Are currys "essential" items okay? Who manufactures them? Thinking of getting fridge freezer..

http://www.johnlewis.com/indesit-tfaa10-fridge-with-freezer-compartment-a-energy-rating-55cm-wide-white/p699577
£20 more, extra year of warranty

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£30 more, two year warranty as standard, but there are always very.co.uk code around

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£30 off when you open a credit account. Done it myself using about 20+ different emails and always paid it off in full straight away.

The Argos value range fridge/freezer here looks very very much like the one at Currys. Gets great reviews though.

They are OK as a stop gap but don't expect them to last year's.

We had a essentials larder fridge from them - within 6 months it had gone wrong - waited a week for repair guy to be told it needed a total new motor, and we would have to wait a fortnight - great! Apparently the new motor cost over £200, the fridge cost £189! Work that out! The repair guy said we have a rolls royce engine in ford ka - haha! Bits will drop off before this motor goes kaput. Can't say am overly impressed with the quality, you get what you pay for I guess but was all we could manage at the time, and we had to borrow a fridge off someone while ours was awaiting repair, was all a bit of a nightmare!

MIDURIX

… http://www.very.co.uk/swan-495cm-undercounter-fridge-freezer/1431275345.prd£30 more, two year warranty as standard, but there are always very.co.uk code aroundhttp://www.hotukdeals.com/vouchers/30-off-when-spend-60-for-new-customers-open-a-credit-account-using-promo-code-very-2199092£30 off when you open a credit account. Done it myself using about 20+ different emails and always paid it off in full straight away.Read lessRead more

Thanks very much for your help very appreciated. The Swan looks good if only I can find the freezer size..

What are your experiences with Very if anything went wrong customer service wise?

Thesiberiantiger

Thanks very much for your help very appreciated. The Swan looks good if … Thanks very much for your help very appreciated. The Swan looks good if only I can find the freezer size.. What are your experiences with Very if anything went wrong customer service wise?Read lessRead more

One you are looking at is 85litres total, the Swan is 90. Never had any problems with them, so can't help with that. Not heard any scare stories about them.

hellyl

We had a essentials larder fridge from them - within 6 months it had gone … We had a essentials larder fridge from them - within 6 months it had gone wrong - waited a week for repair guy to be told it needed a total new motor, and we would have to wait a fortnight - great! Apparently the new motor cost over £200, the fridge cost £189! Work that out! The repair guy said we have a rolls royce engine in ford ka - haha! Bits will drop off before this motor goes kaput. Can't say am overly impressed with the quality, you get what you pay for I guess but was all we could manage at the time, and we had to borrow a fridge off someone while ours was awaiting repair, was all a bit of a nightmare!Read lessRead more

But it was the Rolls Royce engine that failed oO, The Ford KA outlived the engine.

shauneco

But it was the Rolls Royce engine that failed oO, The Ford KA outlived … But it was the Rolls Royce engine that failed oO, The Ford KA outlived the engine.Read lessRead more

I think it's more like you buy a Ford Ka. Engine fails. Mechanics buys a Ford Ka engine and says it is as expensive as a Rolls Royce one. Just because it cost the engineer £200 for the motor doesn't mean it is worth that much.

shauneco

But it was the Rolls Royce engine that failed oO, The Ford KA outlived … But it was the Rolls Royce engine that failed oO, The Ford KA outlived the engine.Read lessRead more

What I meant was it was an cheapy essentials fridge with a cheapy essentials motor - which failed and the repair guy put another motor in (under warranty) which was worth way more than the whole fridge to begin with - sighhhhh I knew what I meant anyway

MIDURIX

I think it's more like you buy a Ford Ka. Engine fails. Mechanics buys a … I think it's more like you buy a Ford Ka. Engine fails. Mechanics buys a Ford Ka engine and says it is as expensive as a Rolls Royce one. Just because it cost the engineer £200 for the motor doesn't mean it is worth that much.Read lessRead more

You can tell its totally different its very quiet and keeps a constant temperature, I totally agree with what you are saying but I tend to agree with the repair guy when he said it would have been cheaper to replace the whole thing, but they have to follow the warranty agreement to the letter

Looks as though Currys Essential are made by Vestel..

http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/help/about-the-appliance-industry/manufacturer-information/3640-essentials-appliances.html

The Logik also appear to be a currys own brand

bloody hell even Swan are Vestel!

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Thesiberiantiger

bloody hell even Swan are … bloody hell even Swan are Vestel!http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/help/about-the-appliance-industry/manufacturer-information/3496-swan-appliances.htmlRead lessRead more

Nothing wrong with Vestel though, they are a massive company.

MIDURIX

Nothing wrong with Vestel though, they are a massive company.

Ill have a research i always see them getting slagged off in the Panasonic tv area

Thesiberiantiger

Ill have a research i always see them getting slagged off in the … Ill have a research i always see them getting slagged off in the Panasonic tv areaRead lessRead more

I imagine image quality of a TV is a bit harder to absolutely perfect compared to a fridge.

My advice would be not to buy an Essentials CTL55W18 larder fridge. It is relatively cheap and has lots of storage space but it is difficult to control the temperature. Food regularly freezes up and then spoils as the ice thaws. I then have to throw out items such as lettuce or spinach which has gone all soggy even though it is still within its use-by date. Onions, which I have previously kept for quite a long time in a fridge, now start to sprout, as do potatoes. The outer walls of the fridge get quite warm at times. All in all, I am very disappointed in this product.