March 2008
GE Profile PGSS5PJX[SS] Refrigerator: First Look
This refrigerator has two freezer drawers but offers less usable capacity than other French-door models we’ve tested
Price we paid: $2,650
Date of Consumer Reports full report: May 2008
What it is. This French-door, bottom-freezer refrigerator with a claimed 24.9-cubic-foot capacity features two full-extension freezer drawers, part of what the manufacturer calls “armoire styling.” The PGSS5PJX[SS] stands 70 inches high x 36 inches wide x 33 inches deep, and it’s equipped with LED lighting, an icemaker, and a through-the-door water dispenser with LCD controls.
What we liked. The double freezer drawers provide easy organization of and access to items in the freezer. The configuration also allows you to reach the upper storage compartments with one move instead of the typical two you’d have to make with a single-drawer French-door refrigerator. This GE Profile model has also proved to be very quiet in our ongoing noise tests.
What we didn’t like. Because there’s a mullion between the upper and lower freezer drawers—basically a bar that separates them—you can access only about 60 percent of the usable freezer capacity we measured. By comparison, the LG LFX25980 French-door model we’re also testing provides nearly 70 percent of our measured freezer space.
In addition, this GE has merited only good scores for energy efficiency, and it is hard to reach the on/off switch for the icemaker.
Our initial take. The double-drawer freezer provides some nice conveniences, but a conventional single-drawer bottom-freezer offers a lot more usable space than the PGSS5PJX[SS]. What’s more, GE has been among the more repair-prone brands of bottom-freezer refrigerators.
Essential information: Look for our full report on refrigerators in the May 2008 issue of Consumer Reports. Learn more about refrigerator capacity.
Date of Consumer Reports full report: May 2008
What it is. This French-door, bottom-freezer refrigerator with a claimed 24.9-cubic-foot capacity features two full-extension freezer drawers, part of what the manufacturer calls “armoire styling.” The PGSS5PJX[SS] stands 70 inches high x 36 inches wide x 33 inches deep, and it’s equipped with LED lighting, an icemaker, and a through-the-door water dispenser with LCD controls.
What we liked. The double freezer drawers provide easy organization of and access to items in the freezer. The configuration also allows you to reach the upper storage compartments with one move instead of the typical two you’d have to make with a single-drawer French-door refrigerator. This GE Profile model has also proved to be very quiet in our ongoing noise tests.
What we didn’t like. Because there’s a mullion between the upper and lower freezer drawers—basically a bar that separates them—you can access only about 60 percent of the usable freezer capacity we measured. By comparison, the LG LFX25980 French-door model we’re also testing provides nearly 70 percent of our measured freezer space.
In addition, this GE has merited only good scores for energy efficiency, and it is hard to reach the on/off switch for the icemaker.
Our initial take. The double-drawer freezer provides some nice conveniences, but a conventional single-drawer bottom-freezer offers a lot more usable space than the PGSS5PJX[SS]. What’s more, GE has been among the more repair-prone brands of bottom-freezer refrigerators.
Essential information: Look for our full report on refrigerators in the May 2008 issue of Consumer Reports. Learn more about refrigerator capacity.
