IN DETAIL
A decent medium sized freezer from a well known brand that offers a couple of useful innovations that we've not seen from other manufacturers.
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Family Friendly
First of all, the everyday stuff. With 250 litres of space it is great for families. In addition to all the space, there is a fast freeze function, a front-drain port to make defrosting much less of a chore and there's also an internal light and lockable lid with a nice chunky handle.
Party Trick
This freezer has an unusual feature not seen on others - you can switch it between a regular chest freezer (internal temperature of -18 degrees C) and a fridge with an internal temperature of +4 degrees C. During the summer it would make a great chiller for your barbecue drinks!
Got Your Back
Another interesting feature is what Indesit call 'clean back' which basically means that the back of the freezer has been designed to sit flush with the wall - in most other freezers it is important to keep an air gap for heat dissipation from the coils.
Basket Rationing
The only downside really is that only one basket is provided, although this is a common complaint on freezers of this size and price.
We're not sure if this is suitable for garage use. Unlike their other model, the slightly smaller OS1A200H21 which they say CAN work in the garge, they're keeping mum on this one.
FULL SPECIFICATION
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Net Capacity251 litres
The amount of actual usable interior space for storage of food
That's about 13 bags of shopping
Garage UseNo
Whether the manufactured has confirmed that this freezer can be safely used in unheated spaces where the temperature may drop close to or below, freezing (0 degrees Celsius)
Min Room Temp.10° Celsius
Minimum ambient air temperature of place where the freezer will be used
Dimensions101cm Wide
91.6cm High (with lid closed)
69.8cm Deep
Remember to allow a couple of centimetres air gap around the sides
Energy Usage248kWh (A+)
Total amount of energy the freezer will use in one year, based on normal usage (1 kWh is equal to 1 unit of electricity).
Rating based on energy efficiency. Most are A+, those ranked A++ and even A+++ are very economical. A new rating system comes into effect on 1st March 2021
Annual Energy Cost £37.20
Approximate annual cost of electricity to run the freezer based on normal usage. Assumes an average rate of £0.15 per unit
Frost Free?No
No chest freezers are currently frost-free. Find out why in this article
Other Features
Lockable Lid: Yes
Whether the lid has a lock fitted in the handle (useful to stop young children opening the lid)
Interior Light: Yes
Whether the freezer has an interior light that comes on when the lid is opened
Noise: 42 decibels
Particularly important if the freezer will be kept in a room inside your property
Foodsafe Time: 45 hours
Maximum time that the freezer can keep food safe to eat in the event of a powercut. May also be called the rising time
WHERE TO BUYMore
These retailers are well established and have a good reputation among purchasers.
Over the years, we've noticed some online only outfits pop-up and offer very competitive prices but cut corners on delivery and customer service, and tend to not last very long!
- Appliances Online (AO)
Online only but been going for 20 years and stock exchange listed (FTSE 250). Own delivery and installation staff. They recycle over 700,000 fridges per year!
- Boots
The popular High Street chemist has been running their online-only appliance centre for a few years now. Fulfilled by AO, they have the same low prices and in addition you can earn advantage card points - usually over 1000 on a chest freezer!
- Currys
Another well-known UK brand with a strong online presence as well as a wide network of bricks and mortar stores (speak to real people!)
- Hughes
Founded in 1921, East Anglia based Hughes is the UK's 4th largest electrical retailer and in addition to a full online presence has 36 retail stores predominantly in the east and the midlands areas, that also offer a handy click and collect service
- John Lewis
Offers legendary customer service both online and in store, and have many own brand items including chest freezers as well as their own delivery and installation crews
- Sonic Direct
Boasting a 5 star Trust Pilot rating and their Bradford store being the UK's largest independent electrical retail outlet, you can be sure that Sonic really know electricals and have helped many satisfied customers over the years
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£279.00 Visit Store
Delivery: Free
1116 Advantage Points (£11.16)
No valid voucher codes for this item
Beware of websites offering fake codes
OTHER FREEZERS TO CONSIDER
The following have a similar price and specification:
Well specified medium sized chest freezer with a handy temperature display
Features a very high foodsafe time of 57 hours - peace of mind in a powercut
Extremely good value for nearly 200 litres of space and garage friendly too
Mid-weight good value chest freezer from Curry's own brand
