I rated this 5 stars, even though the first freezer I was sent had to be returned. I wish I had read this in the reviews, but here is what happened. The Freezer was shipped with no markings saying "This End Up" or "Fridge Enclosed - do not Tip". It arrived via UPS, we plugged it in, and instantly it began to make this horribly loud grinding noise. We were horrified, as this was going in my niece's dorm room and would wake up half the floor if it continued to make that noise. 20 min later, a contractor friend of mine told me that it must have been tipped over during shipping, and it needed to sit for 24 hrs so the Freon or whatever fluid he said had seeped into the compressor because it had been tipped over or sideways, could drain out. We tried that - unplugging it for 36hrs, but the moment we plugged it back in... the noise was back. We left it plugged in for 12 hours, but the noise didn't stop.
As frustrating as this was, I had read previous reviews where people said this was a very quiet freezer that made only a trickling noise, so I was determined to give it another chance. We returned the freezer and had a new one shipped out. Again, no markings on the box, but we made sure at least from the UPS driver to her dorm, that the box didn't get tipped. (He noted that the box should have been labeled as I suggested above, otherwise UPS guys probably would not know to keep it upright). We also let the freezer sit (before plugging it in) for 24 hrs. Finally - we plugged it in and... whala! There was the soft trickling noise we were hoping for, and no loud Compressor! She has used it for 2 weeks and loves it.
Two things that could have saves us a TON of trouble: if The Box had been labeled properly (DO NOT TIP, etc.). and if the instruction manual had said not to turn it on for 24 hrs after if has possibly been tipped. Luckily for me, my contractor friend knew what was happening, but all in all it shouldn't have had to be that difficult.
I would have given this product more stars if I could have! I love this little freezer. It is so quiet, that the first couple of days I had it, I kept putting my ear to it to see if it stopped working...even doing that, I still couldn't hear it, but evidently it was working properly, because the food remained frozen. I highly recommend this item.
I suggest you read the manual thoroughly after purchasing. There are helpful instructions in it, just to avoid problems that I read other people complaining about in the reviews, most of which could be avoided by taking ten minutes to review the instructions.
The outside is Huge,the inside not so much takes up a lot of room wherever you put it.
Inside you have a sliding ribbed tray at the top and a sliding enclosure tray at the bottom.
I put ice cubes and ice cream in this freezer so far so good.
Around the sides and top get warm/hot to the touch,not bad though.
They recommend that you wipe and dry with a damp cloth before starting up and also turn the temp to Max from normal position for 2 hours before using.
Then turn back to Normal at the end of 2 hours and load it up.
You also get a very small ice tray with this and an ice/frost scrapper for defrosting if the need arises.
And oh yes 2 keys for the lock on front.
Very fast-freezing with this from max-to normal,so i'm impressed.
Came FedEx from VA in a Large and Heavy well-packed box within a box with plastic shipping straps.
This came perfectly-packaged,i was very impressed.
Sound's quiet to me when it does kick in,i would recommend this freezer.
Works fine. Came dented but I didn't care. I guess it's the condenser or something that knocks to beat heck when it cycles on. Sometimes it keeps knocking and sometimes it will stop. Most of the time i have to nudge it just a bit and it will stop. I have it level and I tightend the bolts on the (?) condenser, thinking that would help. It did a very little bit. Don't know what else to do...open for suggestions.
Good little freezer, does the job, The door seal is very good, but closes too lightly. The door will easily "bounce" open if you do not manually guide the door shut.The dimensions are a net fit to the diagram, nothing extending outside the basic dimensions (nice).
Feature Product
- 1.1 cu.ft. capacity, true 0°f capability, manual defrost, mechanical adjustable thermostat.
- White door with white cabinet,reversible door, lock & key.
- Flush back design for space saving, front leveling legs, recessed handle
- UL approved
- Freestanding application
Description
Sunpentown UF-150W, 1.5 cu.ft. Upright Freezer in White. Compact, flush back design offers 1.5 cu.ft. of storage, perfect for counter-top placement. Adjustable thermostat ranges from true 0°F to 32°F. Features reversible door, lock and key and 1 removable wire shelf.
I keep this freezer in my art studio. I freeze my oil painting pallets between painting sessions. It' keeps my pallets frozen perfectly, however, some of the bottom shelf taken up by motor parts, and also the inside of the freezer gets a thick layer of frost. It's old-school technology, but suits my needs just fine. The lock on the door is useless. I threw away the key.
great freezer. store my varicella vaccine in it. takes up very little space and doesn't make a sound. lots of room for other vaccines but I don't keep zostavax on hand, so it's just varivax by itself, might be overkill but it's a dedicated freezer and so I know my supply won't go bad.
Keeps steady temperature. Can easily use for vaccine storage. I've been monitoring temps for several weeks now and temp is typically in the -25 C to -26 C range. Great value.
Works wonderfully at work. I have this bad-boy stuffed to the gills with frozen veggies and frozen fruit and it works like a champ.
Awesome freezer, we use it for Ice while camping with the RV.
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