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vintagekitchen
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OMG!!! Grab it!! I have that exact freezer! They are wonderful, with THICK THICK THICK walls and lid, so are much better insulated than the modern ones. When I got mine it had been unplugged for at least 3 years according to my uncle, yet fired right up, and within 30 minutes had a light coating of frost. It runs beautifully!
And as far as energy, the great big beast made my electric bill go up a grand total of 7 dollars when I got it 2 months ago.
And as far as energy, the great big beast made my electric bill go up a grand total of 7 dollars when I got it 2 months ago.
Heck, no freezer today could perform such a feat! ANd using just $7 of electricity per year, that must mean you have really cheap electricity - I mean, what sort of a fridge uses 58Kw/h per year? Its probably more around 300kw/h per year, like most chest freezers.
I would go for it any day, provided it wasn't overseas ;-D
I would go for it any day, provided it wasn't overseas ;-D
vintagekitchen
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7 dollars per year?
Dude, I dont know about there, but electric bills here are monthly. My bill went up 7 dollars a month. One has to also take into account my electric bill always goes up higher and higher each month in the summer though, so I dont know how much of that was the freezer, and how much was the air conditioner.
And my electricity costs about 11 cents per kwh if I remember right.
Dude, I dont know about there, but electric bills here are monthly. My bill went up 7 dollars a month. One has to also take into account my electric bill always goes up higher and higher each month in the summer though, so I dont know how much of that was the freezer, and how much was the air conditioner.
And my electricity costs about 11 cents per kwh if I remember right.
twintubdexter
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ah...good old Freon 12
A long time ago way back when I was working at the big appliance store in San Jose cleaning all those trade-in appliances for resale, I found this case of vintage aerosol cans. The cans had paper labels and a strange little round ball on top that you pushed down on to release the contents...nothing like the spray cans of today. These were cans of Freon 12, just labeled Freon. They were intended for salespeople to demonstrate how safe and "harmless" this Dupont refrigerant was compared to ammonia or sulphur dioxide. The only warning on the label concerned spraying the Freon in your eyes or too close to the skin. I took them home and my friends and I had great fun with them. I'll bet we made one big king-sized hole in the ozone layer all by ourselves.
breath easy, I don't have many of these silly stories left...
A long time ago way back when I was working at the big appliance store in San Jose cleaning all those trade-in appliances for resale, I found this case of vintage aerosol cans. The cans had paper labels and a strange little round ball on top that you pushed down on to release the contents...nothing like the spray cans of today. These were cans of Freon 12, just labeled Freon. They were intended for salespeople to demonstrate how safe and "harmless" this Dupont refrigerant was compared to ammonia or sulphur dioxide. The only warning on the label concerned spraying the Freon in your eyes or too close to the skin. I took them home and my friends and I had great fun with them. I'll bet we made one big king-sized hole in the ozone layer all by ourselves.
breath easy, I don't have many of these silly stories left...
norgeway
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GE Freezer!
My Aunt and Uncle bought one like this in 48, they used it until the mid 60s, we got it and used it until the late 80s, and it was still running when we got rid of it, it got so rusty in that old damp basement that my Mother bought a new one.
My Aunt and Uncle bought one like this in 48, they used it until the mid 60s, we got it and used it until the late 80s, and it was still running when we got rid of it, it got so rusty in that old damp basement that my Mother bought a new one.
Chest style freezers have a major advantage
over their upright counterparts in that for the most part, the cold air stays in the freezer when it's opened. The colder air in the freezer is denser than ambient air, so it tends to fall out of an upright and head for the floor as soon as the door is opened. In the chest style freezers, apart from small amounts that are swirled out by the turbulence caused when the door is lifted, the cold air stays in the freezer. As a result, as long as the insulation is still intact and doing its job, even a vintage chest style freezer can be surprisingly efficient. I've wanted one of these for years, but it's got to be vintage or I won't buy it.
over their upright counterparts in that for the most part, the cold air stays in the freezer when it's opened. The colder air in the freezer is denser than ambient air, so it tends to fall out of an upright and head for the floor as soon as the door is opened. In the chest style freezers, apart from small amounts that are swirled out by the turbulence caused when the door is lifted, the cold air stays in the freezer. As a result, as long as the insulation is still intact and doing its job, even a vintage chest style freezer can be surprisingly efficient. I've wanted one of these for years, but it's got to be vintage or I won't buy it.
A CHEST FREEZER!--A very SIMPLE Appliance!
I wish we'd saved my grandma's Kelvinator from 1946! It was a real work horse & I think when my grandpa was alive he'd try to hide the electric bill from grandma & try to pay it off as quickly as he could (she NEEDED that freezer to keep her Strawberries in!)...
Probably the ONLY appliance in that house which would STILL WORK to this day!
(Ahh, but when people say "deep freezer" do they really mean a CHEST? "Deep Freeze" was actually a trade name for an AMANA chest freezer, once upon a time!)
-- Dave
I wish we'd saved my grandma's Kelvinator from 1946! It was a real work horse & I think when my grandpa was alive he'd try to hide the electric bill from grandma & try to pay it off as quickly as he could (she NEEDED that freezer to keep her Strawberries in!)...
Probably the ONLY appliance in that house which would STILL WORK to this day!
(Ahh, but when people say "deep freezer" do they really mean a CHEST? "Deep Freeze" was actually a trade name for an AMANA chest freezer, once upon a time!)
-- Dave
stevet
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check the data plate!
Kevin,
Just for the thrill of it, can you access the data plate on your freezer and see what the amperage draw is on the unit? Or what the wattage is and at what voltage? That would give us an idea of it's energy consumption compared to what is out there today.
Kevin,
Just for the thrill of it, can you access the data plate on your freezer and see what the amperage draw is on the unit? Or what the wattage is and at what voltage? That would give us an idea of it's energy consumption compared to what is out there today.
norgeway
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Deep Freeze!
Was a company at one time, they made all sorts of appliances, way before they were part of Amana.
Was a company at one time, they made all sorts of appliances, way before they were part of Amana.
