 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
85% of people recommend it.

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Build Quality	8.2
Capacity	7.9
Design	8.1
Energy consumption	9.0
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.4
Overall rating	8.3

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Busy mum or dad (7)

retired (1)

Other (75)

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Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to clean and spacious inside

- The bottle rack needs a bar going across to stop bottles from flying out or the spacers which used to be available for clipping to separate bottles

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25 of 26 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Sep 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “40s, two person family”

+ Where space is limited, this is a good size with fair capacity for its dimensions.

- The dairy ledge inside the top of the door doesn't have a lid; things sometimes fall off. Sometimes the fridge is quite noisy.

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16 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Oct 2008

Score 5.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The fridge is narrower than most, thus allowing it to fit in spaces that the majority of fridges are too wide for.

- The design makes the space for storing vegitables very small (this does not have to be the case - there was plenty of space in my previuos fridge which had almost the same external dimensions).

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good size and quiet

- no egg tray, poor external design looks plastic

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Chris, Manchester

+ Simple, innocuous design. It does exactly what it's supposed to do and at a very decent price.

- It was a bit fiddly to swap the door hindges over to make the door open on the other side and the instructions weren't very clear so you needed to use your brain and keep your wits about you but apart from that none at all.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Lots of space inside. Easy to clean. Neat looking.

- Reviewer left no comment

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7 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Sep 2008

Score 7.0/10

charlotte, nuneaton

+ size was just right for our kitchen, is nice grey/silver colour which matches stainless steel cooker well

- inside there could do with being one more shelf

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

KEV, GLOS

+ FITTED IN MY LIMITED SPACE, REALLY EFFICIENT,

- NONE THIS FAR

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Seemed be the best 500 mm wide larder fridge at reasonable money by the general consensus on the internet. Not disappointed. Seems roomier than our defunct one it replaced, Its easier to find stuff in it. Slightly wary of the glass shelves at first, the old one was wire, but we prefer them now. I'm smart enough to know a larder fridge doesn't have an ice box and hence doesn't need defrosting. ;)

- None to mean anything

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jun 2009

Score 8.0/10

dennis, mansfield , “Basic user” More like this »

+ well laid out with little wasted space

- smaller than expected, both internally and externally

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good use of available space

- none

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

Susy, shrewsbury , “Basic user” More like this »

+ Internal space maximised. Good clean looks. Works well.

- Figures on temperature adjustment wheel not very ease to read. Could possibly be more choice of positioning for door shelves.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jun 2009

Score 8.0/10

Janet, Macclesfield , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ Cooling panel part of fridge-easy clean. Door easy to change hinge side, very quite compared to old one.Needed slim 50cm fridge to fit. Not a common size.

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jul 2009

Score 5.0/10

Carl, London

+ Good quality fridge

- Terrible colour, whoever thinks it is Silver must have gone crazy, its 'nasty' grey :-( - - luckily I am using it in an office so I can hide it away.

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purchased 02 Apr 2009

Score 8.0/10

DAVD, SOYTH SOMERSET

+ NEAT DESIGN - GOOD DOOR LATCH FEELS POSITIVE -QUIET IN OPERATION

- DEFROSTING A BIT AWKWARD - REALLY NEEDS FROST FREE

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purchased 30 Mar 2009

Score 7.0/10

stephen, morley

+ very quiet

- not as big capacity as we would have liked

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purchased 01 Jun 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ good value for money

- Silver is more grey

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purchased 06 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

LORRAINE, REDDITCH , “Basic user” More like this »

+ A GOOD SIZED FRIDGE, WORKS WELL EXCELENT PRICE FOR ASILVER MODEL

- NONE

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purchased 17 Jun 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ This is ample for all the needs of a two person household. looks good and does everything its supposed to!

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 15 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ Good working space, quiet & efficient compared to my old fridge

- Colour variation on the door compared to the matching freezer I bought earlier in the year.
Poor instructions for reversing the door hanging

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purchased 28 Aug 2009

Score 3.0/10

Lilian, Basildon

+ None

- Too narrow, shelves on door not adequate not enough shelf height adjustments enabling me to move shelves up or down to fit in them what I need to. Light broke on second day and having trouble getting replacement. Salad bins too small.

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purchased 11 Aug 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Its small and fits in the space I had (not many fridges would!) The glass shelves are nice and the product feels robust.

- It is smaller than other fridges. The door is hinged on the right, I want to be hinged on the left. The instructions are appalling and I could not change the door hinge side over. Its very annoying. I could not get the top off the fridge as instructed and trying to lift it off was starting to damage the top.

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purchased 23 Oct 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Generally good and looks O.K.

- Shape of door trays (rounded ends) limit the amount/size of items and also spacing of door trays could be better

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purchased 29 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

adrian, ruislip , “like value for money”

+ A good second fridge for the garage at a reasonable price

- Could have done with a small freezer compartment

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purchased 31 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ exactly what we were looking for

- none

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purchased 30 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

george, fleetwood, lancs

+ easy to install, easy to clean

- none

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purchased 24 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Can't think of any

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purchased 19 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Colin, Cirencester

+ Very good small Refridgerator Keeps food cold

- None

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purchased 07 Jul 2009

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Too small in side

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purchased 04 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic user” More like this »

+ Good design.

- The door trays look a bit flimsy.

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purchased 13 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Roomy storage in the door, deep drawer at bottom

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 17 Jul 2009

Score 3.0/10

Stuart, St Albans

+ It was cheap and it does what it says on the tin.

- The impella in the compressor is loose or catching on something and makes the most fearful row - it only works properly if the fridge is tipped to the side by about 10 degrees, so not very good really. Still, that's what you get if you go cheap, I guess.

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purchased 29 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Doreen, Croydon Surrey , “Basic user” More like this »

+ The size for a small kitchen is just right for the capacity

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 02 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very Efficient. Handle design makes for easy cleaning

- The fridge needs another shelf

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purchased 19 Jul 2009

Score 3.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ It fits in the gap I had.

- Very hard to control,big tempreture differences within fridge I am constently changing the tempeture dial.

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purchased 25 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic user” More like this »

+ Good looks, good capacity, quiet and good efficiency rating.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 15 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Holiday cottage owner”

+ Great capacity.

- The only problem I have had is when I changed the door to open the other way, one of the wholes for the screws had been filled with the insulating stuff, however the door hangs OK with only 2 screws.

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purchased 31 Aug 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good door storage

- Salad crisper rather small

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purchased 31 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Wendy, Largs

+ A good quality design

- none

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purchased 10 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

C , bristol

+ It is a very good design, plenty of room.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 14 Sep 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ neat, well proportioned

- Bit noisy, For a new applicance i expected it to be quieter

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purchased 08 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I ve always had hotpoint kitchen good's but decided to try the whirlpool as it was agood price and i have been very pleased with it and would recomend it .

- no bad points

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purchased 27 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Colin, Gateshead

+ Excellent fridge, nice size.

- None

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purchased 04 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anne, Coventry

+ Does what I wanted it to do.

- None

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purchased 03 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

Margaret, Arbroath , “Basic user” More like this »

+ Quiet and efficient and exactly the right size for the space I had available. Particularly like the glass shelves

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 03 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

Ann, Seaford, Sussex , “Basic user” More like this »

+ A rated electricity consumption. Glass shelves. Compact. Quiet running. Smooth styling. Easy wipe-clean top.

- Salad drawer and door shelves a bit plastic-y. No egg container.

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purchased 06 Oct 2009

Score 8.0/10

Leslie, Ashford , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ It is a nice designed fridge and serves the purpose for what we need from it in a office kitchen.

- None that we have come across so far.

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purchased 08 Oct 2009

Score 9.0/10

Vicky, Basingstoke

+ It does what it says on the tin, it keeps stuff really cold and is a good size

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 22 Oct 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic user” More like this »

+ Its a freezer, it freezes stuff and keeps it frozen

- Probably not the most robust but is works and it was cheap

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jun 2009

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Product Features

Construction	Freestanding
Built-in machines have a cabinet door attached to the front of them so that they look like the rest of your kitchen. Freestanding machines can be seen and the machine can be placed in any position in your kitchen.
Energy Efficiency	A
The more efficient the product, the less energy it needs and the more you get for your money. ‘A’ rated products are the most efficient and ‘G’ rated products are the least efficient. The most efficient products can now be identified by new ‘A’ and ‘A*’ ratings.
Number of Doors	1
Colour	White
The main colour of the product.
Net Capacity Total Device in Litres (litres)	124
How much usable storage space there is inside the device.
Width in cm	50
Height in cm	85
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Depth in cm	56

Shelves Material	Metal
The material the shelves are made out of.
Water Dispenser	No
Get cool water at the touch of a button. Great in summer but the device needs to be plumbed into the mains. Water dispensers also tend to take up quite a bit of space and have a filter that needs changing regularly.
Ice-Cube Dispenser	No
Get instant ice cubes at the touch of a button.
Energy Savings Trust Feature	No
A Yes means this this product has been rated as being energy-efficient by the Energy Savings Trust. Good for the environment and good for your electricity bill!
Cooling System	Compressor
Most fridges are cooled using a compressor. This is also known as ‘Vapour-compressor’ cooling. Some fridges are cooled using absorption, which saves electricity by using a source of heat to provide the energy needed to cool the fridge.
Energy Consumption per Year in kWh	149
Number of Compressors	1
Release Date	6 Feb 2008
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Net Capacity Refrigerator in Litres	124
How much usable storage space there is inside the fridge.
Frost Free	No
This will prevent the build-up of ice and frost so that you won’t have to chip away at giant blocks of ice every so often.
Freezer Stars	No Freezer
These tell you how long you can store food for – with 1 star you can store food for up to a week and with 4 stars, you can freeze food for up to a year. You need a 4-star freezer to freeze fresh food. With anything less you can store only pre-frozen food except with a 1-star freezer, which is suitable only for ice.
0°C Cooling Zone	No
Integrated	No
Integrated machines have one of your own cabinet doors attached to the front of them so that they look like the rest of your kitchen.
Freezer Position	No Freezer
Air Ventilator	No

Also known as: WHIRLPOOL ARC900IS, WHI ARC900IS

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Manufacturer's Description

Reversible door hinges for added versatility within your kitchen layout.

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