John lewis fridge freezer

[elcaro]

Long shot maybe but has anyone got or is anyone familiar with this

https://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-jlbiff55182-integrated-50-50-fridge-freezer-white/p112307377

please? In the description it doesn’t say whether it’s fixed or sliding hinge. I contacted JL a while back and they are still trying to get an answer from their suppliers 10 days later.

Anyone know? It’s to replace an old fridge-freezer, otherwise i coild of course work round either.

TIA
Terry

 

[Notch7]

The pictures on the website look like it’s got the slider clips that screw on the side of the door.

If so then from memory the dummy door uses the normal hinges that fit to the carcase (non soft close hinges)

 

[elcaro]

Yeah thanks Notch, i thought that. But the image even if you expand it isn’t a great view of the sliders. I think that’s what they are but was hesitant about taking a 900 quid punt cos of a few pixels lol. As you say the outer wooden doors are hinged onto the cabinet and retained with a sliding clip at the edge away from the hinge. I read somewhere that given existing doors must be used you can actually go from either (a) sliding to fixed but not the other way round, or maybe it was (b) from fixed to sliding but not the other way round. Can’t remember if it was (a) or (b) tho.

 

[Rodders53]

Made by Electrolux, if that helps at all?
They may know?

The User / install manual says nada on the cabinet door fitment!

 

[elcaro]

Ah Electrolux - thanks Rodders. Yeah i supposed it would be some make just re-badged as John Lewis. I looked at Neff & Zanussi for clues but not Electrolux. The JL spec says country of origin Italy. The other fridge-freezers all have sliding or fixed in the spec but not this one. As far as I can tell JL support are waiting to hear from their “suppliers”. Hmm not exactly a high-tech question!
Regards Terry

 

[Notch7]

Yeah thanks Notch, i thought that. But the image even if you expand it isn’t a great view of the sliders. I think that’s what they are but was hesitant about taking a 900 quid punt cos of a few pixels lol. As you say the outer wooden doors are hinged onto the cabinet and retained with a sliding clip at the edge away from the hinge. I read somewhere that given existing doors must be used you can actually go from either (a) sliding to fixed but not the other way round, or maybe it was (b) from fixed to sliding but not the other way round. Can’t remember if it was (a) or (b) tho.

yeah the picture of the doors open clearly show the brackets, but the image of the door open to see the bit the slider goes in is too low res to see.

I see the appliance is 560mm wide -does that give enough room for the door hinges?

what width is your existing

I think its this model

LNT3LF18S5​

Electrolux LNT3LF18S5 Tall 50-50 Integrated Fridge Freezer

Buy Electrolux LNT3LF18S5 Tall 50-50 Integrated Fridge Freezer online with free and fast UK delivery available. Click for specifications

www.appliancehouse.co.uk

 

[elcaro]

Ah right. JL have width 545 and “space required to fit” = 560. I have carcase 560, dunno if JL are including hinges. Existing is around 543 - there’s a plastic strip down one side so can’t see to within a mm or 2.
As it happens the width doesn’t matter (within reason!) cos it’s on the end of a run. I built the carcases out of ply so once the existing is out I could just shim the end panel out a midgies if I really really had to.
Thanks i’ll look at the one you have found.
Obvs other fridge-freezers / dealers are available, but it took so long to reach this decision (partly on low decibels) that I don’t want to go through all that again.
Regards, Terry

 

[elcaro]

Ordered it. Needed to move, Christmas looming! Thank you for your advice Notch7 and Rodders53.
Case closed.
Regards from Terry.

 

[Pete the Feet]

It will be an Electrolux. I have a Model JLBIFF55181 and the Electrolux equivalent is an LNT7NF18S5. The door attachments are two sliding tracks fixed to the cabinet doors. If you ring the Electrolux helpline they will advise. Be patient though.
I only just saw this post as I was on here looking for tips on how to fit a replacement door seal to the freezer compartment. Its playing havoc with my arthritic hands. The seal split after just over 3 years of use, but otherwise the Fridge/Freezer is a good bit of kit.

 

[opps]

As above. If you zoom in the JL images, it seems to have a fixed hinge pin at the bottom.

 

[Mottie]

Ordered it. Needed to move, Christmas looming! Thank you for your advice Notch7 and Rodders53.
Case closed.
Regards from Terry.

Good thing with ordering online is that you can send it back if you don’t like it as long as it’s in a saleable condition. My mum always wanted one of those American fridges so when she moved, she ordered one. It was damn near half the size of the kitchen in the bungalow she moved in to! I phoned them up and they came and took it back and gave a full refund.