Fridge freezer next to cooker

elektra-2007

Im changing around my kitchen and want to put my F/F next to my cooker there will be a gap about 10cm, as my cooker is 50cm and the gap is 60cm, is this big enough? will it affect my f/f being next to the cooker?

keystone

elektra-2007 wrote: »

will it affect my f/f being next to the cooker?

I would say yes it will affect it and in any event the conventional wisdom is you should not do it. But its your choice and if you so decide theres a fair chance that you'll prolly get away with it though.

Cheers

wallbash

My Fridge /freezer has been next to my double ( built in ) oven for six years .
No problems.

PasturesNew

It's not a "problem", just there are consequences. The air alongside/close to your FF will be warmer when your cooker is (or has been) on, so the FF will be working harder to stay cool - this will result in higher electricity bills.

ariba10

Ours is a built in oven next to a freezer with very little clearance.

No problem.

wallbash

this will result in higher electricity bills.

Wonder how you could work the sums out?

But my kitchen works with the present ( six years) set up.

The air alongside/close to your FF will be warmer when your cooker is (or

Yes , but if I keep the fridge door closed ?? will it make a difference?
I realise that when I open the door, allowing 'hot' air in , fridge will work harder.
If the door is kept shut , ??

Any one awake , could help me sleep

keystone

wallbash wrote: »

Any one awake , could help me sleep

While you have the door open you could get yourself a saucer of milk! :D

Cheers

wallbash

I am a man wrestling with tough problem not a kitten

keystone

jennifernil

i think there is a bit of a difference between having a built-in oven next to a fridge/freezer, and having a freestanding cooker next to a fridge/freezer.

We have a line up of .....built-in single oven.....fridge in housing unit....freezer in housing unit. This works fine as there is plenty of ventilation space behind the fridge and freezer, and the oven is well insulated.

A freestanding cooker with hotplates will generate far more heat, so would not be good.

missile

A decent quality free standing oven will have insulation and IMHO the side should not get so hot as to have any significant effect on an adjacent fridge / freezer