Simon C

I've lived without 1 for 18 months now, and I'm getting hacked off with going shopping every week.

Spent my lunch hour looking at them, but have no idea on makes. I know years ago my parents bought a LEC, but I cant trust their judgement, after all they bought 2 Montego's!!!!!.

As its only me int he flat, I only need something about 3 cubic feet capacity, and lookign round there are a few that would fit in the cubby hole nicely.

TelBoy

The usual appliance brand's. Miele if you can afford it. But there are lot's of alternative's depending on your budget?

Simon C

Up to say £200.

Coffin Dodger

I bought a Beko one (Comet own brand?) when I was in my flat as it was cheap and I thought if it lasts a few years then it would represent fairly good value for money. Some ten years on gave it to my parents and it's still working well to the best of my knowledge.

It was replaced with a big Bosch chest freezer (got a house now!).

The one thing I would look at carefully is the energy ratings. Worked out that the extra cost of our triple A rated Bosch freezer would be recovered after about three years of use due to the electricity saved vs. a cheapy C rated one like Whirlpool etc.

urban

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I have a Miele chest freezer in the garage which I got for a really good price.
Thats probably the only reason I havae one.

Prior to that I had I think a whirlpool chest freezer.
It was fine, no problems until recently when a hinge cracked in half(was probably about 6 years old)

Simon C

Have to admit that I only looked at A rated, even the Beko's are only £150 - 170 and Whirlpool £200ish.

dunx

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Whats a decent freezer make??

Things cold !

Sorry !

dunx

ALi-B

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Here a few pointers you might want to consider when picking a freezer:

Look round the back and check out the compressor; most are made by the same manufacturer (Danfoss being the better ones) The rest is just insulation, pipe and controls. IMO its those bits that dictate the price/reliability, thing to note is some of the feature that affect the price also affect the freezers longevity:

Mechanically switched freezer will be less efficient (not so good at temp control), but cheap and easy to fix should the thermostat fail and often use generic thermostats which are easy to obtain for years upon years. Electronically controlled freezers are better, but with complexity come issues with long term reliability and parts availabilty.

Built-in freezers often have a condensor fan; Eventually they clog up with dust and sieze. (should be serviced every few years with aid of a vacuum cleaner to maintain efficiency and longevity).

Frost-free freezers are more efficient, but they also have an automatic defrost control on the evaporator, and also an evaporator fan. Obviously, something else to go wrong, even if its a more expensive freezer.

So on reflection a built-in frost-free electronically controlled freezer will be the most expensive, it will also be the most efficient and best performing. BUT, due to the increased amount of components and controls, it may not be as reliable as a cheap mechanically switched conventional freezer; Especially if both use the same compressor.

Funkii Munkii

I'd disagree, I'd expect them to be frozen !!

pimmo2000

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Your standards are too high !!

dpb

Depends what conditon its in

rossyboy

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Beko isn't a Comet own Brand, its a separate plc. They sell them in Currys aswell!

ALi-B

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Pro-line are Comet's own brand;

Have a second hand frost-free proline in the garage; given no trouble . So no complaints from me.

(also had a proline 3kw kettle for £9.99, lasted 3yrs before the contacts in base went awry, like most cordless kettles eventually do - beat the Breville that lasted just over a year and costed twice as much)

Tidgy

the arctic,,,,


sorry couldn;t resist