Customer Reviews

Sunpentown UF-160S 1-3/5-Cubic-Foot Upright Freezer, Stainless

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

So far, this freezer has proved to be an excellent addition to our home. All our apartment had was a mini-fridge with a small freezer box in the very top, so we got this small freezer to accompany it.

It was very easy to set up, and there are clear directions for switching which direction the door opens, which we did. It makes only a bit of noise, and is actually quieter than I would have expected. We initially had it set to the recommended temperature setting, but have since changed it since that was too cold. It works very well, and we have had no problems with it. Well worth the price.

Freezer was double packed, took some time to "release" it from the packaging, but I was glad to see how well it was protected. Freezer works very well, but the motor mechanism takes up a significant portion of the inside cubic space. The most positive aspect was the very fast shipping time; it arrived several days before expected. Finding the temperature adjustment dial took some time; it is located on the back of the unit (which makes it a bit difficult when you need to adjust it) and hard to see.

This is only for people who need a "little" extra freezing space like singles or apartment renters. Does an excellent job but does not hold much food.

I find the description of the capacity as being 1.6 cubic feet very misleading. A part of the compressor occupies about half of that space, making the usable space just 0.8 cubic feet. I called the company to ask about this, and they told me the industry standard is to calculate "net capacity" as any internal space, whether it is usable or not. What possible good does that do a consumer?

To my mind, this is a 0.8 cubic foot freezer, not 1.6. Beware.

Nice looking unit. Easy to use. Quit running after 6 months. No longer cooled. If I would send it back to them, they would repair it. I don't have any way to get it back to them. I,also, do not want to invest any more money in it. I now have a very expensive filing cabinet. Because, it has a lock and key, it might become a safe.

We bought this freezer for use in the lab, where we need a small desktop unit for temporary storage. It will be opened frequently (~every 3-4 minutes) and needs keep vials below -20 degrees C (about -1 degrees F). A larger freezer is used for long-term storage.

Out of the box:
This unit cooled to -20C in less than one hour at setting 5 of 5. It stabilized to -24.2C after another 18 hours at setting 4 and a shoebox full of gel bags to freeze. It easily maintains -20C even when the door is opened frequently.
It is very quiet!

Possible cons for some uses:
-This is a SMALL freezer.
-The manual states that the freezer will not restart automatically after the unit is unplugged, turned off or after a power outage. It seems that it has to be restarted manually after a 3-5 minute delay. This could be a serious problem where power outages are frequent, when valuable items could warm without warning even after brief outages.

The first few days it heated up terribly on the top and wouldn't freeze anything, even when turned up to level "5," but eventually it started working fine and we haven't had any trouble since.

I live in a studio apartment and previously had only a mini-fridge, which of course, was terrible at freezing things in its little freezer section. i.e. it wouldn't freeze anything at all. I was sick of not being able to purchase frozen foods, so I bought this thing.

I've had this freezer for about three months now and really have no complaints. I've stacked it on top of the mini-freezer, stuck a freezer thermometer in it, and it's always hovering around zero degrees F.

The freezer was well packaged and seems sturdy and basically just works as a freezer should. Ice cream stays perfectly frozen along with all my other frozen foods.

I bought this for cold liquor and ice storage for our home bar. The size and price were both perfect, and it's whisper-quiet. So far, I'm extremely pleased with my purchase. Upon arrival, I immediately switched the door hinge side. I was a bit disappointed to find that most of the destination holes were filled at the factory with styrofoam, tape, and other fillers-- causing me to drill them out to insert the door pegs/hinge. It wasn't a huge deal, but it did add some extra time in switching out the door. Overall, I would definitely recommend this freezer to others.

Not much room, useful just for special, extra low temp needs, but works very well and is fairly quiet.
Build quilty is good. Had it about 6 months and so good, so far.