Thanks, I've been after one for the wife.







Hope she fits in it!

​I'd guess you need to work for Tesco? Of course I might wrong....

Thanks for that OP! Don't forget c1.5% via Quidco/TCB too! Note the £25 code only runs until tomorrow Sun 25/9.

Full manual online at:
http://www.productcare.co.uk/russell-hobbs-rhcf200-white-200l-chest-freezer.html
Though here's a more recognisably "official" link, although the manual itself actually links to the above website:
http://mda.russellhobbs.com/white-197-litre-chest-freezer.html
amusing how capacity is reported as 197/198/200 litres.

Some notes from 16 page PDF Manual:
1. They say allow 3 hours after delivery (ie shake-up) before powering up for first time. - page 7
2. As androoski has reported - does explicitly say "This Appliance is suitable to be placed in garages." - page 7
3. Describes it having a defrost drain hole at back left corner/side of the unit [ie relevant to positioning it] - page 10

If ordering and choosing to have "product recycling @ £0.00" ie old appliance removed, don't get confused as I did when their order process shows items as "Delivery only... collection not available". That just refers to the new ordered item, ie you can't collect your freezer from a store; it does not mean they've said "we won't recycle/collect old item".

PLUS: Their website registration as well as extending the maker's warranty from 1yr to 2yrs for free, also offers 2yrs extended cover (ie 4yrs total) for £29.99. (Otherwise your consumer rights are against the reseller, not manufacturer, and realise it wont cover loss of food due to product failure - should be checking your house contents insurance for that sort of cover.)

These are great, I have 2 bodies in mine and there's still room for some crispy pancakes.

Thanks, I've been after one for the wife.







Hope she fits in it!

Looks good and comment say people use it in the garage.
But can't find info in description whether its suitable for garage hmm.

Found this on different website *
This 197 litre Chest Freezer has a large capacity, so is perfect if you're short on freezer space. With adjustable feet and an adjustable thermostat, this freezer can be adapted to suit you and is designed to work outdoors, so can be stored in a garage. This freezer also features a counter balance lid.

Thanks op , got it for £121.50 with code and staff discount :wink:

​I'd guess you need to work for Tesco? Of course I might wrong....

Looked up its manual and it says it is suitable for garage. Argos website also says suitable for outbuildings.

Link to Users Manual

Thanks KimKaye needed one of these

Would this be suitable for selling in a yard sale in the future with a body inside?

great price!

Thanks for that OP! Don't forget c1.5% via Quidco/TCB too! Note the £25 code only runs until tomorrow Sun 25/9.

Full manual online at:
http://www.productcare.co.uk/russell-hobbs-rhcf200-white-200l-chest-freezer.html
Though here's a more recognisably "official" link, although the manual itself actually links to the above website:
http://mda.russellhobbs.com/white-197-litre-chest-freezer.html
amusing how capacity is reported as 197/198/200 litres.

Some notes from 16 page PDF Manual:
1. They say allow 3 hours after delivery (ie shake-up) before powering up for first time. - page 7
2. As androoski has reported - does explicitly say "This Appliance is suitable to be placed in garages." - page 7
3. Describes it having a defrost drain hole at back left corner/side of the unit [ie relevant to positioning it] - page 10

If ordering and choosing to have "product recycling @ £0.00" ie old appliance removed, don't get confused as I did when their order process shows items as "Delivery only... collection not available". That just refers to the new ordered item, ie you can't collect your freezer from a store; it does not mean they've said "we won't recycle/collect old item".

PLUS: Their website registration as well as extending the maker's warranty from 1yr to 2yrs for free, also offers 2yrs extended cover (ie 4yrs total) for £29.99. (Otherwise your consumer rights are against the reseller, not manufacturer, and realise it wont cover loss of food due to product failure - should be checking your house contents insurance for that sort of cover.)

Great deal just ordered one , got some tesco vouchers that needed using aswell so bargain @ £110 many thanks

These are great, I have 2 bodies in mine and there's still room for some crispy pancakes.

Great price...ordered

Thanks. I've been after a freezer for outbuildings as the current one in my garage isn't suitable so ends up with condensation all over it and full of ice.

Been looking to upgrtade the old Scandinova chest freezer I have in the garage. Still works but is over icing and rusting on the outside. Got it with the house and goodness knows how old it is. It's still functioning and I think it's about 250 litre and currently full.

This is such a good deal but can I sacrifice 53 litres.. hmmmf.

Won't let me use the code anymore :-(

works for me

Just point out that this is a ST climate class, meaning it works well between 18c and 38c.... so if you have it a coldish place it will stop working. 18c in reality is probably more like 14c..
So in reality it needs to be a palce were it's constantly warmish.

Would love to know the difference in energy savings in the two chest freezers:

The new Russel Hobbs states Energy Consumption 219 kWh/annum
The amount of electricity used per cycle, as measured in kilowatt-hours

My old Scandinova states 180 kwh/24 H as pictured

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thank you - ordered

Feck it, ordered.

That seems a bit excessive. Since electricity is typically charged at around 10p per kWh, that would mean your freezer would cost £18 a day to run, or £6570 a year. I think there is probably a decimal point in there somewhere. Perhaps 1.80? :smiley:

Thanks OP. Ordered.

One of the reviews states they have it in a shed so I'm sure it'll be fine...

sigh

Is the freezer frost free?

ordered - thanks

Think you are doing very well for your electricity unit cost. I am with Scottish Power Fixed Price,Dual Fuel, and paying by direct debit. Supposed to be a good deal. Almost impossible to find the current unit cost on their website. Pages of bumph, with no unit costs displayed. More like 14 pence per unit as far as I can tell, plus daily service charge.

Think if you post your supplier at 10 pence per unit it would reach 10000 points. I promise to vote it hot.

Just foned Tesco. It's not frost free.

Same issue here - ours is over 30 years "mature" but is definitely in its dotage and this offer was irresistable in pensioning it off - ie rusting/noisy/using-too-much-electricity/etc - at long last.

I'm glad tahir_owen pointed out that this range is only classed as ST - I never knew this and wondered why Russell Hobbs freezers are always the cheapest ones. Now I understand that even though they can be placed in the garage they probably won't work efficiently below 18C and could stop working all together if it gets too cold.

Having read a bit more into it I think I will wait for Beko to drop in price. Their freezers will work nicely down between -15C and 45C - so well within ranges for UK garages!

I chose the Tesco uplift old appliance aka product recycling for £0.00 option. :smiley:

Time to change my friend you are paying to much
Saver Fixed 1 Year v1 online ( E-on unit rate 9.870 standing charge 18.396 per day ) 12 months fixed term

​I'm with GB Energy, it's 10p a unit.

​I'm with GB Energy,it's 10p a unit

I used £7.50 clubcard vouchers so all in £127.50, bargain, heat added thanks OP :smiley:

its showing £160 online is there a discount code to use to get it for the lower price? thanks

Think I am being conned, will have to check more carefully when my fixed term expires. Thanks for the info about other suppliers.

Fine. My tariff is the British Gas MSE Collective Fix Oct 2017 where the rate is actually 9.293p/kWh.The standing charge I pay is completely irrelevant because that has nothing to do with owning a freezer and is not charged based on what you consume.

But regardless of whether my electricity rate is 10p/kWh or 14p, the point I am making is that the Scandinova freezer consumption will not be 180kWh/24hrs. More like 1.8.

FYI: following my order had an email thru today from a productcare.co.uk mailbox inviting me to arrange delivery. Presumably others should have had a call or similar email...

discount code expired

Mine coming tomorrow. Their hopes will be dashed when think its going in garage, but then realise the front of garage is closed off and have to take it all the way round/through to back and into rear of garage :smile:

Just hope it goes through ok, and that they're ok to be lifted on their side (so tall) to go through doors etc:|

Argh, delivery received. Got in no problem. Left packaging on (which looked damage free).

Unpacked and greeted with this :disappointed:





Cosmetic damage I wouldn't mind much with, but on a critical corner plus dial sticking out and wobbly.

After an eternity waiting on phone with Tesco, gave up and emailed them the pics - wonder if it'll take another week to receive new one :disappointed:

Was looking forward to a mega shop late tonight

I always wait till the last minute to order. Discount code has expired :disappointed:

Oh no @Midnight Tboy hope you get a replacement soon.

Thanks.

On thinking about it - Once took packaging off, as soon I touched the freezer I got an electric shock. I put it down to being static electricity, though it was a lot stronger than would normally get, other half heard it from a few metres away. Makes me wonder now if it was due to the damage also. I def won't be plugging it in :o/

Oh dear - sorry to see that - very obviously damaged in transit there!
Clear moral in that story for rest of us - ie to ensure product looks good out of packaging - though can't power it up for 3 hours!

The Tesco connection option (& removal) ... "This service includes: - Removal & disposal of product packaging"
Makes me worry about all our frozen food that will be transferred and won't be able to turn on new freezer for the 3 hours while coolant settles.

yup. Especially the way couriers manhandle larger boxes, from loading multiple items at the depot, to pulling it out from the back of the van. Annoyed, I selected the "disposal packaging" option. They asked if wanted it taking away - said nah don't worry about it as we'd be moving some stuff around first, plus packaging itself looked fine. Looks like they took their own photo of it (boxed) before left.

just approaching 24hrs since emailed Tesco awaiting response. Frustrating that its sat there unable to be used :disappointed:

what was different for me is, received txt message only, on Wed, stating a delivery for Fri with 2hr timeframe. No email. Original order when placed said it would be here by Saturday

Came on Friday (with above issues).

Emailed Tesco CS about the damage. A few hours later I received a dispatched email from Tesco saying delivery sent out and should be here by saturday. At first thought "oh maybe they've ordered a next day replacement" but matching order number etc so just a delayed email it seems

Monday 3/10: Had an SMS with 3.25hr delivery window for tomorrow morning.

Tuesday 4/10: Delivered today in promised window with a 15 minute away alert call. Only one cheery chappy heaving everything but freezer appeared in 100% good condition and after 3 hrs it's now turned on & cooling down (for 4 hrs recommended before opening).

The Freezer manual that came with it is a later - revision 7 - than anything online, but still says "This applicance is suitable to be placed in garages" (page 6, line 4).
Four hours on it's an awful lot quieter than the 34y/o one it replaced, and it's definitely chilly in there - just put thermostat in...

Wednesday 5/10: freezer thermometer showing as between -18/-21C so all's good, phew. Had one moment thinking it had turned off as the RED power light isn't that bright, but it was just high light level.

Just waiting now for the paperwork to come through so can register for free 2nd year manufacturer's warranty (and consider extending to 5 years).

Hi, does anyone have a working discount code, the 2 listed have expired making the cost £160,
cheers

I've only finally received a response yesterday about my broken one....saying ordered replacement and should hear very soon. Took a lot longer than their supposed 24hr response time

bah - after email said I should hear within 48hours a delivery time (didn't) , rang to chase it again. Next Thursday for the replacement to be delivered!. just shy of 2 weeks to get a replacement!

Had this plugged for a month working fine but seems to be leaking out in the garage...

Seems to lower right front corner. I'm not sure if it's condensation or an actually leak

hmmm. Maybe try popping a skinny bbq tray or the likes under it, see if can get an idea of how much its collecting. I'll check mine next time in the garage. Its carpeted in there (well ok its an old huge rug), so should feel wet if it is)

It appears to be coming from this hole underneath

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checked and our carpet 'seems' to be dry in there...so hopefully an isolated incident. I can't quite work out that picture but is that actually a crack/hole on the top right there? Seems like may have to get it returned. Hopefully that's not a headache in itself. It took us a few weeks to receive ours after the first one was battered (same corner as you're having the problem) , but *touch wood* ok so far

aah is that a wire, with little droplets forming on it? With some metal exposed higher up as if the plastic sheath (spelling?) of the wire come away?

Yeah a hole which appear to be a break of sorts and exactly as you described in your second reply.

I phoned Tesco and they are sending this one as as replacement and paying the difference in price.

Not entirely sure why it's more expensive:@

http://www.tesco.com/direct/russell-hobbs-198-litre-chest-freezer-rhcf198b-black/273-3643.prd?skuId=273-3643&pageLevel=sku