Well, I'm always told that the energy use keeps improving and anything 10+ yrs old is going to use a lot more. Have you tried using searching on the internet for either owner's manuals or energy ratings for your current model number? Maybe if you find something that will help sway you one way or another. We have a small chest and are looking at uprights. We need more room and I'm tired of digging in that chest. Ihope to get one in place before my son has his tonsils out so we can have lots of popsicles and such for him. It will also be nice to have and to freeze meals before football and marching season begin.

mtbgirl: Does that "mtb" stand for mountain bike?? We're big mtb'ers here! Hmmmm...the Samsung thing. The 29 CF FD got the JD Powers award for four years in a row. Its gotten alot of raves on this forum, I believe. Its not the one Im looking at but I've heard a lot of positive things about Samsung refrigerators. Now, Ive also heard some negative but the thing is, is that I read ALOT of reviews of brands that are in my price range (GE Profile, Samsung, Whirlpool) and there is so much positive/negative on them all that its really hard to make a decision. You find a brand that gets a LOT of positive reviews and just about make up your mind but then all of a sudden come across three or four negatives and-BAM-your decision is blown out of the water. I did look at Consumer Reports (which I know doesnt hold a lot of weight on this forum) and the Samsung was rated 4th, so..... Now, about Warehouse Discount Center....the thought of purchasing an appliance online scares me but if I could save that much money then I'd consider it. Have you ordered from them? Are they legit? Thanks for all of your input!

I agree, I don't think it's the freezer, I think it's the electrical service. You may have gotten some kind of "power surge" that caused the breaker to click off, or you may have a bad breaker. I had that happen, the upstairs lights would blow the breaker if you turned too many on. I do have a breaker that will blow in the kitchen if I try to run the coffee pot, the toaster and the microwave all at the same time, but that's my own fault! My upright freezer is 34 years old and has never quit, I gave it to Amanda to use and it still works great. My chest freezer is 11 years old and stays in my unheated garage, even through Michigan's below zero freezing winters. I've never had one quit, ever, except when the power goes out. Now watch, I've jinxed myself. One will promptly quit. Annie

Can you post some photos of the area you have to work with? As you saw, I ended up with just a 21" wall to work with for my mops and brooms. I repurposed a hook rack that had been in a bathroom for years. I had to tie strings on some of the implements because the holes on them were too small to fit on the hooks. I really really wanted a tall pullout for cleaning supplies but had no space for it in the end. I love that I didn't spend a dime extra (compared to $1400 for those pullouts), and so far it works great. I'll know better after today when my friend who cleans for me has tried to reach the things on it -- she's a little shorter than I. My point is that if you have a small bit of wall space you could put up a hanging rack of some sort. Another idea I had was to use one of the rail systems from IKEA, any one that comes with hooks. I like the Grundtal best, but last time I looked they didn't have them listed online anymore, so I wonder if they are D/C'd or I just missed them. Those kinds of hooks would give you lots of flexibility. The shortest one is 21", I believe.