Chest Freezer Specs and Layouts

thadius856 · Oct 23, 2013

Getting closer.

Had to go out of town for the last two days to visit family. Was going to install a digital TV antenna and a WiFi extender. Amazon dropped the ball on the shipment, the antenna came DoA, when I went to install the WiFi extender the only PC in the house was broken, etc. Pretty much wasted 2 days.

Finished cleaning up the DWG files this morning. Everything nice and orderly now. Been trying to get to the flat file, but UPS delivered my Rocksmith 2014 Edition pre-order earlier this morning than I expected. Only put a couple hours into it, but I gotta say, they did one hell of a number with this game. Many times better than the original.

Flat file... flat file... gotta work on the flat file. *nose to grindstone*

thadius856 · Oct 24, 2013

Flat file is done! It took so long because some of the information on the new sheet didn't exist on the old sheet. I either had to go back to the drawings and read them, or modify them to get additional info.

Turns out, somewhere down the road I lost 3 drawings. Probably when chkdsk ate the file and Carbonite didn't have a recent copy. As a result, I've had to re-draw 3 models from scratch.

Already re-drew one. Have the other two laid out for later this afternoon. Will also draw up the new models I've been given dimensions for.

thadius856 · Oct 24, 2013

Zettwoch said:
ResumeMan - In short, YES...This is what I did for about the first month that I had this freezer. Below is a thread that talks all about setting the coarse screw and I believe I posted info about this freezer in that thread.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/gu...mostat-32f-eliminate-external-control-249612/

But, I have since added the STC-1000 purchased for $17.99 from Amazon and here is the reason: My beer was staying around the upper 30's, no problem. But, being paranoid as to not want to freeze my beer, I had a 32 oz cup of water in the freezer to see how it would do. Basically, the air in the freezer varied from 25-50, and right when the freezer kicked off (air temp around 25), the top 1/8 inch of that cup of water was frozen. Then, by the time it kicked back on, the ice was thawed and the temp of that water was around 38.

I probably had nothing to worry about, but I liked the idea of having an external temp indicator so I wouldn't have to keep opening the keezer, and for $17.99, I couldn't resist. I mounted the temp controller to the right of the compressor vent on the right of the freezer and tapped into the power cord at that spot. I then ran the temp sensor wire into the rear of my collar and taped to a 40 oz beer bottle filled with water (sensor under bubble wrap which is taped around bottle).

Just a heads up... sounds like you need a recirc fan.

Zettwoch · Oct 24, 2013

Actually, since this, I have indeed added a recirc fan wired to a timer which cycles it 30 minutes on, 30 minutes off...works great!

thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

My time is rapidly coming to a draw to finish this revamp before I'm back at work. As such, I dedicated the last 6-7 hours working on this.

I still need to download stock photos (30 mins), duplicate the merge template for each model (30 mins), re-render every image (1 hr), convert and crop (1-2 hrs), populate all the merge templates with images (1-2 hrs), upload/host and post (2 hrs).

Looks like the rest of my day. Expect big changes today, though!

thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

Frigidaire 7.2 cu ft FFC0723DW

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thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

Menards 7.0 cu ft PS72731

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thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

Kenmore 8.8 cu ft 16922

Download this specification sheet and layout as a high-resolution printable PDF at Dropbox.

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thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

Kenmore 14.8 cu ft 16542

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thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

Frigidaire 5.0 cu ft FFC0522DW

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thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

Frigidaire 5.0 cu ft FFFC05M4NW

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thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

Frigidaire 8.8 cu ft FFC0923DW

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thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

Frigidaire 7.2 cu ft FFC0723GB

Duplicate model of [post=5616141]Frigidaire 7.2 cu ft FFC0723DW[/post].

Differences:

Color -- Black

thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

Frigidaire 7.2 cu ft FFC07M4NW

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thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

Frigidaire 8.8 cu ft FFCH09M5MW

Duplicate model of [post=4731060]Frigidaire 7.2 cu ft LFFC09M5HW[/post].

Differences:

Models beginning with "L" are Lowe's-exclusive model numbers to prevent price comparisons / matching.

thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

Kenmore 8.8 cu ft 16949

Duplicate model of [post=5616149]Kenmore 8.8 cu ft 16922[/post].

Differences:

Color -- black

thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

Kenmore 5.1 cu ft 18502

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thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

Kenmore 24.6 cu ft 16582

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thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

Frigidaire 14.8 cu ft GLFC1526FW

Duplicate model of [post=4731069]Frigidaire 14.8 cu ft LFFN15M5HW[/post].

Differences:

Models beginning with "L" are Lowe's-exclusive model numbers to prevent price comparisons / matching.
This model does not come with basket rails (which have to be removed anyway).

thadius856 · Oct 26, 2013

All drawings have been updated. They should all be in much higher definition now, with much less pixelation. The spec sheets now have all of the additional columns that I promised earlier for even faster selection.

Additionally, each model now has a downloadable high-resolution PDF linked. This should make it much easier to take my specification sheets and layouts to the store with you when you go shopping.

There are also four new models posted:

Magic Chef 7.0 cu ft HMCF7W
Kenmore 8.8 cu ft 16922
Danby 10.2 cu ft DCFM289WDD
Frigidaire 24.6 cu ft FGCH25M8LW

ResumeMan · Oct 27, 2013

Thaddius:

So first of all, thanks for all your hard work. This is an incredible resource. I've been shopping for a freezer recently, and my only complaint so far is that there were too many freezers you hadn't done yet

I have a suggestion for an additional data point that you might want to gather.

From what I have seen in my shopping, the depth (front-to-back) dimension that is reported is the dimension from the front of the unit to the back of the hinges. This is an important dimension of course, both to see what size door you need to get the thing through and to see how far it will stick out.

But for some other purposes, including building any sort of frame for the thing, the depth of the actual freezer unit is also important.

An example: I just window-shopped for (and eventually bought for delivery this coming Weds) the Maytag 14.8cf MQC1552TEW. The depth listed is 29-3/8. In the store I measured the depth of the actual component about 27" (I'll provide a more specific measurement when it arrives). This would be a good thing to have in the specs. Obviously, that would be data that'd need to be gathered but to the extent that it's available I think it would be useful.

A50SNAKE · Nov 20, 2013

hi all, I was wondering if anyone would know if this freezer is the same as this one?

thanks in advance...

forcabrew · Nov 20, 2013

frigidaire affc1526dw2 anybody have any background info on this model. I'm sure it's the same as the other 14.8 cubic ft ones. Just curious as I'm thinking about buying one of Craigslist. Should I pull the trigger for $150?

thadius856 · Nov 20, 2013

forcabrew said:
frigidaire affc1526dw2 anybody have any background info on this model. I'm sure it's the same as the other 14.8 cubic ft ones. Just curious as I'm thinking about buying one of Craigslist. Should I pull the trigger for $150?

Hmmm. Doesn't ring a bell.

That model hasn't been sold in recent years as far as I can tell. I wouldn't pay $150 for a several-year-old freezer, but that's just me.

Can't shed too much light on dimensions just by cubic footage rating. Some are deeper, some are longer, some are taller. Consumer Reports even measures cubic footage and compares to the sticker number, and almost always finds them smaller than advertised by some amount or another.

thadius856 · Nov 20, 2013

ResumeMan said:
Thaddius:

So first of all, thanks for all your hard work. This is an incredible resource. I've been shopping for a freezer recently, and my only complaint so far is that there were too many freezers you hadn't done yet

I have a suggestion for an additional data point that you might want to gather.

From what I have seen in my shopping, the depth (front-to-back) dimension that is reported is the dimension from the front of the unit to the back of the hinges. This is an important dimension of course, both to see what size door you need to get the thing through and to see how far it will stick out.

But for some other purposes, including building any sort of frame for the thing, the depth of the actual freezer unit is also important.

An example: I just window-shopped for (and eventually bought for delivery this coming Weds) the Maytag 14.8cf MQC1552TEW. The depth listed is 29-3/8. In the store I measured the depth of the actual component about 27" (I'll provide a more specific measurement when it arrives). This would be a good thing to have in the specs. Obviously, that would be data that'd need to be gathered but to the extent that it's available I think it would be useful.

Probably would, but...

Thing is, every model I've looked at had about the same depth of hinges. From 5 cu ft thru 20 cu ft.

thadius856 · Nov 20, 2013

A50SNAKE said:
hi all, I was wondering if anyone would know if this freezer is the same as this one?

thanks in advance...

Pretty darn good chance that they're the same. Retailers like to offer unique model numbers so they don't have to price match and it discourages easy price comparisons online.

Look at the exterior dimensions. They're within 1/4" on all sides.

This one probably has some stupid additional feature, like basket rails, or a lighted lid, or a keyed lid lock, or a red power LED instead of a green one.

I see you're in Canada, so it's possible that the name badge will just be in French ("Le Danby") or the capacity will be rated in Quebec Pizzas ("Pop Tart with the ketchup. She's good.")

forcabrew · Nov 20, 2013

thadius856 said:
Hmmm. Doesn't ring a bell.

That model hasn't been sold in recent years as far as I can tell. I wouldn't pay $150 for it.

Can't shed too much light on dimensions just by cubic footage rating. Some are deeper, some are longer, some are taller. Consumer Reports even measures cubic footage and compares to the sticker number, and almost always finds them smaller than advertised by some amount or another.

The only info I've been able to gather is that it was manufactured in 2005(Craigslist pic) and that a google search provides a service manual via Sears.

thadius856 · Nov 20, 2013

forcabrew said:
The only info I've been able to gather is that it was manufactured in 2005(Craigslist pic) and that a google search provides a service manual via Sears.

Pass then. An 8-year-old chest freezer is likely on its last legs if it was abused (placed in a garaged, ran with dirty coils, etc). They don't make 30-50 year freezers like they used to.

I'd probably offer $50 for it, if I were you. And then I'd use it as a fermentation chamber only. But that's just me.

m3n00b · Nov 21, 2013

thadius856 said:
Pass then. An 8-year-old chest freezer is likely on its last legs if it was abused (placed in a garaged, ran with dirty coils, etc). They don't make 30-50 year freezers like they used to.

I'd probably offer $50 for it, if I were you. And then I'd use it as a fermentation chamber only. But that's just me.

How can you tell? I picked up a 2005 14cf for $60 over the summer and it seems to work really well. Coils seem to be hidden behind the walls of the freezer.

thadius856 · Nov 21, 2013

m3n00b said:
How can you tell? I picked up a 2005 14cf for $60 over the summer and it seems to work really well. Coils seem to be hidden behind the walls of the freezer.

That's the problem. There's no way to tell externally that I know of.

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