"Jeff" wrote in message
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I think you should be concerned if the outside temp of the unit is 30F
above the room temp of say, 70F. This would make your freezer exterior
temp around 100F. My Kenmore gets so hot on the exterior that I cannot
touch it. It gets hot mainly on the end where the mechanism is, left as
you face the front of the freezer. I'm planning to find out if this is a
fire hazard and may return my unit. However, the meat on the inside seems
to be frozen solid. Jeff


The freezer does not really cool, but moves the heat out of the freezer to
the outside of it. If it is set for very cold, it will have to be hotter on
the outside. If you open the door alot to the freezer, it will have to do
more work to cool off the inside. It is doubtful, but air could be leaking
in around the door. You may want to check this out.

It will be hottest where the tube comes out of the compressor and as you
move away from the compressor the tube will be cooler, but still hot.