not worth its money (Hotpoint FFA74)

Member Name: nursio

Product:	Hotpoint FFA74
Date:	06/05/09 (42 review reads)
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Advantages: looks nice

Disadvantages: poorly put together

I notice both the other reviews on this fridge freezer didn't sound like they had purchased it for very long. I say this because i have had mine a year now. It is a good looking fridge freezer and there is good space in both compartments which can hold good amount. Quiet, simple to use and easy to clean. Wine rack is good, intergrated warning thermometer light is also useful. Door compartments huge. However this is not a fridge designed to last. The door with huge compartments is not designed to hold anything of any weight. I used to keep a 4pint of milk in the door (as well as some eggs and maybe some butter) until the door (held by single screw) fell from hinges shortly after purchase. I had a warranty repair and was told the door was not designed to hold any weight and was overloaded by my milk, which begs the question why they make the door compartments so big? Since repaired, it has happened again, even though i no longer fill the door. Light cover comes off continuously at slightest touch. All the salad drawers and some of my door compartments are cracked and one in the freezer too. Door seals are rubbish. But the most annoying thing is although my freezer 'frost free' mechanism works perfectly, on the back wall of my fridge compartment i get a huge build up of ice which requires chipping off every couple of weeks, otherwise it begins to push out the shelves thus stopping the door shutting effectively. I would not recommend this fridge to anyone, i thought Hotpoint was a good name but have sinced been advised otherwise. My mum spent more on a bosch and hers is amazing, much more solid and well constructed, beautiful and sub zero cold.

In addition to my review, i wrote this eight months ago and now my hotpoint fridge freezer is currently sitting in my front garden. It stopped working and was deemed uneconomical to repair, so it lasted 2 years! very poor.

Summary: spend more and get better quality

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