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Thomas Gauldin wrote:
> 
> I'd be a bit cautious for two reasons.  First of all, if it's old, it
> may fail and leave you with some ruined food.  In addition, an old
> freezer probably isn't as well insulated as a newer one, costing you
> more electrical consumption.
> 
> Have you considered making it "child safe," by removing the latch,
> putting it out behind the house and using it as an upright smoker?  A
> lot of good barbecue has come out of old, abandon refrigerators and
> freezers when folks put a barrel beside them and feed the smoke from
> the fire into the old freezer with a stove pipe.
> 
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> Paul Gronke wrote in message <6mj68e$b9h$1@news.duke.edu>...
> >An old Frigidaire upright freezer was left on the screen in porch of
> a house
> >we are buying.
> >
> >The freezer clearly works (lots of built up ice/frost inside) but has
> some
> >real problems.  The door seal needs to be replaced but more
> seriously, the
> >bottom of the front door has some serious rust, so much that I can
> push in the
> >metal and feel the inner insulation.
> >
> >Not sure if the thing leaks air badly; there was some water beneath
> it, but
> >this may be due to the bad door seal.
> >
> >Questions:
> >1) I was thinking of sanding off some fo the rust and painting the
> thing w/
> >rustoleum.  Reasonable?  Can I just ignore the corroded metal, fill
> it in,
> >etc, and have a working freezer?  (A freezer isn't critical, but we
> need to
> >economize so it could be helpful)
> >
> >2) How uneconomical is this thing likely to be?  I've seen chest
> freezers
> >posted on tri.forsale for as little as $75.  Is this upright so old
> that it's
> >likely to be very expensive to run?
> >
> >3) If I wanted to get an answer to 2), what do I need to know?  The
> wattage of
> >this thing?  Is there some device I can plug in between the outlet
> and the
> >freezer to measure its power draw?
> >
> >Thanks for any help.

I'd like to comment on both previous replies & add some. 
As far as the Freon issue goes, well, I better not comment on this - use
your own common sense (while noting what kind of neighbors, etc. you may
have)...
Energy consumption - good points; however, let's look at the big picture
here.  Are we talking about a lifelong investment where we're gonna be
running some serious power consuming equipment that varies widely
w/such?  The max. current that any household unit can consume vs. the
most energy efficient is not a MAJOR amount, unless you apply a
significant time factor (as well as how often you open & close the door,
etc.).  One thing I'd like to point out, in favor of the "old"
refrigerators is that as attractive as the "frost free" feature is on
the new units or energy savings, for that matter, it is actually not as
good for long-term food storage.  The frost free feature merely allows
the inside temp. to increase to the freeze/melt point where frost turns
into liquid & then refreezes again.  The old units work much better at
keeping contents at a constant, "freeze" temp., but build up frost when
the door is opened & humidity is allowed to enter.

As far as the other things like legal issues (child safe) again, better
not comment, I only want to type so much...

Best wishes,
mark