Spec me a ........ under counter fridge freezer

Peerzy

Peerzy

Peerzy

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Morning all,

Our small under counter fridge is on it's last legs. We have a £150 budget and would like a small under counter fridge with a small ice box / freezer element. Just enough to freeze a bit of meat here and there. I've had one before and it was really handy.

Anyway I'm having a bit of trouble finding what I'm after, most small under counter fridges don't seem to have the ice box / freezer part?

Any suggestions on what to search for, where the look, brands to avoid etc...?
 
for £150 mate yer gonna be very limited brand wise.
I recently picked up an undercounter fridge albeit without freezer box for ~£100 due to a balls up on the Asda website, Russell Hobbs. Not had any issues with it.

I stuck an old freezer in the garage and thats where my frozen dead animals live :)

How much room do you need?
The cheaper fridges/freezers appear to have more bulk tot he actual frames, I'm assuming cheaper insulation type but more of it which of course limits the inside space.

Found a split one for ~£150 on amazon but its a name I've never heard of, Igenix?
Never seen under counters split like that tho normally just the little freezer box in there.
 
Yeah not looking for a split, need it to be 75% fridge, 25% freezer / ice box.

We are on the second floor so can't have a separate freezer. We've been getting alone with just a fridge till now for the past 3 months and the space wise that is fine, but seeing as it's getting replaced we might as well get one with a litter freezer / ice box in it.
 
The freestanding Lec R5010W counter-height fridge comes equipped with one fixed glass shelf above the single crisper drawer and a freezer compartment. But does this counter-height fridge run efficiently, and how did it do in our lab trials?

The L5010W fridge from Lec is slow to cool food, is too warm at the manufacturer's recommended setting, and reacts badly to hot room temperatures.

Tricky to set up
The manufacturer's recommended thermostat setting leaves this fridge too warm. When you set up the L5010W you'll need to adjust the thermostat manually until the temperature falls below 5°C. Use a thermometer to check this.

Need to keep checking temperature
You'll need to regularly check this model is at the correct temperature and stays there (the Food Standards Agency recommends 5°C as the maximum for a fridge). But the temperature inside this fridge varies when room temperature fluctuates. We found this Lec becomes too warm when the room heats up to 32°C.

Slow to cool food
Even when you have the correct temperature in this fridge, cooling is slow. After 24 hours, it hadn't cooled our simulated groceries from room temperature (20°C) to 5°C. Slow cooling allows bacteria to grow, meaning food deteriorates faster than expected.

No warm spots
The shelves are cooled evenly from the top to the bottom of the fridge, so there are no warm spots where food can spoil.

It has a reversible door so you can choose which way it opens.

The Lec R5010W is almost identical to the Lec L5010W, but the L5010W doesn't have a freezer compartment.

Pros: Evenly cooled

Cons: Slow cooling, reacts badly to a hot room, initial thermostat set-up too warm
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