Fridge/Freezer P.O.S.!

[Brandane]

Finally had enough of my Zanussi "appliance of shiteness" fridge freezer. Bought from Comet in March 2008, it first started giving me trouble 11 months later when it stopped self defrosting. This was "fixed" by Comet under warranty, but at some stage later the problem returned.
It seems from my experiences since, that it was never actually properly repaired, but the problem only comes to light after a few months from being manually defrosted when something ices up behind the scenes. Comet went bust after the first botched repair, so I phoned Zanussi. By that time, the POS was out of warranty in any case, so they were less than interested.
So after several years of having to ditch freezer loads of food and defrost the POS, I have finally bitten the bullet. A new Bosch (WITHOUT automatic defrosting of the freezer compartment) will be delivered next week from John Lewis.
There will follow a ceremonial burning of the Zanussi...

 

[welsh dragon]

Bad luck. Ive had my zanussi fridge freezer (with automatic defrost) for 15 years and its still working perfectly. Commiserations. And good luck with the bosch.

 

[classic33]

You can't burn it.
Must be taken to an approved recycling facility.

 

[Brandane]

You can't burn it.
Must be taken to an approved recycling facility.

True; shite doesn't burn .

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Good old Comet 'engineers'. The people who prise the lids off washing machines with large screwdrivers and replace Zanussi fridge doors with different coloured ones from other makes in their range.

 

[raleighnut]

True; shite doesn't burn .

Try telling the Indians that.

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...b8fjm3OjagLmJ7QyuPWmvXA&bvm=bv.96952980,d.d24

 

[classic33]

Try telling the Indians that.

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...b8fjm3OjagLmJ7QyuPWmvXA&bvm=bv.96952980,d.d24

Can't call them that round here. Has to be Native Americans.

Yak dung is also used as fuel.

 

[raleighnut]

Can't call them that round here. Has to be Native Americans.

Yak dung is also used as fuel.

That is more in Tibet, but all over the Indian sub-continent dung is often used as fuel.

 

[classic33]

Good old Comet 'engineers'. The people who prise the lids off washing machines with large screwdrivers and replace Zanussi fridge doors with different coloured ones from other makes in their range.

Nearly as good as the old Currys engineers.

 

[srw]

So after several years of having to ditch freezer loads of food and defrost the POS,

What? Even in a fairly warm house in the South-East a freezer-load of food stays frozen while a freezer defrosts - just keep it reasonably well together and insulated. Add some freezer blocks if you're concerned.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Drive out to a beauty spot at night and dump it in the car park.

I've seen your old Fridge on one of my rides Rocky. And wasn't that your old mattress the other day?

 

[tyred]

The metal used in an old fridge is perfect for repairing rust holes in a Fiat Ritmo. DAMHIKT

 

[Angry Blonde]

Turn it into a beer fridge

 

[Pat "5mph"]

So after several years of having to ditch freezer loads of food and defrost the POS

You don't know how to defrost

There will follow a ceremonial burning of the Zanussi...

Freecycle it, stating the fault. Somebody will gratefully take it of your hands.
Btw, Zanussi is a good Italian make, maybe this one didn't like the Scottish climate, malfunctioned in protest

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Drive out to a beauty spot at night and dump it in the car park.

@Brandane
Keep it out of Inverclyde..
I'm watching

Up the Haylie with it