"John Towill" wrote in message
I know it is off topic but as there must be loads of freezing (not this
weather surely? :-) ) people here I wonder if someone can help.
I need a bigger freezer than my present fridge freezer has. As there are
only 2 of us we do not require a massive fridge, unfortunately all the
machines we can find have bigger fridges than freezers, anyone know of a
fridge freezer with a smaller fridge than freezer, or at least the same
size?

Can't help with the fridge/freezer thing directly but I can recommend
Liebherr fridges and freezers, superb quality, most efficient ratings
possible, (and they make the fridges and freezers that are sold under the
Miele name too).

Take a look at their huge range...

www.lhg.liebherr.com/us/default.asp

We have had two of their most efficient 6ft tall freezers for a number of
years and have nothing but praise for them. Not expensive either considering
the quality, but you will probably have to search them out amongst the
specialist suppliers like Molesey Refrigeration.

--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.

"John Towill" wrote in message
I know it is off topic but as there must be loads of freezing (not this
weather surely? :-) ) people here I wonder if someone can help.
I need a bigger freezer than my present fridge freezer has. As there are
only 2 of us we do not require a massive fridge, unfortunately all the
machines we can find have bigger fridges than freezers, anyone know of a
fridge freezer with a smaller fridge than freezer, or at least the same
size?

Can't help with the fridge/freezer thing directly but I can recommend
Liebherr fridges and freezers, superb quality, most efficient ratings
possible, (and they make the fridges and freezers that are sold under the
Miele name too).

Take a look at their huge range...

www.lhg.liebherr.com/us/default.asp

We have had two of their most efficient 6ft tall freezers for a number of
years and have nothing but praise for them. Not expensive either considering
the quality, but you will probably have to search them out amongst the
specialist suppliers like Molesey Refrigeration.

--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.

"Edwin wrote in message ...
For the price of a big Liebherr FF (over £800) you could get two Bosch ones
of
about the same size. I have no affiliation with Bosch, but this sounds like
diminishing returns.

All I can say is when we looked we found they were about the same price but
comparing them side by side the Liebherr had better features and better
quality and they also had the best energy rating possible.
Miele quality for Bosch prices.

--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.

"Edwin wrote in message ...
For the price of a big Liebherr FF (over £800) you could get two Bosch ones
of
about the same size. I have no affiliation with Bosch, but this sounds like
diminishing returns.

All I can say is when we looked we found they were about the same price but
comparing them side by side the Liebherr had better features and better
quality and they also had the best energy rating possible.
Miele quality for Bosch prices.

--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.

"Edwin wrote in message ...
For the price of a big Liebherr FF (over £800) you could get two Bosch ones
of
about the same size. I have no affiliation with Bosch, but this sounds like
diminishing returns.

All I can say is when we looked we found they were about the same price but
comparing them side by side the Liebherr had better features and better
quality and they also had the best energy rating possible.
Miele quality for Bosch prices.

--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 16:13:23 +0100, Kay Easton
wrote:

~In article , Druss
~writes
~"John Towill" wrote in message
...
~ I know it is off topic but as there must be loads of freezing (not this
~ weather surely? :-) ) people here I wonder if someone can help.
~ I need a bigger freezer than my present fridge freezer has. As there are
~ only 2 of us we do not require a massive fridge, unfortunately all the
~ machines we can find have bigger fridges than freezers, anyone know of a
~ fridge freezer with a smaller fridge than freezer, or at least the same
~ size?
~ TIA
~ John T
~
~When we were in this position 5 years ago we just bought ourselves another
~small freezer, okay if you have the room, and since it's only 3.5 foot high
~it makes a great work top too. We tried to get a mini chest freezer but
~couldnt find one to compete on price.
~
~That's not a bad solution - it would be cheaper than buying a fridge
~freezer, and running costs would not be that large because you could
~switch it off in spring when you'd eaten enough produce to be able to
~get the rest in the fridge freezer.

This is precisely what I did the first autumn after I got my allotment... I
keep it in the conservatory and grow pot plants on top of it. switching it
off when the temperatures get higher than their recommended operating
levels (30C) and transferring all remaining food to the kitchen FF. It goes
on again at the start of September. Oh it's an Electrolux 4-drawer - had
proportionately more space inside for the price than others on the market,
and has a good efficiency rating. I also see its location as a way of
using the heat produced as a conservatory heater in winter!


--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!

In article , Edwin Spector
writes
I'm also in the FF market, 'cos I need to preserve my rhubarb harvest. I'm
considering one of the big Hotpoint Mistrals (e.g. FFA90) or a Bosch KGU32123.
These are both frost-free. The Bosch feels much sturdier, but the Hotpoint is a
bit bigger (on paper).

We've had a lot of trouble with Frost Free Freezers. Basically what they
do is switch themselves off every so often, and blow air through the
condenser to remove any frost. Our service man (who hasn't charged us a
penny yet) says they still need defrosting every year as the channels
get frozen up and then the auto-defrost doesn't work.

He tried to get us a new defrost timer, its basically a clock which goes
round and switches the defrost element on every hour. He suggested if we
got desperate we could bring the wiring out to a box on the wall and buy
a cheap timer from a d-i-y shed.

John
--
John Rouse

John Rouse wrote in message
...
In article , Edwin Spector
writes
I'm also in the FF market, 'cos I need to preserve my rhubarb harvest.
I'm
considering one of the big Hotpoint Mistrals (e.g. FFA90) or a Bosch
KGU32123.
These are both frost-free. The Bosch feels much sturdier, but the
Hotpoint is a
bit bigger (on paper).

We've had a lot of trouble with Frost Free Freezers. Basically what they
do is switch themselves off every so often, and blow air through the
condenser to remove any frost. Our service man (who hasn't charged us a
penny yet) says they still need defrosting every year as the channels
get frozen up and then the auto-defrost doesn't work.


Not sure I agree. Have had our Hotpoint FF72 (I think ... couldn't be
bothered going to check) for three years plus, and it does exactly what it
says on the tin.

Meanwhile, our other Hotpoint, a bog-standard larder fridge, produces ice
floes the size of Wales on a regular basis, which must be good news for
worried ecologists...

Jo