chest freezer, do you need to unfreeze them in Thailand ? Not automatic auto defrost ?

[questionsreplies 153]

hello,

do you know if we can find a chest freezer thay we never need to defrost ?

 

and if auto defrost do not exist, how often do you unfreeze them ?

 

Can you help to choose one please.

[RichCor 2,695]

You'll probably have to provide the forum with a bit more information.

 

Is this for commercial use, or home use? 

Will it be your:

• primary freezer (opened continuously throughout the week)
• secondary freezer (opened occasionally), or
• used as a 'deep freezer' and only opened a few times a month

 

 

 

[natway09 5,047]

Chest types used for long term storage opened say 3 times a day for 2 minutes defroet once a year

[canopus1969 7,766]

You defrost when the ‘frost’ builds up – that is dependent on various thinks e.g. how many times you open it, what you put in it (frozen or otherwise) and time of year – wet season when humid

[Retfed50 91]

As far as I can tell(from doing a lot of shopping), none of the chest freezers sold here are frost free. We did find a frost free upright freezer(Mitsubishi) at Home Pro a couple of years ago. It works great and not a bit of frost. The down side is that is on the small side.

[johng 17,123]

10 minutes ago, Retfed50 said:

a frost free upright freezer(Mitsubishi)

Me too 

 

[scoupeo 279]

1 minute ago, johng said:

Me too 

 

 

 

how much does it cost ?

 

 

[fangless 3,448]

I am led to believe that to make the deep freeze more efficient, if it is not full of frozen goodies, is too pack all the empty spaces with scrunched up newspapers inside cardboard boxes or large 3/4 full plastic bottles of water.  I was told this 20 years ago!

 

I am sure the experts will have an opinion!!

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 19, 2020 by fangless

[johng 17,123]

2 minutes ago, scoupeo said:

how much does it cost ?

 

11,000 baht  almost 2 years ago   it was more expensive ( per cubic foot) than the lay flat non frost free types

but suits our very small apartment better  using the space vertically rather than taking up more floor space and having to keep the lid opening area clear too.

[Crossy 27,041]

Ours probably gets opened twice a day. Defrost when the basket won't slide, probably every 18 months or so.

 

Madam just runs down the contents and moves all the stuff into our upright fridge-freezer (which is frost-free) whilst the big beastie thaws out.

 

At least it doesn't take long here.

 

Panasonic 13Cu ft, looks like the new version is auto-defrost https://www.homepro.co.th/p/1013416

 

[hugocnx 685]

Google translation of the specs: "With a hot air blowing system To defrost and water droplets"

Could that be a real auto-defrost one wonders? 

Edited November 19, 2020 by hugocnx

[dsj 131]

Check out PowerBuy, they have defrost free chest freezers, I have bought two of them over the last 10 years. I keep it outside on my balcony with a cover and the heat and humidity doesn't seem to affect it much, I had to replace my last one about 4-5 years ago.

https://www.powerbuy.co.th/en/home-appliance/refrigerators/freezers?m_defrosting=Automatic Defrosting,No Frost

[RichCor 2,695]

36 minutes ago, dsj said:

they have defrost free chest freezers,

??  Am I paying more or less for the missing defrost feature?

 

For those missing the joke... (defrost free ≠ frost free)

 

Edited November 19, 2020 by RichCor

[dsj 131]

I think the price is about the same.

https://www.powerbuy.co.th/en/home-appliance/refrigerators/freezers

[fangless 3,448]

29 minutes ago, RichCor said:

For those missing the joke... (defrost free ≠ frost free

I will give you a frozen smile for your effort!