I figure with the word "chest" in the subject line I'll get a lotta views.

Do chest freezers leak? The reason I ask is I am buying one in a few days and I have two spots I could put it in. The garage, which can get upwards of 115 degrees in the summer. Or a spare bedroom which has a laminate wood floor.

If it leaks, obviously I wouldn't want it on the laminate fooring. But, because my garage gets so hot during the summer, I was hoping to save the motor and some cash on the electic bill.

They're not supposed to. They're basically the same as any fridge, freezer or combo.

Remember what ever you want, at the time, will be on the bottom under every thing else .

Very true, but you can pack a lot more stuff in them, than the same size upright. I have both.


maddog

As said they ain't supposed to leak but they can. If it worries you just make or buy a big tin pan to sit the freezer in.

After a few years you will be amazed what you can excavate out of a chest freezer. Stuff that you forgot you even had.

I found a smoked turkey that was almost old enough to vote.

BCR

BCR--You have the answer to solve the leak problem.

Best move I ever made was to put a fridge only appliance in my kitchen and a freezer only appliance in the garage. Should have done it years ago.

I've had one for years and never leaked. Of course as stated above, every time I get into the F*&&(*(*( thing what I want is at the bottom.

It ain't the freezers fault-Ya'll are just wanting the wrong stuff. miles

Leak! We have had a number of fridge/freezers over our 47yr marriage. None have ever leaked if the power was on. How does ice leak?

Our garage is 115* in the summer, and 20* in winter. Kinda of cancels each other out. Good luck.

I know it's the dummy putting it in there. Whoever that is.

My folks had a chest freezer since I was a real youngun. We have had one for the last 33 years. I don't like the upright freezers I have been around (YMMV) - seems what you want is always in the back of the top shelf and a lot of stuff falls to the floor while you try to get to it. Even if what you want out of a chest freezer is on the bottom, you can at least stack stuff while digging. I have never had a problem with ours leaking. We bought it used in 1977 and it is a 1961 model, it's been in 5 different houses in 3 states since we got it and still keeps on working. Except for a few guns I have, I've owned nothing that has performed as well for as long and only paid $150 for.

A helpful technique for chest freezers is to load similar things in the plastic cubes like the milk crates.

To ease the heat situation in the garage, cover the freezer with an old sleeping bag to help insulate it.

I've had one in my spare bedroom for three years with no adverse effects.