Landlord asking me to pay for additional smoke alarm

housebuyer143

531063 said:

A lot of you mention adequate ventilation, so whats the difference between the OP's fridge & an american fridge freezer built in to
kitchen units. 

You are not supposed to build any fridge into units unless it's designed to be and even then you must install it will plenty of ventilation, behind, underneath and on top. Not doing this can make the motor run more than it should to maintain temperature and cause it to fail much sooner than normal. Would it cause a fire, could do, but higher chance of the item costing you more to run and then breaking down.

pinkshoes

531063 said:

A lot of you mention adequate ventilation, so whats the difference between the OP's fridge & an american fridge freezer built in to
kitchen units. 

Because INTEGRATED fridges/freezers are specifically designed to have adequate air flow above and below them to prevent them overheating. 

American free standing fridge/freezers should NOT be boxed in and the gap around it needs to meet regulations to prevent fires.

@ochilmum - it sounds like this is not a suitable space for a fridge/freezer as the ventilation is not adequate and could set fire to the stairs above. Not ideal if you have three young kids to get out in a fire!!

I once lived in a property with a freezer in the living room with the TV on top of it!! It wasn't ideal, but as 5 of us shared the house and the integrated fridge only had a tiny ice compartment which was far too tiny to be helpful, then this was actually quite a good solution! We put pictures on the door and made it into a work of art!

BobT36

531063 said:

A lot of you mention adequate ventilation, so whats the difference between the OP's fridge & an american fridge freezer built in to
kitchen units. 

Those have a vent built into them, look closer.