which brand of upright, freestanding freezer to get for garage

Rosie17

I need to replace my Siemens freezer which is now 14 years old with another one to be stored in the garage (reason for change is width as current one is 70cm wide). It needs to be upright, freestanding, frost free, no wider than 60cm and freezer only. I was going to buy the same make again but have been told that the gas has been changed in the last 10 years so the new model won’t be any good for garage use. 

Euronics have suggested BLOMBERG or Beko. Not sure I’ve heard good things about either of these. Can anyone recommend a suitable make freezer of comment on these two brands (belong to the same company apparently). 

I’d really appreciate any advice as having a freezer going wrong can be very costly as I always have them full to capacity. Thank you. 

caprikid1

We have two Blomberg FNT9673P seem ok 

ebc

We have a Beko freezer which we bought in 2020 for use in our attached garage.
It's not a brand I'd heard of before but I think it was one of the few that said it was OK in the range of temperatures that you might get in a garage. I think a lot of freezers will only work in 'indoor' type temperatures, rather than down to freezing which you might get in an unheated garage.
Ours has worked perfectly without any problems and has not needed manual defrosting.

caprikid1

ebc said:

We have a Beko freezer which we bought in 2020 for use in our attached garage.
It's not a brand I'd heard of before but I think it was one of the few that said it was OK in the range of temperatures that you might get in a garage. I think a lot of freezers will only work in 'indoor' type temperatures, rather than down to freezing which you might get in an unheated garage.
Ours has worked perfectly without any problems and has not needed manual defrosting.

Recently gave up looking for a a large fridge !

p00hsticks

When we looked the only brand we could find that was guaranteed to work at outdoor temperatures was Beko - have had one for around seven years now in an outhouse and it seems fine. 

JGB1955

Our Beko has been working happily in the garage for se real years now.

Rosie17

Thank you for your replies. Much appreciated. I subscribe to Which? And use it as a guide only preferring to ask the members what they think. As only 1 person said they used Beko and Which? Review said Beko didn’t freeze food particularly quickly I was concerned but really appreciate you all telling me about your experiences. Thanks.