I have had the next larger model in Frigidaire line for three years. It has been an excellent freezer. However, pay heed to the complaints about noise. The compressor runs often --- its that energy efficiency thing of a smaller compressor running longer but consuming less power --- and that is the rub. It produces a moaning/whining noise so penetrating and and so annoying that I cannot recommend them unless you can locate the unit where you can close it off. Mine is in the basement of an old house. I can hear it running upstairs in the kitchen and in my office in the back of the house. Closing the basement door mitigates it only a bit (did I mention that it is a penetrating and really annoying sound?)

Thanks, JWVideo, for your feedback! Is the compressor noise from your freezer more than the noise from your refrigerator? Or is it worse? From what you wrote, it sounds like the noise is worse. I could handle something like my fridge's noise but if it's more than that, that would rule the Frigidaire/Kenmore model out.

I've heard from one poster on the Kitchen Forum about the Liebherr (she loves hers) but so far, no one has given feedback abut the Summit models. Anyone know anything about these?

TIA!

Much louder and far worse and does not sound like the fridge, at all. More like the sound you get with your car when a fan belt is starting to go, though not quite as high pitched. The fridge makes a noise more like, hummmmmmm or whirrrr. The sound from the Frigidaire freezer is more like WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYNE. Get the picture?

Ugh, that is an obnoxious sound. Thanks for taking the time to explain it better. I would hate that noise right next to the room I work in. Sorry you have to deal with it.

I am in process of purchasing a Crosley 14 cu foot frost free freezer. Not too tall and only 30" wide. Approx $499.

Thanks, motherof3sons! I've never heard of this brand, can't find much about it on-line, either reviews or owner/installation specs. Do you know what its clearance requirements are? Depending on mfg, clearances range from 1" to 5" for free-standing models. That can make the difference between a freezer fitting my space and being too large. What made you decide to purchase this brand? Thanks.

Crosley is a brand. The Crosley brand is owned by a a consortium of Canadian and US distributors who have things made under contract the way that Sears does with its "Kenmore" brand and Coscto does with its "Kirkland" brand.

Appliance411.com says that the Crosley freezers are made in the former WC Wood plant that Whirlpool purchased a couple of years ago.

Consumer reports does not have a Crosley in its current ratings for upright freezers and it is kind of hard to tell which Whirlpool freezer would be comparable. Interesting to see the ratings now because none of the uprights get good ratings for noise. I note that Frigidaire is down at the bottom now. I think CR does relatively rankings, which means that even the "good" rated ones are no better than the other noisy ones. A Haier model was the only one that I saw that got a better than average noise ranking. (I think it might be the one that is on the floor at Costco.)

Here is a link that might be useful: Appliance 411

Thanks, JWVideo. I didn't see Summit on that list but I've read in a few places that they also re-brand. However, they aren't on the 411 list and, per info on their website, it sounds like they manufacture their products not re-brand. Do you know if they are a re-brander or a manufacturer? TIA!

I recall a recent posting here that said the Summit freezers are made by a Danish company called Vestfrost which also makes the freezers for some other higher-end brandnames.

Thanks, JWVideo. I can't seem to find an answer to this question on the web. I may have to call Summit directly for this answer, along with finding out who stocks their products locally. I don't really want to buy these without seeing them in person first.