Bosch KGN39V00GB Review

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Bosch KGN39V00GB
2.1 stars
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rayhook's Review of Bosch KGN39V00GB Fridge Freezer

15th Sep 2006

Overall Rating

2.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Special Features
    Frost Free
  • Durability
    2.5 stars
  • Service & Support
    5 stars
  • Owned Product For:
    1 - 6 months
  • Ease of Use
    4 stars
  • Style
    4 stars
Good Points

Large fridge with smaller freezer (good for us); frost free


Bad Points

Noisy. See comments below


General Comments

This is the first of two reviews of this fridge/freezer as the current model is being replaced by Bosch as it is faulty. I will review the replacement in due course and my scores relate to the appliance in its existing condition, but 'value for money' on the presumption the replacement will work!

This is a fairly large fridge/freezer with a balance of space in favour of the fridge compartment. The styling is as good as it gets, I suppose, for large white goods but the absence of door handles makes the fridge door in particular harder to open than it could be. The freezer temperature is controlled in 2 degree C steps by a simple push button and a row of LEDs; the fridge temperature is controlled by a rotatable dial. The appliance is frost-free, and the interior provides 'practical' storage space.

On delivery the appliance was left for a few hours to settle (as recommended) and allowed to run over-night before the contents of its predecessor were transferred. The internal fan in this appliance is noisy to the extent that it is necessary to shut the kitchen door to avoid being kept awake at night. A few hours after the food was transferred, the vegetables in the salad crisper were frozen solid. We turned down the temperature of the fridge and left it for 12 hours to no effect. A check of the temperature in the salad drawers showed minus 3C and over the next few days we experimented with the temperature controls to try and correct this - unsuccessfully. Temperatures in the fridge in generally fluctuated wildly and a call to the Bosch Helpline brought forward the suggestion that we should defrost the appliance - a pain, but we did it. Again to no effect.

At this point we requested an engineer who arrived within a couple of days and advised us this was a recognised fault which could easily be corrected with new seals - the cold air is produced in the freezer and ducted to the fridge compartment via channels in the appliance which vent in various places in the fridge. Cold air it seems, was leaking from the channels. The problem was that new seals were out of stock and not due in Germany for 6 weeks. We opted for a new appliance - also out of stock, but now due any day (about 3 weeks).

Not the outcome we had expected from a Bosch appliance. Hopefully the new one will fare better. £329 delivered from www.homeproductshop.com who have been very helpful throughout.

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