Beko fridge freezers - Advice

katherine500000 · 07-11-2009, 13:48

Does anybody know if Beko is a good make?I need to buy a new fridge freezer and im on a fairly tight budget.A friend said she had heard they were not that great but she doesnt really know.id welcome any opinions

thumbandit · 07-11-2009, 13:51

Mine is into its 4th year of existence and has had no problems yet .... if it breaks now your paying

Lemonhunny · 07-11-2009, 13:51

I've had my Beko fridge freezer for 2 years now - never a problem with it. I also have a Beko stand alone freezer and that's the same; two years old, no problems.

You do realise, you've just made me put a hex on them now

DaisyBumbleroot · 07-11-2009, 13:53

we've had ours over 5 years and its been perfectly fine

gorillathebino · 07-11-2009, 13:55

Beko are a great make, we got a fridge and a freezer over 10 years ago in fact it could be closer to 15 and they both just conked out this year. So we have went and got Beko's again.

seacam · 07-11-2009, 14:02

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Originally Posted by katherine500000

Does anybody know if Beko is a good make?I need to buy a new fridge freezer and im on a fairly tight budget.A friend said she had heard they were not that great but she doesnt really know.id welcome any opinions

Hello katherine,

I have an account with them and use them some times to fit out our properties.

I've got some 10 year old BeKo products, still going strong.

Not a great build, better products around IMO but OK IMO, purchase an external, extended service guarantee, not a warranty and the brand should serve you well enough.

PS, Some of their washing machines are a bit iffy but easy enough to repair.

the chimp · 07-11-2009, 14:06

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Originally Posted by katherine500000

Does anybody know if Beko is a good make?I need to buy a new fridge freezer and im on a fairly tight budget.A friend said she had heard they were not that great but she doesnt really know.id welcome any opinions

They are an awful make, 3 of my friends did warranty work for them (refrigeration) and didnt have 1 good word to say about them.

They are average for their price bracket though, there are worse makes you could purchase.

seacam · 07-11-2009, 14:43

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Originally Posted by the chimp

They are an awful make, 3 of my friends did warranty work for them (refrigeration) and didnt have 1 good word to say about them.

They are average for their price bracket though, there are worse makes you could purchase.

I know you make some valid points about appliances, what are good make these days, is there any?

horseychick28 · 07-11-2009, 14:46

I've got a fridge freezer and a fridge and they've both been great (touch wood!) - they are a budget brand though to be fair

DaisyBumbleroot · 07-11-2009, 14:47

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Originally Posted by horseychick28

I've got a fridge freezer and a fridge and they've both been great (touch wood!) - they are a budget brand though to be fair

good value for money

SnowDances · 07-11-2009, 14:54

My mum had one, and it kept switching off every time the weather got cold! To be fair, she doesn't have central heating & her kitchen is very cold so it might've happened with another brand. She also said her Beko was very noisy.
She has a different fridge/freezer now though (can't remember which make) and that one has been fine so far!

the chimp · 07-11-2009, 15:01

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Originally Posted by seacam

I know you make some valid points about appliances, what are good make these days, is there any?

Depends what you are buying and what your price brackets are, as you will know prices just go up and up and up, I have worked on a £55k "domestic"range cooker and know for a fact its not the most expensive you can get.

jimmy7bellies · 07-11-2009, 15:11

Had a Beko freezer for years and it's been fine. Actually wishing it would break down soon so it gives me an excuse to buy one of them that doesn't need manually defrosting, that is the only pain with it having to do that once or twice a year.

Carlos_dfc · 07-11-2009, 15:20

Have just retired one, as we have gone from a fridge-freezer, to separate standalone tall larder fridge and freezer.

Had it about 8 or 9 yrs, and it was still working.
Fairly basic, but did the job with no fuss, and can't fault it's reliability.

seacam · 07-11-2009, 15:39

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Originally Posted by jimmy7bellies

Had a Beko freezer for years and it's been fine. Actually wishing it would break down soon so it gives me an excuse to buy one of them that doesn't need manually defrosting, that is the only pain with it having to do that once or twice a year.

Hi Jimmy,

Even most frost free fridges need defrosting, in other words you should turn them off once or twice a year.

But for the money, Beko is OK.

snoopy33 · 07-11-2009, 16:28

We had one for about 7yrs , until i gave it away on local freecycle so i could buy a new one .

Simi89 · 07-11-2009, 16:36

We've had a Beko for 2 years, its fine

Errodiel · 07-11-2009, 16:43

I've been in my rented flat for 6 years, and had the same beko fridge freezer the whole time with absolutely no problems. I've no idea how long it'd been there before me, and I don't thiink the previous tenants were very kind to it but it's still going strong!

Oh, I lie - we found it sitting in a puddle a couple of months ago but that turned out to be because some eejit has removed the drip tray underneath at some point and replaced it with one that doesn't fit and had fallen over. Easily sorted

aRoundTuIt · 07-11-2009, 17:00

I have a 2yr old large American style Beko, bought it second hand of the Bay in June.

No probs as yet touch wood, although it is a bit noisier than my previous one which I can live with.

(well I've lived with the wife for 20 odd years and she's even noisier)

wicker.man · 07-11-2009, 17:29

We've got a Beko fridge freezer. It's nothing special, but it hasn't given us any problems in the 10 years that we've had it. Funny enough, we're considering getting a new fridge freezer to go in our newly refitted kitchen. I would consider them again.

Edit: Having just spoken to my wife, she said that it needs frequent defrosting, which is a pain.

seacam · 07-11-2009, 22:59

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Originally Posted by the chimp

Depends what you are buying and what your price brackets are, as you will know prices just go up and up and up, I have worked on a £55k "domestic"range cooker and know for a fact its not the most expensive you can get.

Hi Chimp,

If I was purchasing a £350-£450 FF/FF or a washing machine, what brand?

I use to like the Stoves brand for my gas cookers, utter dire crap now, have been for a long time, are there any decent makes of GCs on the market now a days?

tinman · 08-11-2009, 02:34

Fridge good.
TV crap.

summerain · 08-11-2009, 03:42

I've got several Beko appliances that have been going well for a long time. I tend to go for them over other brands now because they all seem to last much longer.
The only thing I had an issue with was a Beko washing machine - but I seem to get through them quite fast so it was probably my fault rather than the appliance!

katherine500000 · 08-11-2009, 13:32

Thanks everybody for your replies.Although im not 100% decided i will certainly consider Beko as most of you are positive about them

cruella de vile · 08-11-2009, 13:45

Beko gets another positive from me, ff been going for 10 plus years now, although I did retire it to the garage earlier this year - I wanted a white one in the kitchen but it's still going strong.

07-11-2009, 13:48	#1
katherine500000 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 92	Beko fridge freezers Does anybody know if Beko is a good make?I need to buy a new fridge freezer and im on a fairly tight budget.A friend said she had heard they were not that great but she doesnt really know.id welcome any opinions

07-11-2009, 13:51	#2
thumbandit Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Solihull Services: Sky HD, Virgin BBAND, Iphone on 02 Posts: 126	Mine is into its 4th year of existence and has had no problems yet .... if it breaks now your paying

07-11-2009, 13:51	#3
Lemonhunny Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Usually at work! Posts: 1,261	I've had my Beko fridge freezer for 2 years now - never a problem with it. I also have a Beko stand alone freezer and that's the same; two years old, no problems. You do realise, you've just made me put a hex on them now

07-11-2009, 13:53	#4
DaisyBumbleroot Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Derby, UK Services: sky for tv, 02 for phone, virgin for internet Posts: 13,808	we've had ours over 5 years and its been perfectly fine

07-11-2009, 13:55	#5
gorillathebino Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Gender: Male Location: Stirling Services: Sky TV and Broadband, Freeviw, Wii Posts: 1,393	Beko are a great make, we got a fridge and a freezer over 10 years ago in fact it could be closer to 15 and they both just conked out this year. So we have went and got Beko's again.

07-11-2009, 14:46	#9
horseychick28 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,300	I've got a fridge freezer and a fridge and they've both been great (touch wood!) - they are a budget brand though to be fair

07-11-2009, 14:54	#11
SnowDances Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Central England Posts: 360	My mum had one, and it kept switching off every time the weather got cold! To be fair, she doesn't have central heating & her kitchen is very cold so it might've happened with another brand. She also said her Beko was very noisy. She has a different fridge/freezer now though (can't remember which make) and that one has been fine so far!

07-11-2009, 15:11	#13
jimmy7bellies Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,197	Had a Beko freezer for years and it's been fine. Actually wishing it would break down soon so it gives me an excuse to buy one of them that doesn't need manually defrosting, that is the only pain with it having to do that once or twice a year.

07-11-2009, 15:20	#14
Carlos_dfc Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Darlington.....ish Posts: 3,768 Blog Entries: 2	Have just retired one, as we have gone from a fridge-freezer, to separate standalone tall larder fridge and freezer. Had it about 8 or 9 yrs, and it was still working. Fairly basic, but did the job with no fuss, and can't fault it's reliability.

07-11-2009, 16:28	#16
snoopy33 Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lancashire Services: Sky tv, Virgin Broadband Posts: 808	We had one for about 7yrs , until i gave it away on local freecycle so i could buy a new one .

07-11-2009, 16:36	#17
Simi89 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Services: 3 mobile broadband,02 PAYG,Freeview, Jedward to win XF09 Posts: 2,837	We've had a Beko for 2 years, its fine

07-11-2009, 16:43	#18
Errodiel Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Services: Xbox: skankyfish. PSN: MrsFresh Twitter: @skankyfish Posts: 3,729 Blog Entries: 14	I've been in my rented flat for 6 years, and had the same beko fridge freezer the whole time with absolutely no problems. I've no idea how long it'd been there before me, and I don't thiink the previous tenants were very kind to it but it's still going strong! Oh, I lie - we found it sitting in a puddle a couple of months ago but that turned out to be because some eejit has removed the drip tray underneath at some point and replaced it with one that doesn't fit and had fallen over. Easily sorted

07-11-2009, 17:00	#19
aRoundTuIt Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 62	I have a 2yr old large American style Beko, bought it second hand of the Bay in June. No probs as yet touch wood, although it is a bit noisier than my previous one which I can live with. (well I've lived with the wife for 20 odd years and she's even noisier)

07-11-2009, 17:29	#20
wicker.man Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: South West Services: Sky+ (Pace V2, ver 9F2104, Maxtor 6Y120L0), Sky+HD (Amstrad) multiroom Posts: 306	We've got a Beko fridge freezer. It's nothing special, but it hasn't given us any problems in the 10 years that we've had it. Funny enough, we're considering getting a new fridge freezer to go in our newly refitted kitchen. I would consider them again. Edit: Having just spoken to my wife, she said that it needs frequent defrosting, which is a pain.

08-11-2009, 02:34	#22
tinman Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,145	Fridge good. TV crap.

08-11-2009, 03:42	#23
summerain Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 4,864	I've got several Beko appliances that have been going well for a long time. I tend to go for them over other brands now because they all seem to last much longer. The only thing I had an issue with was a Beko washing machine - but I seem to get through them quite fast so it was probably my fault rather than the appliance!

08-11-2009, 13:32	#24
katherine500000 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 92	Thanks everybody for your replies.Although im not 100% decided i will certainly consider Beko as most of you are positive about them

08-11-2009, 13:45	#25
cruella de vile Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3,825	Beko gets another positive from me, ff been going for 10 plus years now, although I did retire it to the garage earlier this year - I wanted a white one in the kitchen but it's still going strong.