7 Things To Consider Before Buying An Integrated Fridge Freezer

In this video i show some of the things you should think about before buying an integrated fridge freezer.

[Tonyrat]

Good informative video, well done. As a refrigeration mechanic working in London I've seen hundreds of built in units. I’d just like to add a couple of additional considerations and tips.
Ventilation is a crucial consideration with any integrated refrigerator. If the ventilation across the condenser at the rear is not sufficient the refrigerator has to work harder so more power is consumed, if it's totally inadequate the compressor will run constantly and will fail prematurely.
Correct door closure is also very important. Because the outer furniture door is directly connected to the inner door the refrigerator seal must make before the outer cabinetry door hits the surrounding carcass. If the door seal cannot seal warm air gets in and snowy ice builds up on the rear panel or in the freezer. If the inside of the unit quickly gets covered with fluffy ice (Hoar frost) it is usually a is a sign of both of the above.

Repair costs are generally more expensive to repair an integrated unit than a free standing unit because many repairs require the unit to be removed from the cabinet. The door hinges also need to hold the heavy outer décor door as well as the load in the door so try to keep any heavy loads (2 ltr milk etc) on the hinge side of the door.

[ClintGalac]

Did I just unlock a new level of adulting when I manually searched for this?

[paulmartin]

Good short video which gave me points to consider succinctly

[nld]

Love listening to you talk... very informative

[aspinks]

thank you for explaining concisely. this is very helpful

[tillNOW-hvbw]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for the post.

[doctorno]

Thanks for the informative video. You talked about furniture door on the fridge: could you doa video showing how to install an optional furniture door?

[wickedhugestompyrobot]

Great editing on this one. The transitions between sets were really slick.

[arcreactor.]

You covered a few bits I would have never thought of, thank you!

[unions]

Thank you, very well and clearly explained 👍👍👍

[johnshortt]

Very informative, thanks for uploading.

[darrenmackenzie]

I have a fitted cupboard for a fridge freezer thats for 70/30. Is there anyway i could put a 60/40 to replace??

[stevew]

Hi, nicely explained video. One question my current model of integrated freezer which sits next to my integrated fridge keeps pulling off the sliders. Do you have any advice regarding if I can change to a fixed hinged door?

[garyharrisonuk]

Didn't know that fixed hinge integrated fridge freezes existed and is exactly what I was looking for. Can you tell me the manufacturer of the fixed hinge fridge shown in your video or which manufacturers do fixed hinge fridges. Can you supply in UK?

[derekhampson]

I have a fixed hinged fridge freezer for replacing.Main problem nearly all are now sliding hinge which is a big headache to re adapt

[peterryan]

Brilliant thank you is there any washing machine reviews to come next week

[williamlaurence]

Very informative thank you, just one question, my 60/40 integrated fridge freezer has broken, it was 24 years old, I removed it so to make sure the new one fits, I was looking at Bosch Serie 2 KIN86NSF0G frost free, I should stick with the sliding hinge type as it would involve easier installation but does it come with sliding hinge type ? Thanks

[wotrulke]

Found the information that I needed 👏🏼thank you 👍🏼

[Mihaela]

Many thanks for all the useful information. As you encourage people to ask questions, I dare ask you for some help. I am looking to replace our old integrated fridge freezer but I cannot find on the instruction manual or on internet what is the fridge/ freezer ratio. It should be 60/40 or 70/30. I am wondering if you could help. It is. Hotpoint HM312l, bought in 2004. Thank you very much.

[robmcghie]

I wish they specified door sizes ...not overall dimensions of products as we spent £549 on a 70/30 FF but it's only 1.44 not what I now know as the standard which is 1.77m high so the freezer doors don't aline. Seller won't exchange so will have to buy another and use this elsewhere or buy new housing unit but not getting after sales support yet from Zanussi to help with this decision. We would have bought appliances via DIY the online kitchen company but Covid 19 messed up supply chains. Can you do a video on matching unit door sizes to appliance sizes not the other way around!