Fridge Freezers > Hoover Fridge Freezers > without Nofrost System

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Supposed to be "Frost Free" - it isn't

...fighting with Hoover to get it taken away the guys picking it up said "oh, another one of these" as they have been picking up LOADS of them. There is obviously a fault with this model but maybe Hoover don't want to admit it? Avoid at all costs! ... Read review

Advantages: efficient (when working properly), easy to clean, spacious
Disadvantages: malfunctions easily, spare parts hard to source

I bought this model two years ago via tesco.com. It was reasonably cheap and on special offer, and was the perfect size for my needs. I dismissed several similar models becuase they would have cost around £50 to £100 more. It worked fine for 22 months - until I moved house. There was no damage during transit, but the action of defrosting the freezer (which I did before reloading) seems to have triggered a failure. The freezer still works fine (in ...
...and I can hear liquid refrigerant circulating within the (sealed) rear insulation. Of course the 1 year warranty has expired, and the 5 year parts cover is useless if I don't know which part to replace. There is no access panels of any sort to seek out the source of the problem (may be a blocked valve or a failed evaporator) - seems odd though because the freezer part works fine at -8C whereas the fridge part is at +16C. I will spend a little more ... Read review

Advantages: Looks good, lots of space, well fitted-out
Disadvantages: problems with refrigerant may ruin the compressor and lead to very expensive repair.

...than two years old. Baumatic immediately sent out a new compressor ( a very expensive part, I believe) with no quibbles, but told us that we would have to pay labour costs ourselves - also that they had no engineers in our part of the country, so we would have to find one ourselves. This took a lot of 'phoning around, but we eventually got it fixed - a complicated repair, it took the engineer well over three hours' work, at a repair cost of £230 ... Read review

Advantages: Good freezer space.
Disadvantages: Not keeping even temperature in fridge.

...a replacemnt product for a samsung fridge freezer that was awaiting delivery. I was quite happy to take delivery as this was meant to be the new improved model.Apparently there was very little difference between the two. As long as it wasn't stainless steel and was still fingerprint proof I wasn't too bothered. I had wanted silver but accepted the change in colour to grey. When it arrived I was happy as it was silver grey and it was finger mark ...
...it to be. I called samsung who to my surprise were very helpful and organised an engineer. I was also to receive an extended warranty pack as there was a known fault with the Rs 21. However he did not divulge what it was. After seeing watchdog a few months ago I was well aware of the problem . The problem being they didn't keep their temperature. Well the engineer cancelled and came a few days later. My husband saw him and when I came home I was ... Read review

Advantages: Frost-free; reliable.
Disadvantages: Freezer a little on the small side.

This is a solid, reliable fridge freezer, as you would expect from Bosch. Although it can be quite pricy, I reckon that it's worth the investment. The frost-free capability works a treat - even if you don't think you're bothered about having this, I can guarantee that once you have it you won't want to go back to defrosting your freezer! It also has an A energy rating, which is good. The doors open nicely and close tightly, and it's easy to adjust ...
...buttons behind the door. It's all easy to access and clean, as the doors are big and open wide and all the shelves/drawers come fully out. The Fridge: It's got a big fridge compartment, with three shelves in the compartment and three in the door. The door shelves are large and deep: the bottom one will take two 6-pint plastic cartons of milk with room to spare, for example. There's also a little egg holder in one of them, which is rather nice. ... Read review