ice king deep freezer

3 the square

I need a new deep freezer my whirlpool that was only 3 years has ran low on gas its 180 euro to have service man to have a look
I see on appliances delivered .ie they have an ice king brand .
any one any experience with this brand ??

The Red Ace

to answer your question the most of these unusual brand names are Chinese, now as regards the W/pool deep freezer how do you know it is down in refrigerant, is it a chest freezer or upright or frost free. with this hot weather freezers need plenty ventilation with nothing obstructing air flow otherwise they will cook

3 the square

If ice king are Chinese are they a reputable brand?? We rang an engineer and he suggested the whirlpool is low in gas and it may have a leak which would be hard to find.. The red light is on for over a week. We defrosted it and switched it back on. It is well ventilated where it is stored. Any suggestion of what else could be wrong with it would be welcomed.

3 the square

It is a free standing chest freezer

The Red Ace

if the red light is on and the compressor is running the w/p engineer is right in saying it is down in gas, it is an issue which cant be corrected as the leaks are always in internal piping.as regards Chinese products you may be lucky even w/p freezers are made in prc (China) Generally speaking Italian refrigeration products are far more relianle

3 the square

Thanks for your response. Do you know what brand of chest freezers are available in Ireland that are made in Italy??

crasy dash

Generally Zanussi and Electrolux are still manufactured in Italy.

On most appliances on the label on it you will find the country where it was made.

Wyldwood

3 the square wrote: »

I need a new deep freezer my whirlpool that was only 3 years has ran low on gas its 180 euro to have service man to have a look

Interesting that your 3 year old Whirlpool freezer has low gas as my 4 year old upright Whirlpool freezer is also low on gas. Hasn't been auto defrosting for a couple of months now and motor is running constantly. No red light though. Paid a serviceman €50 euro to be told it's not repairable. Surely Whirlpool should stand over relatively new freezers running out of gas? Very poor return on money spent.

The rest of my appliances are Bosch and I've no issues with them. Think I'll go with a Bosch freezer now.

3 the square

Wyldwood wrote: »

Interesting that your 3 year old Whirlpool freezer has low gas as my 4 year old upright Whirlpool freezer is also low on gas. Hasn't been auto defrosting for a couple of months now and motor is running constantly. No red light though. Paid a serviceman €50 euro to be told it's not repairable. Surely Whirlpool should stand over relatively new freezers running out of gas? Very poor return on money spent.

The rest of my appliances are Bosch and I've no issues with them. Think I'll go with a Bosch freezer now.

U would think they would but bet they wont not the cheap est tobuy either
Can u buy bosch freezers on line ??

3 the square

Hi. Can Anyone recommend Powerpoint freezers? I can't find much information about them.

byte

3 the square wrote: »

Hi. Can Anyone recommend Powerpoint freezers? I can't find much information about them.

They'd be Chinese made freezers also. Brand is owned by a company called Shomar in Dublin.

3 the square

byte wrote: »

They'd be Chinese made freezers also. Brand is owned by a company called Shomar in Dublin.

Would u buy one ??

byte

3 the square wrote: »

Would u buy one ??

Probably not. My fridge freezer is Electrolux and over ten years old. My chest freezer is also Electrolux and is over 15 years old, so I'd probably aim to get similar again whenever they fail (not soon, I hope!)

Which, I suppose aligns with The Red Ace's educated advice about Italian refrigeration.