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Originally Posted by Jimmydoodlebug
To those who haven't yet chosen a house model, here's something I just discovered about my Lantana: it will not accept a full size refrigerator. The widest replacement we could find that would fit the opening is 33" and there are just four of those on the market that have ice and water through the door. Very slim pickings.
The opening is 35" and the water line and baseboard protrude into that space by about 3/4 inch. A standard refrigerator is 36" and larger.
We'd like a normal refrigerator so we might have to hire someone to take out the baseboard and tear open the pantry wall to expose the water supply line and move it. Even then we'd be limited to a 36" refrigerator but that gives us a lot of refrigerators to choose from and that 3" makes a big difference. A second refrigerator in the garage is out of the question.
If anyone else has had this problem, how did you deal with it? Maybe there's a simpler way.
Thanks
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We don't have a Lantana but my friend Pooh, who posts on here recently got a big nice refrigerator for her Lantana...
I just measured my four year old full size 3 door refrigerator, water in the door, drawer bottom and it is 32" DEEP and protrudes out past the cabinet as it is meant to and 35.5" wide. Are you talking about removing the baseboard BEHIND the refrigerator and moving the water connection BEHIND the refrigerator?
What do you have on both sides of the refrigerator? On the one side I picture a wall to your pantry closet and on the other is a cabinet?
Before you start tearing up anything, call Warranty and ask them.
Here is a post I found in search with what sounds like the same problem. Maybe send him a PM?
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Old 09-13-2012, 05:17 PM
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I need someone to take the wall down behind my Refrigerator to give me am additional 3 1/4 inches more space by taking down the 2x4s Inside that wall are electrical outlets and the water shut-off for the refrigerator. The shut-off and the electrical outlet will have to be moved to a cabinet next to the opening. The studs will have to be removed and re-framed to fit the refrigerator, the sheet-rock behind will remain the same. It sounds more difficult than it is, but how do I find someone to do it.