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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.
Re: Under-counter fridge-freezer
I could, it’s the “take” bit that gives me an issue as I don’t have a car.
I was all set to get that fridge and then it told me it would be 8-14 working days for delivery, which gives me a problem with availability and work commitments and so on. I was hoping to grab something similar that would deliver for me tomorrow. (Or to be told that there’s a snazzy new one out that’s even better. Do fridges have an annual season for new releases? Although I suppose under-counter is no longer the in thing and no R&D is being pushed that way.) 🙂
Re: Under-counter fridge-freezer
OK, so although I bought the washing machine (it’s very nice, thank you for the advice :)) I put off the fridge purchase and now that model doesn’t seem to be readily available.
What would you buy if you were buying one today? Same requirements as before – under-counter, ice box, cheap to run.
I keep seeing a brand called “Fridgemaster” but surely nothing with a name like that can be any good… and Lec turns up a lot too. (Well, it does if you order “price: low to high” anyway.)
Also, any ideas about getting rid of the old one, short of sneaking out in the small hours and leaving it in the nearest public space? I had been under the impression that a charity would gladly take it off my hands but they either don’t like Beko or they want me to take it to them (I don’t have transport). I think I can pay a tenner to the delivery guys so I may just do that, but since it works and everything it seems a shame that I can’t find someone to take it for free.
Re: New microwave – what are these "combination" thingies th
Actually, never mind. Just had a look at some of the customer reviews etc and I don’t think it’s going to really do what I thought it would when I saw the basic info only.
Cheapy microwave it is, then!
Re: Under-counter fridge-freezer
Thanks! I guess multiple tubs of ice-cream aren’t a necessity (and if I can’t get my oven working there’s no point keeping a stash of fish fingers etc). Shame though, I bet loads of people would like more than an ice-box but less than an entire freezer, and it looked like the ideal solution.
Re: Please help a clueless idiot buy the right washing machi
New to the area – no family, no friends. 🙂 I’ve been renting for the last 15 years so I have no experience of having to sort these things out for myself, and because I actually own this flat (with a mortgage that keeps me awake at night) I’m hyper-scared of doing something terrible that will cause thousands of pounds worth of damage.
I’m mulling over whether to get a machine with installation and hope that if there is a complication (like the hose isn’t quite long enough or whatever) then they’ll still be able to do it, or whether to just get delivery and pay extra for someone else to come round and install it on the assumption that it’s likely to be non-standard. It looks as if the former will be about a third of the price – but false economy if I pay and then they won’t do it.
Anyhow, thanks for all your help so far Don. Just articulating the problem helps me realise that in the grand scheme of things none of this is a big deal.
So… any old Bosch/Siemens? Cheapest one is fine? I need to get it ordered asap due to having dithered for so long already and not many clean clothes left.
Re: My oven’s turning my electricity off!
Thanks for answering, Dave! I don’t understand the workings of a cooker. When you say “one of the elements” does that mean that the problem might be being triggered only by, say, turning on one particular ring? So it would be worth experimenting to see if I can still use the other three rings, and if I can still use the oven?
Re: Under-counter fridge-freezer
Hmph. Although your answer was what I was expecting. They did look too good to be true.
What should I do instead? I seem to be stuck between getting one that’s way way too big for me, or getting one that isn’t big enough. Should I just stick with the one that I’ve got, and console myself that it’ll be a couple of years before sucking up the extra running costs works out more expensive than the cost of a new one?
Re: Please help a clueless idiot buy the right washing machi
Thanks Don! So there aren’t any particular features I should be looking for, just the brand? That does make life easier. I was maybe getting a bit bogged down in the specs, thinking that I ought to be going for one of these ones where it “knows” how much washing you’ve put in (so that I can maybe do small loads, which will make inside drying easier) and so on.
I’m a bit nervous about turning on the “tap” because it’s not actually a tap it’s kind-of just the top of the pipe, so it points upwards, and I have no idea what pressure the water might come out at (and what if I can’t turn it off?!).
