Looking to buy a new chest freezer - need some advice please

GustyGardenGalaxy

My current chest freezer is about 20 years old and it's not at all efficient compared to new models, the compressor is also starting to sound a bit strange of late, therefore I think it's time for a few one.

Which manufacturers make them to be good, reliable and long-lasting, also preferably with good customer service? Or do such things not exist in these short lifespan, throwaway times?

To add to the above - I don't want anything flashy with regards to controls and/or displays, no remote control or monitoring needed either; my current Skandiluxe only has a simple 'fast freeze' button and that's good enough.

pseudodox

I bought a simple chest freezer 12 years ago & have had no problems.  Bought via Alexander Appliances Direct.  No idea of their current models but as they supply commercial outlets they should have a good range.  Make is Vestfrost (Danish make) there was no extra charge for delivery.

I bought on the advice of a family member who had a butcher's shop.  Came with a 5 year warranty & I would not go anywhere else come the day I need a replacement (assuming the current one does not outlive me)

https://www.vestfrostsolutions.com/food/chest-freezers/

https://www.alexanders-direct.co.uk/refrigeration

GustyGardenGalaxy

Thanks. Any other suggestions from anyone with a reliable chest freezer?

daivid

I have a Haier, so far so good but only 3years in. It was the cheapest I could find that was suitable for use in an unheated room. 

Bigphil1474

We got a Bush medium sized chest freezer about 7/8 years ago (can't really remember). Still going fine. It's sat at the top of the cellar stairs. I've yet to have to defrost it, although I have had to chip some of the ice away near the top on occasion. 

moneysaver1978

Where will the chest freezer go, e.g. an outbuilding like a garage? 

Mnoee

I have the cheapest one I could get at the time - a lowry, which was £99, they're up to about £150 now. It's rated for outbuilding use, but I've never kept it there. Working fine for six years including a house move. I do defrost it annually (just did it this year, perfect weather for storing food outside) but it's a 20 minute job that I don't mind doing. No idea about customer service as I've never had to contact them. It has a light to show its on and a temperature dial and that's about it. 

I think that even in this throwaway culture, basic chest freezers have been perfected enough that it's hard to go wrong - or those of us who picked the cheap ones have been incredibly lucky! 

scrummy-mummy

I have a whirlpool one, just over 10 years old, lives in my uninsulated shed, has tolerated -5 and up to 35, seems happy enough.

ss2020jd

I’ve got a Lec CF100LMk2_WH Chest Freezer, it says “it can be placed outside of your home in a shed or outbuilding as long as the area is water tight”. (Mine is in an outside unheated shed).

“If the power is lost, the freezer has a save time of 30 hours.” (good as we suffer with power cuts).

Also good energy efficiency “with an estimated annual electricity consumption of just 168 kWh. It's considered a quiet model, with a noise output of 41 decibels”.