cincykid wrote:
We have a Whirpool upright circa 1980, which sat unplugged in the basement as a storage unit (paint brushes, etc) since 1987. When Covid started I thought I'd see if it still worked. Fired it up. Went to -7° in 3 hours. A little frosty but I think it always was. Costco bills are higher than ever and now I worry about power failures. A backup generator may be on the horizon.
Generator is a smart move in the event of a power failure. Depending, how much is in the freezer, 2-3 power failures & it would pay for itself.