There are three types of freezers on the market: upright, chest, and refrigerator-freezer combinations. The upright and refrigerator-freezer are available as manual-defrost or frost-free models. Though less convenient, manual-defrost freezers are more cost-efficient.To help determine the best freezer size for your family, you could allow for 2.5 cubic feet of freezer space for each household member. For a family of four, a freezer with around 10 to 16 cubic feet of capacity could be ideal, depending on your storage needs.Both Whirlpool® Chest Freezers and Upright Freezers are considered deep freezers. While both kinds of deep freezers offer more food storage options for your home, they differ in configuration: an upright freezer has a vertical orientation with swing doors, and a chest freezer has a lid that you open from above.Chest freezers are expected to last between 15 and 20 years while upright freezers have a lifespan of 10 to 15 years.An ENERGY STAR certified chest freezer uses about 215 kWh of electricity and costs about $30 per year to run, while an ENERGY STAR certified upright freezer uses about 395 kWh of electricity and costs about $50 per year to run.Here is what I found: Our 7 cubit foot chest freezer (which lives in our garage) uses on average 1.1 kilowatt hours of electricity each day. During the winter, a kWh costs 15-18 cents, depending on the time of day.Samsung. Samsung is now the most popular brand of home appliances in India as a result of its high-quality, competitively priced products. The larger, more versatile Samsung refrigerators are available.
