Russell Hobbs RH198CF3003 198L Freestanding White Chest Freezer with 5 Year Warranty, Adjustable Thermostat, 4 Star Freezer Rating & Suitable for Outbuildings & Garages

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A counterbalance lid is an extremely handy feature that a lot of chest freezers have. It allows the lid to stay open without any need to attach it to something or hold it up yourself. This is perfect for when you’re loading or unloading shopping or just looking for a particular item. Temperature Control

So of course, this chest freezer is no different, it’s got a large capacity at 198L which is big enough for even a family and it’s one of the more energy-efficient models so it doesn’t cost the earth to run. Replaced a very, very old chest freezer that was really inefficient, but decided to go bigger with the new one. Bigger?!!!! It's amazing! Even though I found the 'holds x amount of shopping bags', I can't visualise that, so I went off the external dimensions, good mistake! You can also adjust the temperature according to the food you’re storing. The Fast Freeze setting rapidly lowers the temperature when new food is added – useful if you have just done your supermarket shop. Plus, the rotary dial makes selecting the desired temperature a breeze. Handy Features If you are interested in buying the Bush BCF198L chest freezer, then make sure you don’t pay over the odds.On top of all of that you’ve got a 1-year labour and 10-year parts guarantee to let you know it’s going to be working absolutely fine for years to come. It is quite basic inside with regards to extra features; there is no LED light to enable you to easily find what you are looking for and no warning lights to alert you of a high temperature, however it does have a counterbalanced lid, so you don’t have to worry about it hitting you on the head when you are retrieving food.

You can set the temperature from the dial at the front of the chest freezer and there is one basket inside the freezer where you can keep your most commonly used items. Chest freezers do not come with a fan. This restricts the air circulation, which causes its temperature to be inconsistent. Nevertheless, as long as your chest freezer can keep a below-freezing temperature, it will not harm your foods. Plus it’s suitable for outbuildings and garages with cold-resistant technology that keeps it safe to use as temperatures all the way down to -10.The top-opening design serves two particularly useful functions. Easy access is the first, the second is that cold air likes to stay low. So unlike with a front-opening freezer, your cold air won’t fall out of a chest freezer and it will be more efficient. The basket is so handy and there's still loads of space underneath (I assumed the basket would annoy me and I'd take it out). Runs really, really quietly. Assuming it's efficient compared to my old one, but time will tell when we next read the meter.

In any case, they’re usually not prohibitively expensive to run for most people. How long do chest freezers last? A lot of chest freezers have manual temperature control. This is very handy when you’re freezing items that might require a particular temperature to stay fresh. Pros and Cons of a Chest Freezer Pros: There isn’t an inside light which would be preferred but it’s a small chest freezer that does the job nicely. It should fit inside most houses and the capacity is more than big enough for a regular family’s needs. A big question most people ask when buying a chest freezer is – can I keep it in a garage or outbuilding? It seems with this model that the minimum ambient temperature where you can keep it needs to be 10°c. Bear this in mind as if you do place it in a room that falls below 10°c, it may invalidate the warranty. Hoover are one of my favourite appliance brands, they’ve been creating great products for decades and they never disappoint.

This cookie is a performance cookie used for internal Bazaarvoice web analytics, to be correlated to the same user for interactions within a particular client domain. But while it isn’t as big it has two other advantages, one is that it doesn’t cost as much to run and the other is that you can use it inside an outbuilding. Not outside an inbuilding… Cost is always an important thing to take into account when you’re buying a new chest freezer. Things that tend to affect the price most include – Because they’re such large items and require a constant source of electricity to operate, chest freezers can be quite costly to run over the course of a year.

My old one, was very, very old. This one, despite being bigger is very light, I'd say about the same weight as my older smaller one,walls seem thinner, which makes this freezer a tardis!! It takes a huge amount of food, to the point we went and did a huge bulk shop to fill the space for maximum efficient running. It’s also got 3 freezer baskets to keep the whole thing a little more organised and the capacity inside is a little bigger.

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This cookie is set by Bazaarvoice. This is a session cookie used for internal Bazaarvoice web analytics to be correlated to the same user browsing session for interactions within a particular client domain. If you just get a regular amount of frozen food with your weekly shop, then a standard fridge freezer might be more suitable. Is it OK to put a freezer in the garage?