[George1938]

Originally Posted by geri317

We will be moving into our new CYV in three weeks. I want a side by side refrigerator with water dispenser and had hoped the builder would let me have an upgrade if I paid the extra cost but it isn't an option. I guess we will sell our new fridge and get what we want. Is their a market here in the Villages if I try to sell on TOTV?

I have excactly what you want. Moved in October 2012 so the fridge is new. Looking to see what you have and consider a trade of some sort. 352-610-8213 or PM.

George1938

[lewis6351]

I would be interested in your refrigerator if the price is good. We are looking to buy an extra one for the garage.

[John_W]

Originally Posted by geri317

We will be moving into our new CYV in three weeks. I want a side by side refrigerator with water dispenser and had hoped the builder would let me have an upgrade if I paid the extra cost but it isn't an option. I guess we will sell our new fridge and get what we want. Is their a market here in the Villages if I try to sell on TOTV?

There are thousands of CYV's in TV and half of the people would love to get something other than what comes with the home. We wanted stainless steel appliances and we were told we could have any color we wanted as long as it was white.

After two years of wanting a french door refrigerator, we bought a stainless steel french door Kenmore refrigerator at Sears last month. We had to let the delivery people take our old refrigerator away. There is absolutely no extra room in our garage, we have a car, a golf cart, a washer & dryer, golf clubs, 2 bicycles, a work bench and storage shelves, plus lawn equipment, a laundry tub, water heater and so on. We asked neighbors if they wanted it and they were in the same situation, no room in the garage.

One thing to be careful about in a CYV is the dimensions of the refrigerator space in the kitchen. We have 68-1/4" height clearance and 34" width. We could put most of the 25 cubic foot refrigerators in our kitchen, the width is not a problem until you get into the 30 or bigger cubic foot. However, the big problem was the height, with 68-1/4" clearance finding a refrigerator 68" or lower was a problem. In french doors stainless we found one each of a Kenmore, GE, LG, Whirlpool and Samsung that would fit in that space. After reading reviews and seeing all in person except for the Whirlpool, we went with the Kenmore. The Whirlpool had the best reviews, Kenmore and Samsung were second best. The Kenmore had adjustable split shelves in the middle, one extra door shelf on each door and didn't have the flap between the two doors and also was the largest at 23 cu feet. The Kenmore was also the cheapest and was shortest at 67-1/2" high. Here you can see how close the overhead cabinets are to the refrigerator.

When looking at refrigerators, there are two heights. One is the height including the door hinge, which can be as much as an inch more than the rear height. The only concern with the hinge height is that if the hinges are higher than the cabinets you might not be able to open the overhead cabinet doors all the way.



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[lovsthosebigdogs]

Originally Posted by John_W

There are thousands of CYV's in TV and half of the people would love to get something other than what comes with the home. We wanted stainless steel appliances and we were told we could have any color we wanted as long as it was white.

After two years of wanting a french door refrigerator, we bought a stainless steel french door Kenmore refrigerator at Sears last month. We had to let the delivery people take our old refrigerator away. There is absolutely no extra room in our garage, we have a car, a golf cart, a washer & dryer, golf clubs, 2 bicycles, a work bench and storage shelves, plus lawn equipment, a laundry tub, water heater and so on. We asked neighbors if they wanted it and they were in the same situation, no room in the garage.

One thing to be careful about in a CYV is the dimensions of the refrigerator space in the kitchen. We have 68-1/4" height clearance and 34" width. We could put most of the 25 cubic foot refrigerators in our kitchen, the width is not a problem until you get into the 30 or bigger cubic foot. However, the big problem was the height, with 68-1/4" clearance finding a refrigerator 68" or lower was a problem. In french doors stainless we found one each of a Kenmore, GE, LG, Whirlpool and Samsung that would fit in that space. After reading reviews and seeing all in person except for the Whirlpool, we went with the Kenmore. The Whirlpool had the best reviews, Kenmore and Samsung were second best. The Kenmore had adjustable split shelves in the middle, one extra door shelf on each door and didn't have the flap between the two doors and also was the largest at 23 cu feet. The Kenmore was also the cheapest and was shortest at 67-1/2" high. Here you can see how close the overhead cabinets are to the refrigerator.

When looking at refrigerators, there are two heights. One is the height including the door hinge, which can be as much as an inch more than the rear height. The only concern with the hinge height is that if the hinges are higher than the cabinets you might not be able to open the overhead cabinet doors all the way.



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JohnW, your post is EXACTLY what I was wondering about. We own a home in Tamarind Grove that we rent currently and will move into in months to come and want to swap out the fridge for a larger one. Good to know you have done all the leg work for us. Thanks!!! I will save your post for future reference.

[CFrance]

Please consider donating your appliances to Habitat for Humanity if you are going to upgrade and can't sell them. They will pick up immediately.

[Houselover]

Originally Posted by batman911

We deleted all the kitchen appliances except the microwave during our design process. You may be able to delete them for credit. Check with your sales agent.

We closed on a premier home last month and were able to delete all the appliances including the MWO. They put in the disposal and the vent for the MWO ..

[donnie426]

Originally Posted by JB in TV

We closed less than 3 weeks ago on a new Designer series home, and have a Whirlpool black side by side with water and ice dispensor that we would like to sell, as we are planning on bringing our almost new french door to replace it. It has been lightly used for the 3 weeks as we don't have our furniture here yet. PM me if you want to discuss this..

Jeff

If you still have can you call me 352-205-7948 interested don

[JB in TV]

Originally Posted by donnie426

If you still have can you call me 352-205-7948 interested don

Sorry it was sold.