One of those funky old round Deepfreeze freezers

[twintubdexter]

Looks like it's already been sanded and ready for a can or three of Krylon. Seller says it's working. $150 in Orange County

[this post was last edited: 4/25/2015-15:24]

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/ppd/4987917296.html

 

[supersuds]

Those are neat looking. Not this one, so much, but in general. I wonder how much current they use?

 

[cadman]

I absolutely love ours- wouldn't be without it!

We've had it for over a year now and it uses almost nothing for power, keeps food right down at zero, and hasn't even required a defrost yet. The only downside is trying to pack square cartons in a round freezer but I can live with that. Seriously, these are great! -C

 

[supersuds]

Cool! I hadn't thought about the square package issue, but it isn't like you really used very square inch of a freezer anyway.

 

[combo52]

Deep Freeze Freezer

Yes being round in shape will differently make it cheaper to run, the only shape that would be even cheaper to run would be a sphere. Most early refs and freezers and even A/C units were quite cheap to run even by today's standards.

 

I am sure that Cory could get Energy Star certification for his freezer if he wanted.

 

[sel8207]

reason for low energy use

Can anyone explain the reason for the low energy use. Why would the round shape cause it to use less energy? Les.

 

[chachp]

LOL!

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Before I actually looked at the craigslist ad I kept staring at this thinking to myself how the heck could they be successful with an ad that states you could mistake your washer for a freezer and potentially ruin a side of beef.</span>

 

[ovrphil]

Darn, no photos…the ad has been deleted. So, thanks for posting yours, Cory. I'd grab one if close by.

 

[supersuds]

Twintubdexter posted a pic of the unit that was for sale in the first post of the thread. Just click through to Photo 2.

 

[tomturbomatic]

It was the first home freezer and led to people using the trademarked name "Deep Freeze" as a generic term for freezer like "Kodak" for camera, etc.

The efficiency of the design is because of a cylinder's having less wall space or surface area for a given amount of volume. Less surface area meant less heat gain through the wall because you don't lose cold, you gain heat.

 

[bellalaundry]

Neat...

I'd sure like to find one up here in Ontario! Never seen one before.

Guy

 

[ovrphil]

Thanks Supersuds

I must be really getting old - lol. lol. That was in rough condition, but probably will clean up and look good once painted.