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Freezers, frost free or manual defrost?

(41 Posts)
PamelaJ1 Fri 17-Mar-23 03:59:00

I didn’t think that there would be an option now. Frost free any day of the week.

NotSpaghetti Thu 16-Mar-23 22:30:16

I like frost-free.
Why would anyone want to go back to defrosting I wonder?

JaneJudge Thu 16-Mar-23 22:12:34

go for frost free smile

Littleannie Thu 16-Mar-23 22:03:20

I have a frost free Beko which I got from Currys. It is excellent, also very quiet running.

Grannynannywanny Thu 16-Mar-23 21:55:07

Another vote for frost free. I have a hotpoint 50/50 fridge freezer approx 14 years old and 🤞 problem free. It’s so long ago I’d forgotten the unpleasant chore of manually defrosting.

Floradora9 Thu 16-Mar-23 21:37:13

How I wish you could get frost free chest freezers. I spent hours defrosting mine last week . I bought the spray which was mentioned in another thread but think my hairdryer method was probably as good. I might start off with the hair dryer next time then unplud it and spray. My house fridge freezer is no problem you just forget about defrosting .

Stillstanding Thu 16-Mar-23 11:18:11

Thank you all for your help. I have had a look at that Beko and I think it will be the one.

Moonwatcher1904 Wed 15-Mar-23 15:51:08

I have a Samsung Upright frost free from Curry's. Got it 10 years ago and never had to defrost it. Still as good as new.

crazyH Wed 15-Mar-23 15:49:20

Yes, I’m also in line for a frost free freezer - I think I will go for a Beko

vampirequeen Wed 15-Mar-23 15:45:52

Definitely frost free. Ours is a Beko. We bought it at Currys.

kittylester Wed 15-Mar-23 15:44:47

Definitely frost free!

Shinamae Wed 15-Mar-23 15:15:39

Frost free for years

Chocolatelovinggran Wed 15-Mar-23 15:12:14

Frost free definitely- one chore eliminated. I'm on my second fridge freezer and the last one gave me many years of good service.

Grantanow Wed 15-Mar-23 15:03:10

Apologies for above mess up. We have an upright frost free freezer and it's been with us now for 3+ years and works fine. It doesn't frost up at all. I think it works by evaporating the water that would be frost from a unit in the works. Much better than a similar non- frost free upright we had for many years which was a pain to defrost. I imagine they are all very similar. We got ours online from ao.com. It's a Beko FRFP1685X_SS. You may want to shop around though.

Grantanow Wed 15-Mar-23 14:57:23

We have a frost free freezers, both uprights, and theybha

Stillstanding Wed 15-Mar-23 14:24:18

I have an under the counter freezer which has become invaluable as I now only shop by internet and usually only once a week.
The defrosting has become a real chore and I am wondering whether to replace my freezer with one that defrosts itself.

Can anyone give me any tips on frost free freezers? Which one to buy and whether they are worth changing over to.