Ventilation for integrated fridge and freezer next to ovens

georgiac

We have a 5 year old kitchen that looks great but the tall fridge and tall freezer seem to be failing and I am trying to work out wh

They are positioned either side of 2 ovens with 2 tall cupboard units outside them. So it goes - outside wall - cupboard - freezer - ovens - fridge - cupboards - internal wall.

Behind this bank of units is a partition wall then the utility room.

The fridge has never really got very cold and seems to struggle to get to below 8'c even on its coldest setting. Condensation runs down the interior back wall regularly.

The freezer often over freezes which seems like the oppoiste problem to the fridge.

They are both CDA units as they were all we could afford at the time.

My dilemma is that I don't want to spend £100's on a new fridge and find it has the same problem because of a fitting fault.

Should there be some form of ventilation for this kind of bank of units?

How would I go about fixing it or getting someone in to do so. Thanks

EssexExile

Ideally you want a path for air to enter under the fridge or freezer, run up behind them and out the top. Being next to the oven is not ideal but they should still work fine. You should have similar ventilation for the ovens.

ka7e

I'm not sure from your description if the appliances are free-standing or integrated. Integrated ovens and fridge/freezers usually vent to the front, but free standing ones often need ventilation behind them and sometimes have a requirement for space to each side as well. What appears to be condensation could just be the normal chill cycle but the freezer icing up makes it sound as though it is struggling to work properly. Has the door been left open and the freezer partially defrosted? Turning it back on without totally defrosting can damage the thermostat which could lead to over-icing.