Teka/Prima appliances?

juliebunny

I've had a good quote for a kitchen but.... they've included "free" Teka oven and hob/extractor and Prima dishwasher and fridge/freezer.
Never heard of any and can't seem to find any product reviews just that lots of kitchen companies seem to favour them.

adsk

You can read more about both brands on the UKWhitegoods website.

http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/help/about-the-appliance-industry/manufacturer-information

Prima is pretty cheap and cheerful. Some Teka products are quite high end.

Personally, I'd rather go for a mainstream brand so there is access to parts, servicing etc

Davesnave

juliebunny wrote: »

Never heard of any and can't seem to find any product reviews just that lots of kitchen companies seem to favour them.

Now why would that be, I wonder?

Surely it couldn't be that they give the companies a massive bung to promote their goods?

A good kitchen company should be able to beat the likes of AO by a mile if you buy your white goods through them. Mine only offered me well known brands from the middle of the market upwards, but it was a good saving on buying elsewhere.

juliebunny

Thanks for the replies.
I'm actually a bit miffed with the whole business of buying a kitchen, horror stories about Wren, lies from Wickes telling me 'they don't have sales', and this latest (thought I'd try local) company giving me THREE prices on the same day, naturally the cheaper if I pay my deposit on the spot, buying all new appliances that THEY decide I should have from these unknown brands without enough time to research the reviews and safety ratings. When I asked the saleman/designer about safety for integrated appliances (even mentioning fridges in Grenfell) he poo poo'd it and said in all his 25 years he'd never heard of any issues with them being a fire hazard!!! Having a good friend who is a surveyor telling me he has visited the aftermath of a good number of such caused fires, I am not impressed.
In case anyone reads this unaware, just look at the Which reports which now only recommend metal back fridge/freezers as best standard, and fire resisistance backing at absolute min to stop the fire spreading so quick. Combining this with a wooden enclosure (and not enough ventialation) I'm now leaning towards just sticking with my stand alone fridge freezer. I'm a safety girl!!

mrbutt89

I know this comes a bit late for the OP, but I thought I'd chip in anyway for future readers.
We bought a new-build house in 2006. The kitchen was fitted out with all Prima appliances. Having never heard of the make, we assumed "cheap and cheerful" and expected them all to pack up within 10 years.
After about 6 years we had a problem with the washing machine. The local repair man fitted a new programmer and told us that Prima appliances are actually made by well-known manufacturers (e.g. Whirlpool), but re-badged for the building trade, with prices to match. The washing machine is still going strong, as are the gas hob (no surprise there!), fan oven and extractor fan.
We had to replace the fridge/freezer after 10 years, and we're just now having to replace the dishwasher (actually a Whirlpool model) after 12 years.
We wouldn't mind replacing our dishwasher with another Prima, if we could get hold of one, as they sell one which is exactly the same as the Whirlpool model we've got our eyes on, but about £150 cheaper. Unfortunately, it looks as though we have to work in the trade to get access to Prima appliances.
I don't know much about appliance longevity, but our experience with Prima suggests to me they're probably in line with most mid-price makes.

Rambosmum

We had a prima dishwasher and washer dryer. They were inherited off the previous owners, but only 18months old when we bought the house. Absolutely terrible and I would never buy that brand again- the dishwasher couldn't handle decent quality detergent and would leave grainy residue on the pots and glasses which would then dry on and be nigh-on impossible to clean and the washing machine would regularly jam on with water in necessitating a manual opening of the filter door (about 3 litres of water escaping too) and fiddle around and then it would go again. There was rarely anything in the filter to cause the issue.


In the end we stopped using the dishwasher until we replaced the kitchen. Replaced it with a currys essentials built in one, which despite being cheap as chips was fabulous! We also replaced the washing machine too.