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Hiya,
We’re in the process of changing our kitchen and want to replace some of the appliances. The kitchen is only a small galley kitchen (there are 2 of us plus 1 bump on the way, in the house).
I’ve been having a look through the forums but would like some advice on the following:
1. Slimline Dishwasher – Bosch Classixx SRS55CO2GB (haven’t the space for a large dishwasher but will use frequently) – £236.00
2. Fridge Freezer – Wife is a vegetarian so we’re not expecting much meat. However, we do buy a lot of vegetables so a fridge which keeps them fresh for longer would be best.
– Liebherr CUP3021 – £310.003. Washer Dryer – I know that the advice is to move away from these but unfortunately due to the space, we don’t have any option but to go with this. Have been reading that the Zanussi’s are approved of so which one of these?
– Zanussi ZWD14270W – £310.00 or Zanussi ZWD12270W1 – £294.994. We’re also looking for an electric oven. SWMBO wants a double oven with a grill in one of them. We already have a microwave oven so could use that – any ideas?
The other thing I wanted to know is that we’re buying an Ikea kitchen. Some of the units we’re buying have space to put in a fridge / freezer, dishwasher and oven in (and put the door on the front). Would we need to buy integrated appliances in this case or can we simply buy normal appliances and then put the relevant doors on the front?
Thanks!
PS. Forgot to say that we don’t want to spend more than about £1500 max for all four items.
Re: Kitchen Upgrade – Comments on Appliances
As no-one’s picked this up yet, i’ll have a go.
you seem to have done your homework on the forum…..couldn’t you remove a wall-cupboard in order to stack a washer and separate dryer?
IIRC, some of the Zanussi’s now have sealed tubs. you’d need to check
maybe post a separate thread in the washer forum, if it’s not picked up here.Same caution applies to dishwashers-certain models are so complex and compactly built, that stripping/repair is an exceedingly fraught process…IF you can find someone to work on them!…again, maybe a post in the appropriate forum.
the consensus is that Liebherr is a quality product.
you can’t usually build-in a free-standing appliance unless you make special provision for airflow. Fridges in particular, have an entirely different arrangement to the black “radiator” that covers the back on free-standing models.
A washer will usually be too deep front to rear .
A dryer needs a vent and free air circulation
Integrated stuff is usually dearer than the free-standing equivalent.in short, if you want free-standing, they need to stay that way (a washer will fit the standard 600mm gap, but you couldn’t expect to hang a matching door in front to line -up with the unit-run.)
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