Freezers These Days

[SPYDERLK]

Whats with home freezers these days. Older freezers would do 20 Below. Now its -5 and maybe -10. This leaves no performance margin at all for good preservation. I had an older one, bought used, that I ran it for an additional 20 yrs myself. It would do a solid -20F til it wore out. We replaced it naively, assuming the experienced performance range was a given value for the purpose. The warm ones just dont keep food as well, and are too sensitive to a power outage.

Does anyone have a lead on where to look for Cold ones? The standard suppliers seem to be stuck in the warm range? :confused2:
Thanks,
larry

 

[bp fick]

The majority are now coming from China. Plus, the use of freon types keeps changing for environmental regs.

We just got a three year old one off Craigs. Like new. $100. Very pleased, but as you say, I have doubts about it getting as cold as previous generation models.

 

[twarr1]

I sure didn't know all this. We just bought a new freezer from Sears thinking the new models were better all the way around.

 

[tungularafishcamp]

Take a look at the G/E ones. We have a couple of newer middle sized ones with adjustable temps. Put it all the way down when we are freezing stuff then can turn it down/up after it is frozen. It shows 30 below at the coldest setting on a thermometer (or however it is spelled) Advantage of having 2 is we can unplug one in the spring after we have been eating out of it all winter.

 

[randy41]

There's only like 2 manufacturers of freezers. my freezer that i bought new last year gets to 0 and thats it.

 

[chopped]

probably energy conservation regulations?Why must they be set so low? just to have that extra ooomph in a powerfailure?

 

[tulenutn2o]

I would look at a commercial freezer. Little pricey to run, but does the job. I had a 3 door TRUE given to me that had a compressor out, I fixed( I do refrigeration/HVAC) and works like a champ. In fact, cold control went bad and temp at -45. Auctions at closed restaurants are a good source. 72 cu ft. chuck full of fresh frozen meat, veggies, leaves a warm fuzzy feeling.::licking:

 

[SPYDERLK]

Take a look at the G/E ones. We have a couple of newer middle sized ones with adjustable temps. Put it all the way down when we are freezing stuff then can turn it down/up after it is frozen. It shows 30 below at the coldest setting on a thermometer (or however it is spelled) Advantage of having 2 is we can unplug one in the spring after we have been eating out of it all winter.

Thanks! That sounds like a good lead. I will check. Could you post Model #s?
larry

 

[Rod in Forfar]

Interesting thread. I've been thinking about a newerer, more efficient freezer because hydro bills are creeping up above $215 per month. Maybe that's not such a great idea.

 

[tallyho8]

An average non-self defrosting chest freezer will take 6 months to use as much electricity as your average frost-free refrigerator uses in 1 month so energy use of a freezer is not nearly as important as that of a refrigerator.

There are no major freezer manufacturers left in the USA and only one that I know of in Canada and the rest are made in Asia.

Lowes and many other stores sell "commercial" models that will go down to -25 degrees.