Having bought this freezer a couple of months ago, I have been very pleased with it. It does what it is supposed to do, keeps things well frozen and fits in a fairly small space for the 18 cu.ft size. I would gladly recommend this freezer to anyone.
I was concerned that our old freezer was using a lot of energy so I bought a meter to measure KWH. The old freezer was using about 1400 KWHs per year which is about four times what it should!
I bought the Amana freezer based upon the dimensions where it would fit in our garage, the interior features and energy consumption. It fit perfectly and I loaded all of the contents from the old freezer with room to spare. The last test was to plug it into the meter and see how much energy it would use. As of just now it has been on for 983 hours and has used 40.32 KWH of electricity. That means that in one year it will use approximately 359 KWH, well below what the Energy Guide estimate that was posted on the freezer! This freezer is using 25% of the power that the old one was and that is keeping our electricity bill from going into third tier usage, the most expensive tier.
I'm very happy with this appliance and would recommend it to anyone.
I thought it was made in the USA, but I cannot find where it states this??? I wish it were bigger. Now that I have it, the freezer is not ample size for myself and my husband. If I had a bigger family, it would not work at all. It does not freeze as cold as it should.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from amana.comBy October 9, 2017
Dear Lora: Thank you for taking the time to write regarding your appliance. Feedback from our customers is an important source of information. We regret that you are not totally satisfied with your freezer. We manufacture several different models with various feature and accessory designs while trying to provide appliances that are versatile in meeting the needs of our customers and adhering to increasing governmental restrictions. We are sorry if some operating characteristic or feature is unsatisfactory, and we apologize for any inconvenience this concern has caused you. If you have any other concerns that we can help with or any service needs you may have. You can contact us at Amana_Digital@Amana.com with the full model and serial number of the washer, your address, your User ID (Lora), your Review ID (84983717), and date of purchase. Thank you.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought this particular freezer for two reasons the relatively narrow dimensions (we were putting it into a fairly cramped space) and because the door had to open with the hinges on the left. Very few have reversible doors and most freezers have the hinges on the right.
This freezer was rather large in volume (18 cu ft), nice and narrow (just over 30"), has reversible door, and was very reasonably priced. It's a little basic but it works well so far and suited our needs very well
Perfect size. Like the different grips on the door.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting amana.com
Customer Rating
5
Frost Free is the Only Way to Go!
on April 16, 2015
Posted by: SueandFred
from Northern California
Verified Purchase:No
For years I had been defrosting my OLD freezer with pans of hot water, scrapers and salty language. No More! It is such a pleasure to know my food will stay fresh and frost free until I am ready to use it.
I bought this as a replacement for another older model and I absolutely love it. I have 2 other freezers as we live a subsistence lifestyle so need functional, working freezers. I love the lights; they are brighter than any others. The door opens and closes so easy with hardly a pull.