Saying goodbye to an old relic.

[homebeerbrewer]

Well, the bright side is that your electric bill will be lower. The old ones are built to last, not be easy on the electric bill.

 

[Winterrider]

That's all fine and dandy... But know comes another enabling moment... I see a vacuum sealer is in need here instead of the zip lock baggies...

I'm not so sure I wouldn't have the old one checked out before tossing

Exact same thing I thought, vac sealer.

 

[hoity toit]

My 1960's Sears Cold Spot 15 (cubic ft) deep freeze died last night or this morning. There was still frost and most everything is still frozen except a couple things on the very top.

Considering I paid $30 for it on craigslist in September of 2019, I'd say I have gotten an excellent return on my investment.

The past few months I had marveled at how long this old tank had been around and that it was still running. But I couldn't help but wonder how much time it had left. Today she said enough was enough. Thanks old girl for keeping my food cold!

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I just ran and got dry ice to keep everything cold. There was still frost inside but a few things on the very top were thawed. I'm about to run and go get the new whirlpool 16 cubic ft deep freeze that will replace her.

The rest of the day will be spent transferring the food over and moving the old one out of the garage and putting the new one in its place.

Here is my 1952 thats still running.

 

[Fueling Around]

Late to this one.
I hope you let the new freezer sit upright for at least 3 hours before powering up.

I worry about my garage fridge and upright freezer crapping out while we are gone over the winter. Not sure on the age of the fridge but estimate it is around 45 years old as it came with the house when bought it. Freezer is a youngster of only 30 years old.

 

[MileHighSmokerGirl]

Late to this one.
I hope you let the new freezer sit upright for at least 3 hours before powering up.

Nope. No one mentioned a thing about it and time was of the essence.

 

[clifish]

Nope. No one mentioned a thing about it and time was of the essence.

I was going to mention the same thing, but figured it was already set up by now.