The Danby is great and it almost the only frig on the planet this size.
We wanted to replace an old frig-freezer in our bar with a frig only (no freezer). The built-in space was just barely enough for the old machine and we wanted something a little smaller. Turns out that every other frig only in our town was either just as big as the old combo or sized for a college dorm room. Amazon's price was within a few dollars of all the other sellers on the net and I trusted them with good reason.
After converting to a vegan diet, we found that our built-in refrigerator (several thousand dollars purchase price) did not have the right storage capacity for fresh vegetables and other foods that have now become a part of our eating plan. So, we decided to add a secondary refrigerator. After checking out several local stores for a "refrigerator only" appliance, we turned to the internet and found the Danby. We ordered it, received email communication regarding delivery, had it delivered, and set it up ourselves. It works great, holds a lot, and is small enough that we could put it in the corner of our dining room. It is quite, unobtrusive, and has great interior space. The literature we received with the Danby shows a freezer that is the same size as the refrigerator. Side by side, they would offer a great alternative to the traditional refrigerator/freezer. Hope this review is helpful.
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Overall, this product does the job: it is compact, with full glass shelves, great for extra refrigerator space, which is how we and others seem to use it. It doesn't cool as effectively as we would like; we see a big swing in temperatures with no change in contents. Most of the time the temperature is at the very top end of the desired refrigerator cooling range.
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We bought this about 4 months ago and have not had a single problem with it. Not too big and not too small. The door compartments are nice for holding milk, the draws are nice and roomy and the shelves can hold more than you might expect.
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We have a garden and will be storage garden vegetables in here. We were looking for a second frig with a small footprint because it needed to go into the corner of our mud room area between the dining room and the garage. There aren't many on the market this size. I only found one other made by Summit and it was $250.00 more. The unit fit perfectly where I wanted it to go. What a great space saver. Inside has more than enough storage and compartments. The design is typical. I can keep 24 quart bottles of my favorite sparkling beverage on the top shelf and my wife puts all the redundant items like half and half, jarred veggies, and all those items you would like to not keep in the main frig that take up all that space. I won't know for sure on the performance of this until the warmer weather gets here. We didn't get it until the beginning of December. So far it has been fine.
I've had 4 or 5 "home" deep fryers in the past few years and this one is the best so far. First, it's large enough to actually fry something, don't know how others use the ones that are one 1 or 2 liters. It'll keep the temp better when cooking too.
The cool touch and compact form are great, you can store it immediately after use if necessary without burning yourself on hot metal sides. Controls are simple and temp lights tell you when you're ready to fry. Basket functions well enough on it's hinged system. No handles sticking out when you're done either.
I caught it for under $50 so if I can get a couple of years out of it I'm happy.
FRENCH FRY TIP:
I've seen many people complain about these units not being hot enough and fries coming out soggy. This is likely not the fryer's fault. I cook with light olive oil mix (for health reasons not that it's the best for the job) but it really works IF you do one simple thing, boil the cut potatoes for a few minutes with a half cup of vinegar to the water, dry with paper towel and they come out crispy almost every time without the overboil issues.
I love this deep fryer! Our old one didn't have the removable basket, and you couldn't lower the handle once the lid was shut, and it didn't have the timer or the filtersthe list goes on! I also love that fact that you can completely disassemble it and wash the entire thing! The basket looks really small compared to my other one but did some actually comparison with food quantity and they actually hold about the same amount. Really happy with this purchase and would definitely recommend it!
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The fryer has performed flawlessly. I use it 2 3 times a week and have not been disappointed yet. The oil heats up fairly quickly and it is able to maintain temperature. The best feature of this fryer is the easy of changing oil and cleaning everything you need to clean comes apart and can be cleaned over a sink (except you cannot immerse the control unit in water of course). The basket is likewise easy to clean and it is well designed and constructed.
Follow-up: After using the fryer for approximately a month (2-3 times a week), the control panel plastic, where the heating element exits, melted and began to smoke. I turned the unit off and unplugged it immediately. Glad that I was monitoring it at the time don't know how bad it would have gotten (it was hot enough to a fire). I contacted Oster by email (which is now Sunbeam and apparently managed by a company named Jarden). My email was answered the following day wherein they offered me a different model (the M70) as a replacement fryer, claiming that the M55 model was out of stock and it was unknown when it would be back in stock. I agreed to the M70 and the replacement was delivered within a week by UPS (even before the broken unit was returned) no charge. A UPS shipping label was sent in the mail for the return of the M55 no charge. The M70 is a 4 liter unit and not made as well as the M55 but, so far, it hasn't melted guess we'll see if it holds up. So, I am disappointed that the M55 failed but I am impressed with the customer service and prompt response to the problem.
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I use the fryer mostly for fish and chips. Capacity is fine for 2people and it provides a good crispy product. It does what I hoped it would.
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This fryer is easy to use and store. My 17 year old son loves making french fries with it and using it to cook with.
I replaced the OEM fans in a good rack-mount case with these and was pleased with the installation and resulting air flow. They run a lot quieter than the originals and cool well.
Overall, I'm happy with these fans (I bought 2). Fans run quietly, and speed up when the extra air is needed (I'm using them as exhaust fans). They must plug into the power supply (can't just plug into mobo). Since they have temperature sensors on them I only used the power supply connection.
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I have many Vantec fans installed and running from 80MM to 120MM. This is the first time I've installed this model and it seems to be running well enough.
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My computer was having trouble staying cool when the chip fan died, so I bought another fan from a B&M store, but it only ran constantly. The Vantec Thermoflow TF6025 does the trick and knows when to work harder. Case solved.
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Fan does what it is supposed to do which is increase or decrease speed based upon the temperature of a sensor. It seems pretty quiet. I think it makes a lot of sense if your backplate has this size vent on it, to install it for some additional airflow, but you should be careful not to blow air towards your CPU (it doesn't seem to like this even if the air is cold.)
Double check and make sure you have the sensor mounted on the outside if you want an exhaust fan or the thermal sensor on the inside if you want an intake fan.
I have been using Dr. Heater and am very please with it's performance so far. It runs quietly and provides more than adequate heat in my family room. Have not received my electric bill since using the heater.
A 12" table fan takes about 1% as much power as an air conditioner. Its breeze can mean comfort at higher thermostat settings. It can cool you faster than adjusting the thermostat. From the floor, it can send you the coolest, driest air in the room.
I've had a classic wire-cage table fan for 30 years. It runs fine after 40,000 hours. I tried a newer one with a plastic grille. It was noisy, inefficient, and very difficult to clean. It quit after ten years.
The other day I bought a Trueliving classic table fan at the local dollar store. I liked it so much, I bought another. My old reliable fan uses 28-33-45 watts. The new ones use 24-28-33. They seem to move the air just as well. For the cages, the new ones use thinner wire, 17 vs 14 Steel Wire Gage. That would mean less resistance and less turbulence.
I was worried that this unit would not get the job done. Well...just like the Bible says, that time spent worrying was wasted time! We put this little joker in our cabin on the river to help heat it this winter while we were replacing our entire main HVAC system. The cabin has a large great room with ceilings 18-22' high and the bedrooms are off the great room about a third of the way up. Total sq ft is probably 1600' or so. This heater took care of the WHOLE PLACE!! I ran the unit and the ceiling fans in the great room and within about 10-15 minutes or so the entire cabin started getting down right comfortable. When the HVAC system is up and running (heat pump) I'm thrilled to know that the bulk of the initial heating can and will be done with this little gas-sipping heater. It's a great buy and will wind up saving tons of cash on the electric bill. Highly recommend!
I bought a two family house, and each house is side by side. Both sides need a lot of work, one has heat and other doesn't, but they are both setup with a gas, forced air heating system. I don't have a whole lot of money right now, so I needed to heat the side of the house with the defunct unit, so after a lot of research, I bought this.
Both houses are identical, about 1200 sq ft each. I setup this unit to run in the kitchen, and have two fans circulating the heat around the first and second floor. This heater is amazing. Now that winter has arrived, this heater has no problem in heating the whole house, sometimes I have to turn it down it gets so hot.
Here's the interesting thing. Since both houses are identical in size and layout, one has the normal forced air heating systems and the other has this unit. With both thermostats set to the same temperatures, this unit is actually cheaper to heat the whole house. One bill was $75, while the other bill was around $27. I was shocked.
This model has a thermostat that is adjustable to any temperature. The other review talks about a low-medium-high feature, but that's not true, that's for a cheaper model. This actually has a real thermostat.
I've seen something like this at Home Depot for the customer service counter. They had theirs mounted high up near the ceiling with 12 of the infrared panels (just like the five you see in the picture). As far away as it was, when you stand right at the counter, it is screaming hot to stand underneath it. I think it's safe to say that it's proven to be very powerful, and this unit is definitely a work horse.
For a temporary solution, and a money saver, this unit is amazing and well worth the money. I'm glad I did the research and spent the money to get this, especially given my situation and where I live.
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Just got this heater so I'll update moe in a couple of weeks.But had it installed and up and running in about an hour.Simple instructions and easy to connect to gas pipe.Got down to 39 degrees overnight which isn't freezing but cold for me in Texas.The reason I bought this model was for the thermostat so I wouldn't be up and down adjusting the heat level and I must say this is just what I was looking for,just set it on level 2 on the control knob and it kicks on and off and keep the house a constant 76 degrees.I haven't bought the legs for it yet so I just used a few bricks to set the heater on until I decide if I want to hang it on the wall or let it sit on the floor.My home is about 1400 square feet and it's warm from one end of the house to the other with this heater.I also use my ceiling fan running backwards to circulate the heat throughout the house and it seems to work really well.So in conclusion I will update this feedback in a few weeks but for now I'm more than happy with this product and would recommend it to anyone looking for a really great heater.
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We like this heater. It takes the edge off of the cold until we get our woodstove started good. Delivery was as expected. Service was good. Thank you.
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Heater is everything as advertised. Haven't had any problems with installation or operation. Would recommend to anyone. Works just like the one I had.
I've found that the "freezer" section of a mini fridge is pretty much a waste of space too small to be really useful, and in constant need of defrosting. The Danby all-fridge is a great addition to my tiny kitchen. It, and a stand-alone freezer, are all I need to keep my food fresh. The veggie crisper actually works, and the can dispenser is a nice touch.
--1 year later--
I've had the fridge for a little over a year now, without a single hitch or glitch. Still a great product!
I went with the positive reviews, ordered the fridge, and hoped that the seller had read the negative reviews that had criticized the packaging of the fridge.
Delighted to see that it was extremely well packaged with heavy crating protection. Fridge is perfect in every way, my last fridge died because of the freezer leaking, so I love the extra space. Great for white wine/beer/and it fits beautifully into the basement alcove. I picked black and honestly really glad I did, because you can't even see it in the alcove. It runs quietly (I even opened the fridge several times because it was so quiet I wanted to make sure it was running!) so both thumbs up on this fridge.
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This fridge is perfect for a kegarator system. A few quick modifications and it works ike a dream. Holds
two cornelius kegs and. Co2.
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There aren't a lot of compact refrigerators out there in this size, without a freezer. This one also has a built-in light, which is useful and storage for larger items, such as 2 liter bottles. Our unit arrived quickly... maybe too quickly, as it arrived with two large deep dents along the right edge of the door. There is a long story that goes with resolving the problem but I'll go straight to the bottom line. We spent two months emailing the vendor, Price Pros (Texas), to get them to replace the unit or even to ship us another door. They refused to take responsibility for the damage. Action was finally taken only after we requested an RMA number. Even then they did nothing, referring us to the manufacturer. It took another two months for the manufacturer to replace the door.
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Please see the photos I uploaded for details on a pretty straightforward kegerator conversion. My conversion is geared to homebrewing. 5 gallon batches to two 5 gallon corny kegs. Other commercial kegs should fit( 2 x sixth barrel, 1 x quarter barrel , 1 x slim quarter barrel , 1 x half barrel). Check your own dimensions on this.
You will need
For your work:
Protective eye wear (optional as is being a Darwin award winner)
Drill
Phillips head screw driver to remove door screws
2 1/8" Hole Saw bit to drill the opening on top of the fridge for your draft tower drill slowly )
Weatherproof metal tape to seal exposed insulation
Cheap cutting board or other rigid material to anchor tower (optional)
Utility knife to cut dry erase or other material used to replace inner door moulding.
For your beer:
Draft tower, CO2 tank and regulator, Corny kegs, lines etc. All products available on Amazon)
A digital temp controller is a recommended addition to the finished product example Ranco ETC-111000 )
Customer Ratings: List Price: $26.97 Sale Price: $17.72 Today's Bonus: 34% Off Well, there is not much to a humidistat, it works well. I have the digital display that tells me the humidity in my house and it seems to match the settings on this humidistat. So far I am happy. I would recommend this product plus it looks good.
The settings on the one I received are off by approximately 20 percentage points. For example, with a setpoint of 25% it will control humidity around 46%. The unit has about a 5% hysteresis. Although I would consider this unit defective with a setpoint inaccuracy this large, I realize it is an inexpensive mechanical humidistat so I wasn't expecting much. It will suffice for my needs I just have to keep in mind the scale isn't accurate.
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Works great, but it had very tight place for wires if you do a surface mount.
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This product was easy to install with the HE260A. I wish I would have purchased the one that displayed the humidity in my home but that's my fault for being cheap.
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I returned the first unit I received as defective. Amazon promptly shipped me a replacement, but unfortunately it arrived with the same defect. Units are not calibrated to any level of usable accuracy. A set point of 10% on the humidistat is actually 45% as verified with a quality sling psychrometer. At 20 degree outside temperature you should set your humidifier to 35% and even lower as the temperature drops. This is not possible with this amount of mis-calibration.
