Midea WHD-113FSS1 Double Door Mini Fridge with Freezer for Bedroom Office or Dorm with Adjustable Remove Glass Shelves Compact Refrigerator, 3.1 cu ft, Stainless Steel

L. McClainUnited States

A good buy, but know what you are getting before you order

It's a fridge with a separate freezer compartment, and it does what is is supposed to do--keep things cold! It's a beautiful appliance that runs well and has excellent ratings, so I am happy with this purchase. But now for the complaints, such as they are. I didn't realize it is made to let condensation run down the inside back of the fridge into a drain. English major! I don't understand the mechanics of it or what happens to that water once it goes down the drain. You can't push things on the shelves all the way to the back wall, or it will block this water flow and it may freeze on whatever is in the way. That is a little annoying, but as long as you pay attention, it shouldn't be a problem. I don't usually drink from aluminum cans or 2L bottles, so I have cheese and produce in the door racks. The door shelf in the freezer is tiny--don't expect to put anything thicker than a frozen individual entree in it, or maybe a stick of butter. Warning labels on the appliance caution against poking the device with anything sharp or trying to service it yourself, stating that it uses an explosive chemical. I assume that is the new norm since Freon has been outlawed--because explosive refrigerators are better than... whatever. Since I don't plan on tinkering with it or poking it with an ice pick, I think I'll be okay. Otherwise, for a compact fridge, the freezer is a really good size--almost 1 cubic foot. The freezer will have to be defrosted eventually, but since it is separate from the fridge, that shouldn't be nearly as often as other compact refrigerators. It comes with a dinky ice tray which is good for testing the temperature in the freezer and not much else, plus a small plastic ice scraper. The temperature control is just one dial for both the fridge and the freezer compartments, so you have to turn off the whole appliance to defrost the freezer. I haven't owned it long enough to defrost it yet. The capacity is pretty good. In addition to the door items, I currently have about 5 lbs of apples in the produce drawer, 5 lbs of potatoes on the shelf above that, and various smaller items on top (including an ice-encrusted orange that rolled back into the freezing wall fountain). This would be good for use in a dorm, office, or tiny home, or for use by a single person who doesn't cook much. So, those are the pros and cons. Overall, I think the positives outweigh the negatives, and I think I'll continue to be happy with this as time goes by. Watch the price, which can fluctuate within just a few hours.

Experienced ReviewerUnited States

Great Extra Fridge

With all that is going on right now with the pandemic I wanted to get an extra small fridge just in case we needed to stock up or our other fridge broke down. I was looking for something a little bigger than a typical dorm room fridge and this one I thought was great for a really reasonable price (I paid just under $200) I decided to get the black one because while I have stainless in our kitchen it's constantly smudged and I thought the black would be better. After reading the reviews about dented items, I was nervous but mine arrived in perfect condition. It comes in a box with a ton of foam to cushion it so it has to be really thrown around to get bashed in like that. One thing that would have been nice is if they had put unpacking instructions on the outside of the box but I figured out that I needed to peel the paper away rather than trying to turn it sideways. I probably should have brought it to the basement and then unboxed it so I'd suggest moving it where you want. There are some sharp edges at the bottom and when we lifted it to carry it down the stairs I put a small scratch in my wood floor. So be careful of that. I took the advice of some reviewers and let it sit overnight before plugging it it. FYI the instructions are inside in the drawer. I could not see the booklet because it had plastic around it that just looked like padding. Not much in there but it does tell you how to set the temp. It comes with a small ice tray. When I plugged it in the next day it started right off and was super quiet. I put some water in the ice tray and a couple hours later I went down to check and it was mostly frozen. I really love that this has a separate fridge and freezer. Also the freezer is a good enough size that you could keep a few things in there. Also I like that there is a drawer in the fridge portion. It's perfect. You can also take the drawer out if you want to. I think I could put a medium sized turkey in there to thaw. It's really roomy. The compressor is located at the bottom in the back. That is completely open, but be aware that it cuts into the space inside the very bottom of the fridge. I am really happy with my purchase and feel confident recommending this to anyone in need of a small fridge. Thanks for reading my review Becky Brooks

Amazon CustomerUnited States

Excellent dorm minifridge

This is a good dorm minifridge. The freezer keeps things frozen, the fridge keeps things cold, and I don't have to use the overstuffed communal fridges in the kitchen. It's big enough to hold quite a bit of food, yet small enough to fit well in my ~200 sq ft dorm room. Highly recommended for any college student who wants/needs to cook for themself. Noise level: Quieter than I was expecting, makes a little humming noise. I have auditory processing disorder, so repetitive/constant noises drive me up the wall, but I'm really happy with this fridge. If the noise does bother you, it's definitely quiet enough to cover up with a fan or soft background music. The shelves and drawer in the fridge are good sizes/spaced well for me, but if you don't like the shelf you can take it out. The sizes of the door compartments are kind of weird, especially since I don't drink soda so don't use the soda can rack. If you're willing to apply a little duct tape, though, you can do a lot with it. I kind of wish the freezer had a shelf so I could make ice more conveniently, but turning a mesh 8.5x11 paper tray upside down would solve that problem. The ice cube tray that comes with the fridge is really tiny, which I also like, since the ice cubes fit in my water bottles this way. The fridge also comes with an ice scraper, which I haven't used on the fridge, but have used on my window when it iced up earlier this winter. I've only had one actual issue with this fridge so far: when it got to me, one of the leveling feet had cracked during shipping, so it didn't sit level. A little duct tape fixed that right up and now I have no problem. It's a really minor issue but I wanted this to be a comprehensive review. Overall, this was the perfect fridge for me. If you're looking for a dorm minifridge I'd recommend getting this one since it has a good-sized freezer with a separate door, but if you don't really need a freezer and just want people to stop taking stuff you put in the fridge, consider getting a different minifridge without a freezer. It cost around $150 when I bought it, so if the price is significantly higher when you read this, I'd recommend waiting for it to go down.

Jean Pierre CardinalCanada

Works well with lower power solar energy system

I've had this fridge for many months now and it's still working perfectly. I have a smaller solar power system and a 2000 watt inverter and it has no problem powering the fridge. When the fridge compressor first comes on there's a surge of energy required but then within about 2 seconds it drops down much lower. Before I bought this I wasn't sure how well it would work with an inverter but it's been completely fine. Downside to the fridge is the layout of the door is just plain stupid. It has a can rack that doesn't fit a can easily; they are hard to get out and the space would be much better devoted to allowing for storing as many different items as possible. If I could pull out the can rack and / or adjust it to be a set of small shelves with "railings" on each one to stop stuff falling out it would be much better. On the otehr side of the door is a area I think meant to hold taller bottles with a swing out "railing" to hold them in. Problem is that if you have shorter items they continually fall out of the door due to the swing out nature of the "railing" meant to hold stuff in. The door is not well thought out at all, just plain stupid design obviously never used by any of the designers for any length of time or they would have spotted these issues immediately. It's disappointing when otherwise it's a great fridge, nice and quiet, energy efficient etc. In the perfect world they'd offer different door configurations for people who want to store actual food not a pile of cans and they'd also test them out themselves by using them in the real world so that they could immediately spot the problems with the can rack etc.