Update! Appliance Research: Chest Freezers
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The decision (and purchase) has been made! In an earlier post (“Appliance Upgrade Research: Chest Freezers”), I checked to see if the chest freezers listed on the EnergyStar site were still offered by each of the manufacturers

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Appliance Upgrade Research: Chest Freezers

Submitted by on April 10, 2009 – 2:22 pmNo Comment
Appliance Upgrade Research: Chest Freezers

The 4.1 cubic feet offered by the ‘fridge just doesn’t cut it anymore (thanks Costco, family gatherings, holiday dinners and ice cream cakes), so I’ve started doing some research on chest freezers and discovered a suprising lack of centralized information/reviews.

The rough aproximation of additional space required is about 2x to 3x the current freezer capacity of 4.1 cu/ft.

Stop #1: EnergyStar.org

According to EnergyStar.gov’s Refrigerators & Freezers page, EnergyStar qualified freezer models use 20% less energy than required by current federal standards. After downloading and sorting the Product List excel sheet only a few chest freezer units in the 10-12.9 cu/ft made the cut and not all of them had a recent “Active Date”.

Brand
Model
Volume in Cu/ft
kWh/year
Federal Standard (kWh/year)
Percent Better
Active Date
Danby DCF10**WE 10 282 315 10% 8/24/2004
Danby DCF1014WE 10 282 315 10% 8/12/2005
Danby DCF1024WE 10 282 315 10% 8/12/2005
Maytag MFC10***EW 10 282 315 10% 8/17/2005
Whirlpool EH101* 10 282 315 10% 7/9/2003
Woods C10**E 10 282 315 10% 1/2/2003
Woods C101*** 10 282 315 10% 12/22/2005
Woods C101**E 10 282 315 10% 8/17/2005
Crosley WCC12/E 12.2 298 352 15% 1/2/2003
Woods C12**E 12.2 298 352 15% 8/24/2004
Frigidaire GLFN1326GW* 12.9 326 364 10% 9/21/2007
Frigidaire LFFC1367FW* 12.9 326 364 10% 4/2/2007
Kenmore 14372 12.9 326 364 10% 1/24/2008
Kenmore 15302 12.9 326 364 10% 4/2/2007
Kenmore 16342 12.9 326 364 10% 8/17/2006
Kenmore 16352 12.9 326 364 10% 8/17/2006

Step #2: Brand Website (to see if they still support the listed unit)

So far, I’ve only been able to find the following models available and current:

Whilpool/W.C. Wood EH101*
http://www.wcwood.com/cgi-bin/displayproduct.pl?option=feature&model=EH101FXR

W.C. Wood (Woods) C1011*
http://www.wcwood.com/cgi-bin/ListModel.pl?loc=usa&prod=chest&model=C1011W3

Frigidaire GLFC1326F
http://www.frigidaire.com/products/freezers/chest_freezers/large/prod_GLFC1326F.asp

Kenmore 16342 and 16352 (both appear to be the same unit)
http://www.kenmore.com/shc/s/p_10154_12604_04616342000P?keyword=16342
http://www.kenmore.com/shc/s/p_10154_12604_04616352000P?keyword=16352

While the EnergyStar list is a good starting place, for some reason not all appliance manufacturers are listed.

Haier, for example has a 10.6 Cu/Ft unit that supposedly uses only 212 Kilwatt hours per year (less than every single one in the above table).

Haier HMCM106EA
http://www.haieramerica.com/en/product/HMCM106EA/specs

Step #3: Locate Retailers

I’m guessing that due to the weight and nature online (e-)retailers are reluctant to carry such a large item. I’ve started checking local stores.

Step #4: Enjoy the Additional Storage

I’ll update this post when I get here =)

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