Upright freezers, also known as stand up freezers, are freezers that are taller than they are wide.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThey are similar in style to a standard refrigerator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upright freezers have several layers of shelves inside and access is gained via a front-mounted door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upright freezers allow for better organization and easier access to goods compared to deep and chest freezers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical capacity of upright freezers ranges from 7.8 ft3 to 21.4 ft3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is a chest freezer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Chest freezers, often referred to as deep freezers, are freezers that are accessed via a top-mounted door. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThey\u2019re usually wider than they are tall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chest freezers are commonly used for longer term storage as organization and access is more difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chest freezers tend to have more storage capacity, commonly ranging from 9 ft3 to 21.7 ft3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smaller chest freezers are also available, and these are referred to as compact chest freezers – more on compact freezers in a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chest freezers are deep freezers. However, not all compact chest freezers are deep freezers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSo what is a deep freezer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is a deep freezer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Deep freezers are chest, upright or any style of freezer that is large in terms of depth. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDeep freezer refers to freezer size, more specifically depth, rather than temperature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you need to reach deep into a freezer to remove or store goods then that freezer is considered a deep freezer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The term deep freezer is used interchangeably with chest freezer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nPeople mainly use the term deep freezer when referring to a chest freezer. It\u2019s less commonly used to refer to large upright freezers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note:<\/strong> for this article, we\u2019ll need to make some assumptions due to the subjectivity of the term.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLet\u2019s agree that all upright freezers, including compact upright freezers, and compact chest freezers that have a capacity of less than 5 ft3, are not deep freezers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUsually, even the largest upright freezers found in homes don\u2019t require you to reach deep inside to store and access goods. As a result, these will be excluded. Upright deep freezers are more commonly found in commercial premises, but commercial freezers are out of scope for this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, for this article (in order to remove subjectivity), deep freezers are all chest freezers, including compact chest freezers, that have a capacity of 5 ft3 or more<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhile not ideal this should give us a good sense of how many watts deep freezers consume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Getting back to the freezer types, let\u2019s get on the same page regarding compact freezers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is a compact freezer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Compact freezers are chest, upright or any style of freezer that is smaller, to a point, than their standard sized counterparts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCompact freezers have capacities that range from 1.1 ft3 to 7.2 ft3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is based on ENERGY STAR certified compact freezer sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
OK, now that we\u2019re on the same page, let\u2019s get back to the power consumption data and look at how many watts the different types of freezers consume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How many watts does an upright freezer use <\/h3>\n\n\n\n Upright freezers use 50.86 watts, on average.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe most common amount of watts that upright freezers use is 44.98W.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modern upright freezers use between 28.2W and 74.09W, on average throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The table below summarizes how many watts upright freezers use.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFreezer power consumption category<\/strong><\/td>Watts (average)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>Average<\/strong><\/td>50.86W<\/td><\/tr> Most common<\/strong><\/td>44.98W<\/td><\/tr> Highest<\/strong><\/td>74.09W<\/td><\/tr> Lowest<\/strong><\/td>28.20W<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe average amount of watts that an upright freezer uses is more than the average when all freezer types are combined.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\nNext, let\u2019s see how chest freezers compare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How many watts does a chest freezer use <\/h3>\n\n\n\n Chest freezers use 27.85W on average.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is slightly higher than the most common amount of watts that chest freezers use, which comes in at 22.95W.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chest freezers consume between 22.95W and 39.5W, on average throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The table below summarizes how many watts chest freezers use.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFreezer power consumption category<\/strong><\/td>Watts (average)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>Average<\/strong><\/td>