Great fridge freezer (Hotpoint FF200)

Member Name: rwilliamson

Product:	Hotpoint FF200
Date:	25/04/09 (74 review reads)
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Advantages: Good looking and has a large capacity

Disadvantages: The frost free mechanism is loud but it beats defrosting

I have bought one of these recently for £469.99 with a 5 year parts guarantee. I find it to be brilliant. I have the FF200LG - The 'L' models were recalled due to retailers complaining about the looks being cheap and tacky. The superfreeze and supercool options are fantastic after you've done your big shop. Irritatingly the controls are only accessible while the fridge door is open. The fridge is huge and looks empty after putting what was in my full old fridge into it. The general size in depth is higher than that of others on the market 655mm deep as opposed to the standard depth of a kitchen top being 600mm.

The frost free is notoriously noisier than that of a conventional freezer (Because of the fan), but this is bearable as its not in my lounge or bedroom. The trays in the door are made of a more flexible plastic; as opposed to the older fridges that had ridged hard plastic that cracked and broke often. The quality of the machine is well worth the price.

The freezer drawers (4 good sized ones) have ice making tubes built-in (Only two have this facility), which I find handy (Just don't spill it out of the end, which I did on my first go). The freezer drawers themselves are solid and would be difficult to break.

Summary: I would get the fridge again if I was shopping from the start again.

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