Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> Jill McQuown wrote:
> > Ay yay yay! You didn't have a frost free freezer? I cannot imagine! I
> > have vague memories of having to chip ice out an old freezer on top of a
> > refrigerator.
>
> Frost-free freezers aren't as good for long-term storage because they
> warm up a little bit every defrost cycle.

And chest freezers are best for that because the cold air doesn't
fall out every time you open the freezer. The side-by-side are
the least efficient. Open freezer door and immediately all the
cold air goes right out onto the floor.

I have a frost=free freezer on top of fridge. Thought the entire
machine was dead...warm temps top and bottom. This was just about
5-6 weeks ago. Turned out that my "frost-free" finally did frost
up and was causing all the problems. I defrosted it and it works
now better than it has for years.

Brand is Whirlpool and it's a small and probably the cheapest one
they sold with freezer over fridge. I got it brand new about 25
years ago. Frost free all those years until last month.

Size: (outside dimensions) a 28" wide by 28" deep by 62" tall
Many here will gasp at size but it's been quite fine for me and
when daughter lived here.

Probably the most redeeming feature with a cheap appliance is...
no extra nonsense that can break. No icemaker and no digital
nonsense either.

This cute little Whirlpool is the Energizer Fridge, keeps going
and going..........