Frost free fridge freezer

cherry76

Looking to replace my hotpoint fridge/ freezer. Do not  have a lot of choices as need one with a depth of no more than  57 cms.. As am restricted with the depth size can only buy beko or bosh.Seen a Beko at £329 and a Bosh at £449: they will both fit in the space. Undecided which one to get, will the bosh be a better buy. Not sure about Beko brand ! Thanks

pseudodox

I just replaced my almost 20 year old Beko larder fridge with another of same make as until 3 weeks ago I never had any problem.  Never even had to replace the light bulb.  But noticed that temperature was fluctuating & either was too warm/too cold from day to day.  I also needed something to fit my under counter space.  After a couple of weeks monitoring power usage I find it is using 2/3 of previous fridge.  No knowledge of any other makes.

Ganga

We have always found Bosch products good quality ,yes they are not all built in Germany these days but are built to their specification ,the price is normally higher than others but cheapest is not normally better.

daivid

I have a beko fridge freezer that is about 12 years old. Got it nearly new and it has survived 2 house moves. The frost free works ok in the fridge but the freezer needs a defrost about once a year. The plastic drawers should be a bit stronger IMO as half have cracked when being opened. It does what it is supposed to so I wouldn’t replace it until it stops working.

cherry76

Thank you, it has to be a beko due the dimensions.

badger09

You should be OK with a Beko. 

I’ve just checked receipt for our frost free Beko fridge freezer. Its dated August 2012!  

Until Jan 21 it was in unheated external garage & has survived removal into storage then installation in utility here & it’s still going strong with no issues. I’d happily buy another Beko. 

DullGreyGuy

cherry76 said:

Looking to replace my hotpoint fridge/ freezer. Do not  have a lot of choices as need one with a depth of no more than  57 cms.. As am restricted with the depth size can only buy beko or bosh.Seen a Beko at £329 and a Bosh at £449: they will both fit in the space. Undecided which one to get, will the bosh be a better buy. Not sure about Beko brand ! Thanks

is it to be built in or ?

I'd suggest looking at the RDO website, not necessarily to buy as their prices aren't the best but they have the best filters. 

For freestanding and being able to go to 57.5cm it adds a few more brand options, if it's under 57cm then Hisense is another option. Many more options if it's integrated instead of free standing. 


According to the chap we know who does appliance repairs Beko go through cycles of being great quality for the price and being poor quality. Bosch and their sister brands are more consistent but the name adds costs so better can be gotten for the same price. 

Albermarle

According to the chap we know who does appliance repairs Beko go through cycles of being great quality for the price and being poor quality. Bosch and their sister brands are more consistent but the name adds costs so better can be gotten for the same price. 

We had a Beko large fridge, and it struggled to maintain cold enough temperatures and was bust within 5 years ( and looked cheap) so probably that was one of the poor quality periods.

Good thing about Bosch products in general, is they offer a good back up service is something does go wrong in the warranty period. At least in my experience with a WB boiler and a Bosch fan oven. 

DullGreyGuy

Albermarle said:
Good thing about Bosch products in general, is they offer a good back up service is something does go wrong in the warranty period. At least in my experience with a WB boiler and a Bosch fan oven. 

In practice most companies use the same subcontractor. The chap in question has 15+ jackets in the back of his van so he's wearing the right branding when coming out to do the job. Have had him sent out by Bosch, Samsung and Hotpoint each time with the right jacket. Only time had someone out in this area and it wasnt him was a Miele in warranty repair and for all I know he's his colleague (though he did say he personally doesn't do Miele)

Albermarle

DullGreyGuy said:

Albermarle said:
Good thing about Bosch products in general, is they offer a good back up service is something does go wrong in the warranty period. At least in my experience with a WB boiler and a Bosch fan oven. 

In practice most companies use the same subcontractor. The chap in question has 15+ jackets in the back of his van so he's wearing the right branding when coming out to do the job. Have had him sent out by Bosch, Samsung and Hotpoint each time with the right jacket. Only time had someone out in this area and it wasnt him was a Miele in warranty repair and for all I know he's his colleague (though he did say he personally doesn't do Miele)

I did not know that, but I still say the actual response each time was good ( no quibbling & quick) 

cherry76

DullGreyGuy said:

cherry76 said:

Looking to replace my hotpoint fridge/ freezer. Do not  have a lot of choices as need one with a depth of no more than  57 cms.. As am restricted with the depth size can only buy beko or bosh.Seen a Beko at £329 and a Bosh at £449: they will both fit in the space. Undecided which one to get, will the bosh be a better buy. Not sure about Beko brand ! Thanks

is it to be built in or ?

I'd suggest looking at the RDO website, not necessarily to buy as their prices aren't the best but they have the best filters. 

For freestanding and being able to go to 57.5cm it adds a few more brand options, if it's under 57cm then Hisense is another option. Many more options if it's integrated instead of free standing. 


According to the chap we know who does appliance repairs Beko go through cycles of being great quality for the price and being poor quality. Bosch and their sister brands are more consistent but the name adds costs so better can be gotten for the same price. 

Freestanding , is Hisense better than Beko. I do not like the bottle rack with the bosch, that’s what putting me off buying it. It’s more expensive but a brand I know, Thanks