Overall a good fridge freezer, but with some sizing and build quality issues
4/5
Overall a good fridge freezer, but with some sizing and build quality issues.
Good points
The fridge fits far more in than my previous fridge, which was almost the same size, it's a bit like a TARDIS compared to my last one. The door shelves are also much bigger than my old fridge, especially the bottom one which can confidently hold a jag of water and 2L bottles.
Negative points
* Whilst it's 50/50, it is not quite the same as most other 50/50 fridges of this size. This means that you may need to adapt the doors of the cupboard it is going in, or use the provided stilts to bring it up to the correct level (although that does leave the fridge quite high).
* The instructions for installation are absolutely awful. It really makes you appreciate the geniuses working at IKEA and Lego who make step-by-step instructions so easy to follow.
* Build quality is quite poor. The drawers in the freezer had molding flashing everywhere, and in some places it looked like someone has taken a sharp knife to it to remove the flashing. Really not great quality. Additionally in the freezer especially, it is clear how thing the plastic within the fridge is, as in certain places it has all ravelled up during production, and in one spot, has an actual hole where the drawer is supposed to sit.
* Further sizing, whilst the fridge should have theoretically been able to fit into the space from the old fridge (having slightly smaller dimensions than the old fridge), It didn't. The feet (standard ones) and the metal piece on the top prevented the fridge from fitting correctly. We made it work by removing a shelf (especially given the stilts it has to sit on to align with the door), but it wasn't great.
Tom Hanson