Jeff wrote:
replying to MaryL, Jeff wrote:
carstan101 wrote:

I just bought a Kenmore upright self-defrosting freezer. This is a
replacement for an Amana manual defrosting chest freezer that I had for
more
than 20 years.
I have noticed that the outside of this freezer gets *very* hot. The
instruction manual says that it is normal for it to be as much as 30
degrees
hotter than room temperature. Neither the older chest freezer nor my
current Maytag refrigerator/freezer (bottom freezer drawer) are
anything like this. The chest freezer would have slight warmth, and
the Maytage
does
not show any heat at all.
I am concerned that this amount of heat may mean that I will end up
paying more in air condition bills, in addition to the normal "energy
use" of the freezer itself? Is this a legitimate concern? Does
anyone know if there are better-insulated freezers, and should I
consider returning this one?
Secondly, I could move the freezer out of the house and into the
attached garage. However, it gets *very* hot here in the summers
(East Texas), so
I
wonder if that would simply make my situation worse.

Hi, Mary.

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

Hi,
My Fridgedaire upright is pretty hot too depending on outside temp.
Located inside insulated garage. Been like that since new and works
well.