Chest or upright freezer?
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Comments (9)I bought a 13.7 cu. ft. Kenmore upright freezer over a year ago. I certainly love having it. I have only 4 cu. ft. in the freezer in the kitchen. When I got the new Kenmore freezer I thought I could never use all that space! I almost got a smaller one (8 or 9 cu. ft.), but I liked the light inside (of the larger 13.7 one) and I figured I would eventually appreciate the size. Well, although I do have enough space for alot, because it has fixed (non adjustable) shelves I have to pile things on top of and in front of things. If I had to do it again I might have gotten the 16 cu.ft. It's only about an inch wider and deeper, but it's a lot taller. That is it wouldn't have taken up any extra space. Air space I have plenty of...floor space is another matter. In the end the reason I did decide was because I decided not to pay for the extra energy for the larger model. It wasn't much really but it just seemed like so much space. The Kenmore is made by another company of course I don't know which one. A poster above said Whirlpool? Here are my observations: - A lot of space, including on the door, but fixed shelves limit flexibilty. - I wouldn't pay for the glass shelves all other things being equal. Glass shelves are great in a refrigerator (contains spills) but not important in a freezer (IMO) - It is noisy. It's much noisier than my refrigerator, but I wouldn't worry about that if it is going to be in the basement (unless the basement is used for watching TV or sleeping or something). I have read about the noisiness online so it's not just mine. - It seems to keep a good cold temperature without any problem (mine is indoors). - Food seems to keep well pretty long (e.g. freezer burn). However I put everything in ziplock bags. And of course any automatic defrost model will cause more degradation of food over time than a manual defrost. I hope this helps. - Jim...See MoreReccs for a good deep freezer?
Comments (4)You are in the same situation as me, and I can't wait to get rid of my chest freezer. I've tried putting containers in it but it's still a huge pain. I'm looking for an upright with adjustable shelves, so for I've only seen frigidaire do that. I store a lot of "make ahead" stuff in mason jars that I vacuum pack with my Foodsaver attachment, and the jars are less than 5" high and glass. Also have baguettes, pizzas, and large boxes of stuff, so I really want it adjustable. Haven't checked reliability on Frigidaire though, as I'm focused on main appliances for our new house right now!...See Moreupright or chest freezer?
Comments (15)Betty, thanks for posting that question. It's one that my husband and I are in the midst of debating right now. Our chest freezer is probably more than 30 years old. It's only been used for about 20 of those 30 years, though. I'm not much on leaning into it, and it really takes some doing to keep from losing stuff at the bottom of it. Sometimes I'd love an upright. At the same time, I know it's more energy efficient (even a 30 year old model) than an upright. So I've dealt with that over the years. DonnaR/CA...See MoreFreezer Columns vs All Freezer Uprights
Comments (9)Refrigeration systems have Evaporators, Condensers, Compressors, and a metering device such as a capillary tube, that meters the delivery of the high pressure liquid refrigerant to the low pressure evaporator where the liquid refrigerant starts boiling off/vaporizing. This boiling off is when it absorbs the heat from the refrigerator compartment. When the refrigerant has completely vaporized and had absorbs as much heat as possible it goes to the compressor where it compressed and becomes a High Pressure gas. The high pressure gas moves to the condenser coils where heat is removed and the High Pressure gas condenses to a high pressure liquid which then goes to the metering device to start it's journey all over again. I've added a link to a video that explains the process. How a refrigerator works A self defrosting refrigerator/freezer has a heater under the evaporator coils. This heater is controlled by a timing device. In older more simple refrigerators is was basically a clock that would turn on the heater about every 12 hours and melt any accumulated frost from the evaporator coils and fins. newer refrigerators use sensors to, in a round about way, measure the amount of frost and only turn on the heater when the frost is at a certain level. Self defrosting refrigerator/freezers have a fan that circulates the air through the cabinet and over the evaporator coils. As the evaporator removes the heat it will also collect the moisture from the air and freeze it on the coils which effectively dries the air. When air has a very low moisture content it will draw moisture from unsealed food items which will then again travel through the evaporator leaving that moisture on the coils again. eventually the frost builds up and the defrost heater comes on again to defrost the coils. This water then goes through the evaporator drain and into a reservoir under the refrigerator in the warm machine compartment where it evaporates into the kitchen air....See Moredcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
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