Our 22 year-old Electrolux fridge/freezer is beginning to rust! and also I
suspect it's costing a lot more to run than modern ones, so we're replacing
it.

My question is, does anyone have strong views for or against frost-free
machines?

Also, as we're looking at Bosch or Siemens, do people think the up-market
makes are worth the difference?


Regards and thanks in advance


Pat Macguire


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My question is, does anyone have strong views for or against
frost-free machines?

Buy one with 2 compressors, or at least a single compressor twin thermostat
model. Frost free is a real convenience, but ask to hear the machine in
operation. Some (but not all) designs are horrendously noisy.

Christian.

We've gone for frost-free this time, defrosting was just too much hassle.
We'd had an AEG before and frankly it was not as good as we had expected. My
wife had a clear idea on what she did and did not want from her new f/f and
we looked at em all, over and over! Our initial pref was to go for a Bosch
or Siemens (not exactly top of the market but all we could afford) and they
did not impress. The plastic drawers etc are no better quality, far too thin
and brittle, we do not want wire, the B and S bottle rack was plastic, short
and only held two bottles.
So power consumption etc all being equal do not bother with them.
By the way, trawl the web, we saved nearly £100 buying at the Co-op online
of all places!


Our 22 year-old Electrolux fridge/freezer is beginning to rust! and also I
suspect it's costing a lot more to run than modern ones, so we're
replacing
it.

My question is, does anyone have strong views for or against frost-free
machines?

Also, as we're looking at Bosch or Siemens, do people think the up-market
makes are worth the difference?


Regards and thanks in advance


Pat Macguire


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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:59:04 -0000, "P and H Macguire"
wrote:

Our 22 year-old Electrolux fridge/freezer is beginning to rust! and also I
suspect it's costing a lot more to run than modern ones, so we're replacing
it.

My question is, does anyone have strong views for or against frost-free
machines?

Also, as we're looking at Bosch or Siemens, do people think the up-market
makes are worth the difference?

I have a Liebherr frost free one. Better than Bosch and Siemens and
definitely worth the extra.




..andy

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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:59:04 -0000, "P and H Macguire"
wrote:

Our 22 year-old Electrolux fridge/freezer is beginning to rust! and also I
suspect it's costing a lot more to run than modern ones, so we're replacing
it.

My question is, does anyone have strong views for or against frost-free
machines?

Also, as we're looking at Bosch or Siemens, do people think the up-market
makes are worth the difference?

They are no better than the likes of Beko. Save yourself some money.

sPoNiX

"sPoNiX" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:59:04 -0000, "P and H Macguire"
wrote:

Our 22 year-old Electrolux fridge/freezer is beginning to rust! and
also I
suspect it's costing a lot more to run than modern ones, so we're
replacing
it.

My question is, does anyone have strong views for or against
frost-free
machines?

Also, as we're looking at Bosch or Siemens, do people think the
up-market
makes are worth the difference?

They are no better than the likes of Beko. Save yourself some money.

sPoNiX

The door fell off my Beko fridge after a couple of years.

Neil

"Rob S" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:54:09 -0000, "Neil Jones"

wrote:

- They are no better than the likes of Beko. Save yourself some
money.
-
- sPoNiX
-
-The door fell off my Beko fridge after a couple of years.

Should have got a Mandela one.

-Rob
robatwork at mail dot com

Que?

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:54:09 -0000, "Neil Jones"
wrote:

- They are no better than the likes of Beko. Save yourself some money.
-
- sPoNiX
-
-The door fell off my Beko fridge after a couple of years.

Should have got a Mandela one.

-Rob
robatwork at mail dot com

The door fell off my Beko fridge after a couple of years.

Should have got a Mandela one.

Que?

Beko and Mandela were in the resistance against apartheid. Beko's doors fell
off at an early stage whilst being subject to rather unhinged behaviour
whilst in police custody.

Christian.

"Christian McArdle" wrote in message
. net...
My question is, does anyone have strong views for or against
frost-free machines?

Buy one with 2 compressors, or at least a single compressor twin
thermostat
model. Frost free is a real convenience, but ask to hear the machine in
operation. Some (but not all) designs are horrendously noisy.

Christian.




My fridge is a frost-free Amana (freezer on top) and I hardly ever notice it
running. The only noise I hear is occasionally from the ice-maker.
Although, my freezer is too crammed with stuff for the icemaker to function
properly at the moment. The 12 yo Whirlpool it replaced, made enough noise
that you could hear it ALL over the house! LOL! So, I think anything is
quieter than the fridge that was wearing out!

Dawn

"Christian McArdle" wrote in message
. net...
The door fell off my Beko fridge after a couple of years.

Should have got a Mandela one.

Que?

Beko and Mandela were in the resistance against apartheid. Beko's
doors fell
off at an early stage whilst being subject to rather unhinged
behaviour
whilst in police custody.

Christian.

Thanks - it's now obvious to all that I dropped history at the end of
the third form.

Regards

Neil

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:50:16 -0000, "Neil Jones"
wrote:


"Rob S" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:54:09 -0000, "Neil Jones"

wrote:

- They are no better than the likes of Beko. Save yourself some
money.
-
- sPoNiX
-
-The door fell off my Beko fridge after a couple of years.

Should have got a Mandela one.

-Rob
robatwork at mail dot com

Que?

As in Steve Biko.



..andy

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"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:50:16 -0000, "Neil Jones"
wrote:


"Rob S" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:54:09 -0000, "Neil Jones"

wrote:

- They are no better than the likes of Beko. Save yourself some
money.
-
- sPoNiX
-
-The door fell off my Beko fridge after a couple of years.

Should have got a Mandela one.

-Rob
robatwork at mail dot com

Que?

As in Steve Biko.


I'm sorry to say that I had never heard of him until today :-(

Neil

"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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I have a Liebherr frost free one.

How does "frost free" work then?

--
Andy

"Andy Wade" wrote in message
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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I have a Liebherr frost free one.

How does "frost free" work then?

--
Andy

I believe the freezer coils are outside of the food compartment, and thus a
fan is used to blow air over the cold coils and into the freezer. The
fan/pump is halted periodically at which point a heater is used to evaporate
any frozen water vapour from the coils.

Mathew