a piece of junk

I originally purchased the Sanyo SR-4912M refrigerator in November 2007. Ice collected on the back of the refrigerator and ALL my food froze. Since there is no authorized repair company in my area Sanyo replaced it with a new refrigerator which worked fairly well for about 7 months. I bought a digital thermometer with an inside probe so that I could obtain a more accurate reading (I checked the accuracy of the thermometer with other thermometers and refrigerators). The temperature fluctuates from the 20's F. to the 50's F. and freezes my food. The highest safe temperature for a refrigerator is 40 F. The Sanyo rep at 800-421-5013 said that it is in the 50's when it is defrosting. I challenge that the auto defrost cycle should take 4-6-8 hours--if this is how the Sanyo refrigerator functions then they are putting food in the danger zone for bacteria to grow and cause food poisoning. I was informed that the warranty on the original refrigerator has expired and therefore this replacement refrigerator has no warranty coverage except for the compressor. The Sanyo rep could not understand why I am upset. Since I now have had two (2) Sanyo SR-4912M refrigerators and neither of them has functioned adequately I think this speaks volumes to the lack of quality and DANGER TO HEALTH of this refrigerator. Obviously I do NOT RECOMMEND this refrigerator. If possible I would give it NO stars.More detail ...

a piece of junk

I originally purchased the Sanyo SR-4912M refrigerator in November 2007. Ice collected on the back of the refrigerator and ALL my food froze. Since there is no authorized repair company in my area Sanyo replaced it with a new refrigerator which worked fairly well for about 7 months. I bought a digital thermometer with an inside probe so that I could obtain a more accurate reading (I checked the accuracy of the thermometer with other thermometers and refrigerators). The temperature fluctuates from the 20's F. to the 50's F. and freezes my food. The highest safe temperature for a refrigerator is 40 F. The Sanyo rep at 800-421-5013 said that it is in the 50's when it is defrosting. I challenge that the auto defrost cycle should take 4-6-8 hours--if this is how the Sanyo refrigerator functions then they are putting food in the danger zone for bacteria to grow and cause food poisoning. I was informed that the warranty on the original refrigerator has expired and therefore this replacement refrigerator has no warranty coverage except for the compressor. The Sanyo rep could not understand why I am upset. Since I now have had two (2) Sanyo SR-4912M refrigerators and neither of them has functioned adequately I think this speaks volumes to the lack of quality and DANGER TO HEALTH of this refrigerator. Obviously I do NOT RECOMMEND this refrigerator. If possible I would give it NO stars.More detail ...

Great little gas stove

We purchased this stove for a kitchenette we were putting in our home office. It's a very nice little stove with electric ignition. It functions well it was easy to install and burns very cleanly. We've had it for 3 months and used it lightly and everything is great.



Stylistically it's nice to look at as well. Overall I would recommend this product for someone who needs a light use two burner gas stove.



Here are the (minor) things that keep me from giving it a 5 star rating:



1) The on/off gas knobs are a little too close to the main burner. It would have been better if the main (larger) burner was in the rear. The actual layout won't burn the hair on your fingers or anything but it just feels a little tight/warm compared to a full-size stove.

2) The electric ignition is "manual" - you turn on the gas and hold down the knob in order to light the gas. When the gas is lit you release the knob. I would have preferred for the more normal system where you turn the knob all the way to maximum and the electric ignition goes on and then you back the knob off to turn the electric ignition off.

3) The electric ignition must stay on for a few seconds otherwise the gas flame goes right out. This period is noticeably longer than other electric ignition gas stoves I've used.



These three complaints are very minor and maybe other people wouldn't even notice (or perhaps prefer the way at least #2 and #3 behave now versus the alternatives).More detail ...