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OT - Who makes the best Chest Freezer??

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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    cookingdude555 said:
    Not whirlpool:

    https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/whirpool-refrigerator-explodes-inside-florida-family-s-home/1681557714

    EPA hooked y'all up.  And now manufacturers must heed and produce only hydrocarbons and propane type refrigerants.  Lots of equipment has r290a, r600a, r600, r170......

    Personally I hate it but, no choice in the matter.  This is both commercial and residential.  So yes a cooler or freezer could be right next to a live fire grill or fryer.  
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • CanadianAnvil
    CanadianAnvil Posts: 226
    We're  using a lot of 507 these days....
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  • Sea2Ski
    Sea2Ski Posts: 4,088
    We had a working chest freezer in our garage, and replaced it with a upright model which we love so much more. I did not like the chest for the reasons already stated (things get buried on it, and put on top of it.) I did not know how much I disliked it until we got the upright. Wayyyyyy easier to organize for us. I forget which kind it is - I think Frigidaire.
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    Caliking said:   Meat in bung is my favorite. 
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  • milesvdustin
    milesvdustin Posts: 2,882
    I have a frigidaire chest 7ft and its about 10 years old, still works like a champ. Also have a frigidaire 18ft upright chest freezer, it's also awesome. I need to eat more deer meat to clear them out. 

    2 LBGE, Blackstone 36, Jumbo Joe

    Egging in Southern Illinois (Marion)

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,209
    datsuyama said:
    And two, the chest freezer itself gets buried under stuff.  Anytime there is a flat horizontal surface, it tends to invite the stacking of crap on top of it.  
    I'm betting that's what killed one of Apple's computer models, was cube-shaped and had the exit cooling vents on top.  Dumb!  
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  • littlerascal56
    littlerascal56 Posts: 2,106
    edited January 2019
    Guys...I just retired after 40+ years as the Electric Meter Manager for a large electric/gas utility.  We love people that purchase self defrosting freezers!  Your electric usage is double what a chest type would be!  The only thing better was customers in cold climates that had a hot tub (and teenagers with friends)!
    We also gave away electric water heaters (free no charge) to customers that didn’t understand that gas models ran much cheaper!
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,015
    Given the current climate and the rash of thread mowings, it was mighty brave of you to feature “best chest” in your title. 
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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
    I have an upright. Easier to find stuff. As far as which brand to get, find a local place that "includes" a warranty and does their own service. This day in age you are going to need to cash in on that warranty. 
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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