Hotpoint FFA74

OK if maintained : - Beware getting crumbs in the door seal around the freezer part and especially don't miss cleaning the gap on the bottom horizontal seal inside the door. If you don't clean get red light on. Although frost free these freezers can build up ice on the element inside the freezer part behind the white box at the back where you cant see. If Ice has built up the freezer will rattle a lot rather than a healthy smooth hum. This can rattle your door letting air in making red light come on. To fix simply defrost until all Ice has thawed. Once defrosted clean with sterilizing fluid and switch back on - should be fine. I have had mine for 3 years now with no problems with this maintenance approach.

Have this red light on again, my freezer is full and once again the food is ruined and will need to be chucked, this was a replacement for original purchase which did the same. Thing is I am just wondering if the fridge was even working properly as I found that food was not keeping so well, I have also been vomiting lately something I never suffer from and I am beginning to think food was not being kept at the temp it was set to. The back has been taken off, obviously the build up has disappeared as only noticed this morning, its not looking good, DO NOT BUY THIS FRIDGE FREEZER AS IT HAS DESIGN FAULTS WHICH WILL BE COSTLY TO RECTIFY, obviously not happy that I am going to have to buy a new one, HOTPOINT must be aware of this model, not even fit for purpose, people should get their money back.

This frost free fridge freezer Model FFA74 should be withdrawn from sale and purchasers who have had frost build up and food ruined because of it compensated. My replacement FF is doing exactly the same as previous item, you just have to keep taking the back off and removing huge build up of ice time and time again, definitely badly designed from the start, also the small silver dials are very prone to not working,(the pin breaks inside)I have just had the whole control panel removed and its shocking that the turning pin is made of thin plastic which will of course and has done snapped, means a whole new top control panel. Anyone thinking of buying DONT its rubbish, salad drawers both crack cause they are cheap and nasty, the only good thing about this is the style, the rest is a disgrace, I would never touch a Hotpoint appliance again.

I found this review board while looking for a fix for my FFA74. After reading comments mentioning de-frosting I thought I`d give it go - had it for 6 years and never done it! My problem was the red light on for freezer high temp and food not fully frozen. Bit of a faff taking the inside back panel off (it was frozen on) but after leaving for 6 hours and removing a huge lump of ice from inside, all working fine again. As another user mentioned, Hotpoint really should be on to this,they could have saved themselves a whole lot of hate and many of their products would not have gone to the tip needlessly!!

If you like water in the fridge and lots of strange noises then buy one of these things.. they really are junk.

Mine's been great! Ner

This product has proven to be unreliable with the freezer compartment having stopped working completely. I guess I could be positive about it because the fridge compartment now feels as cold as a freezer! The fridge drawers broke very early in its life and there is always water in the bottom of the fridge compartment. I now have to buy a new fridge freezer...it will not be Hotpoint!