fridge freezer problem

teagan1966

hi i opened my fridge to day , big bang big flash, electric tripped
have foned argos gona sort out engineer to come and see but i think its broken to put it mideley lol
i ordered it 31st oct2010, but didnt get it delivered till the 21st nov 2010, when does the guarentee run out as im not sure
thanks

crazyguy

It should by rights be 1 year after you received the item, but could also be from the date of payment, anyway it does not matter in your case as both are just within the year still, And I would also imagine any repair should come with another warranty period.

teagan1966

hi
thanks for that , im certain the fridge part on the top is not working ,have moved some meat into a old freezer , as i cant afford to lose that
just keeping a eye on the freezer as im not sure how long it would take to show if that wasnt working

crazyguy

teagan1966 wrote: »

hi
thanks for that , im certain the fridge part on the top is not working ,have moved some meat into a old freezer , as i cant afford to lose that
just keeping a eye on the freezer as im not sure how long it would take to show if that wasnt working

I think if its closed then the ice may stay in it for up to a day, but just keep an eye on it, if it fails then ask a neighbour or friend to keep the food for you until its repaired.

teagan1966

hi
thanks will do that , if the whole units gone it mite cost more to repair than to give me a new one can live in hope lol

crazyguy

I suppose it comes down to the price you paid for it, ie you paid £200.00 , to repair it may cost £150.00 they may take the view that a new one will be better placed as opposed to fixing your old one in which case you will be better off as you should get another years warranty for free.

teagan1966

hi
never watch watchdog !, i got it from argos think its like there own brand , so not sure who its made by ?
it was under £200 bigger freezer on bottom smaller fridge on top ,
thought my dryer was broke yesterday but its ok i think , not going well this week !

teagan1966

i now you get what you pay for with a lot of things , but only working part time much as i would like to buy a better one just couldnt afford it , i had a lot of diffrent applicenes !( cant bloody spell that ! ) over the years but iv never heard a bang like this and it flashed like lightin too lol
i did win the lottery last night , sadly wasnt the jackpot just a fiver lol not quite enough to retire on yet !

teagan1966

hi
andrew i know what u mean , but theres no way i could afford one at £600 much as id like one lol
yea when it went there was a massive flash and a bang , iv had bulbs go but in my 45 long years never ever seen anything go like this
the guys coming on tuesday to have a look told him be good if i could have a new one lol
im just not happy that its broke so soon makes me worry that something else will go !
roll on tuesday !

teagan1966

had the guy out ,freezer needs a new motor , can anybody tell me does that mean i will have another 12 mth guarentee on the motor at least ?

kwatt

Hi Teagan,

No, the warranty only lasts as long as the original warranty with most companies. So, if it was replaced with two days left on a two years warranty, it's only covered for two days.

Of course most companies are pretty reasonable about such things but they've no obligation to extend the warranty.

If it's an Argos own brand thing like Haus then it's most probably Chinese and you don't want me to comment any further.

HTH

K.