Under-counter fridge in a cold-ish room?

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Hi All

So I got a bunch of good advice here on various items when I bought my flat. One of the things I didn’t take your advice on was the under-counter fridge, the model you recommended was out of stock and I went cheap/easy with a Lec R5010… and it’s lasted all of three years (the light comes on, the thermostat clicks, but nothing happens – I’m assuming that means it’s something major therefore uneconomical to repair).

I’m wondering whether part of the reason it didn’t last so long was that it’s c-c-cold in here? The fridge is inside the flat, not in a garage or outhouse, and it’s not as if there’s ice on the windows or anything like that, but I have single-glazed windows and the kitchen is north-facing and unheated (unless I want to leave all the doors open, which I don’t).

I did some research and found out there are climate classes for fridges, and that most of the ones sold in the UK are from sixteen degrees upwards. (I’m sure my kitchen is not sixteen degrees upwards during the winter months.)

Apart from Beko, which do SN… should I get a Beko (UR584AP)?

If not – if I’m misdirecting myself and the ambient temperature being below sixteen degrees in the winter is not really a big issue – what should I get?

It isn’t vital that it fits under a counter per se (although my max width is 55cm), but I live on my own and don’t need anything big. Could go a bit taller but only if the extra space was freezer space, I don’t need a bigger fridge bit. It does need a proper freezer compartment please, not just an ice-box thing.

Thanks for reading!

[don]

Re: Under-counter fridge in a cold-ish room?

Hi

If you have the fridge in a cold environment such as yours then the SN class ie that Beko is about as good as you are going to get.

The following copy and paste from the instructions explains it perfectly.

” This appliance has been designed
to operate in ambient temperatures
between +10 and +32 degrees C (50
and 90 degrees F). There fore if the
appliance is installed in an unheated /
cold room (E.g.: Conservatory /annex /
shed / garage etc.) then the appliance
may not operate and as a result the
storage time of food may be reduced.”

HTH

Don

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Re: Under-counter fridge in a cold-ish room?

Thanks Don. At least there’ll be no decision-making to be done this time then!

It’s unlucky timing as the block is getting new double-glazed windows (and some external insulation) next year which will make a big difference to the temperature inside and the efficiency of the central heating… but I can hardly go without a fridge for 12-18 months.

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