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4.4 | 1029 Reviews

20 cu. ft. Upright Freezer with Temperature Alarm

Whirlpool WZF79R20DW

Features

  • LED Interior Lighting
  • Fast Freeze
  • Electronic Temperature Control
  • Temperature Alarm

Quick Specs

  • Type: Freezer
  • Style: Upright
  • Width: 33.25"
  • Height: 60.75"
  • Depth: 29.125"
  • Energy Star Rated: No
  • Refrigerator Size: 20 (cu. ft.)
  • Freezer Capacity: 20 (cu. ft.)
  • WiFi Connected: No

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LED Interior Lighting

LED interior lighting is longer-lasting and uses less energy than incandescent lighting. Plus, it casts a bright light on the contents of your refrigerator so food looks as it should.

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Optional Ice Maker Kit

Forget the ice trays. With the optional icemaker available on all Amana® top-freezer refrigerators, you can enjoy cold, refreshing beverages like smoothies and iced tea.

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Optional Icemaker

An optional icemaker makes sure there is plenty of ice on hand.

Electronic Temperature Control Convenient, up-front electronic temperature controls let you choose the ideal temperature for whatever frozen foods you're storing.

Fast Freeze The Fast Freeze Option helps you chill large amounts of food fast at just the push of a button. How it works: This option freezes large amounts of food fast, by driving freezer temps 10 degrees colder than the lowest setting.

Frost-Free Defrost Frost-free defrost automatically prevents frost build-up, so you'll never have to empty the freezer for a manual defrost again.

LED Interior Lighting LED interior lighting is longer-lasting and uses less energy than incandescent lighting. Plus, it casts a bright light on the contents of your refrigerator so food looks as it should.

Optional Ice Maker Kit Forget the ice trays. With the optional icemaker available on all Amana® top-freezer refrigerators, you can enjoy cold, refreshing beverages like smoothies and iced tea.

Optional Icemaker An optional icemaker makes sure there is plenty of ice on hand.

Temperature Alarm A temperature alarm notifies you when the freezer's temperature rises to help you monitor the ideal environment for your frozen foods.

Features

  • LED Interior Lighting
  • Fast Freeze
  • Electronic Temperature Control
  • Temperature Alarm
  • Frost-Free Defrost
Certifications
Energy Rating 525
Energy Star Qualified No
Prop65 CA
Ul Yes
Controls
Control Location Interior
Control Type Electronic
Door Ajar/open Alarm Yes
Temperature Monitor Alarm Yes
Details
Door Opening Direction Right
Ice Maker Compatible Yes
Dimensions
Product Height 60.75
Height To Top of Door Hinge 66.75
Depth Closed Excluding Handles 29.125
Carton Height 69.25
Gross Weight 197
Depth Closed Including Handles 30
Height To Top of Cabinet 66.25
Carton Depth 31.55
Carton Width 35.6
Product Depth 29.125
Net Weight 0
Product Width 33.25
Exterior Details
Door Finish Smooth
Door Style Contour
Freezer Handle Type Reach Through Handle
Handle Material Plastic
Hidden Hinge Yes
Reversible Door No
Freezer Details
Basket Description 1 Deep Wire Basket; 1 Shallow Wire Basket
Defrost Drain No
Defrost Type Automatic Defrost
Fast Freeze Setting Yes
Freezer Door Bins 1 Fixed Full-Width Gallon; 1 Fixed Ice Cream Compartment; 2 Adjustable Half-Width; Pizza Pocket
Freezer Door Lock Yes
Freezer Lighting LED
Freezer Number of Shelves 4
Freezer On Indicator Light No
Freezer Shelves 4 Adjustable Full Width Wire
Freezer Type Upright
General
Depth Closed Excluding Handles (fract) 29 1/8"
Depth Closed Excluding Handles (metric) 73.98
Depth Closed Including Handles (fract) 30
Depth Closed Including Handles (metric) 76.2
Freezer Features Electronic Temperature Controls; Fast Freeze; Frost-Free Defrost; Key Lock; LED Lighting; Temperature Alarm
Height To Top of Cabinet (fract) 66 1/4"
Height To Top of Cabinet (metric) 168.28
Height To Top of Door Hinge (fract) 66 3/4"
Height To Top of Door Hinge (metric) 169.55
Warming Drawer Details
Temperature Range 15.8 F to -15.3 F (-9.3 C to -26.3C)

Quick Specs


  • Appearance

  • Type: Freezer
  • Style: Upright

  • Dimensions

  • Width: 33.25"
  • Height: 60.75"
  • Depth: 29.125"

  • Features

  • Energy Star Rated: No

  • Capacity

  • Refrigerator Size: 20 (cu. ft.)
  • Freezer Capacity: 20 (cu. ft.)
  • WiFi Connected: No

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4.4 out of 5

87% of reviewers recommend this product.

5 Stars

overall great freezer

Verlie 8/29/2026

This freezer is wonderful. Lots of storage and the fast freeze is a nice feature. It also looks great. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good freezer which also has adjustable shelves.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

1 Stars

Avoid

Abcfamily 8/27/2026

Failed after just at 39 months. The manufacturer nor the extended warranty company, New Leaf, would stand behind their product. Avoid this! They say there is corrosion when the freezer died and thousands of dollars of meat spoiled. We specifically went with this unit as we were told it was a garage ready unit and are told now it isn™€™t. Save your money and avoid both.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

Customer Provided Photos

1 Stars

Beware! Our Freezer Life Was Less Than 5 Years

BarbaraTiffin 8/11/2026

UA2101928 purchased 6/19/2021. From Best Buy, Coralville, IA. Purchased a 3 year protection plan for 88.65 but it didn't help when the freezing temperature began to increase and decrease. Paid $985.82 for unit. My son added additional temperature monitors after the first defrosting sensor occurred (inside) went off. We're having to throw out everything! Must be 30 sirloin steaks, 2 turkeys, plus many packages of chicken, vegetables, etc. So far it's half empty. In the past, my family and I often purchased Whirlpool appliances. Never again.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

1 Stars

Total loss of 5000$ - worst customer service

L-linou 8/3/2026

I already reviewed this item two months ago. I bought it in January 2026 for a total of 1900$ with taxes and extended warranty, 4 months later in late May, there was a huge chunk of ice at the bottom (which I removed) and a few days later I realized that I lost over 600$ of food. I called customer service on June 3rd. The first lady was extremely rude. She said that there would be a charge for the service call and I had to make her repeat because the line kept cutting and she then said that 'my English was inadequate for English customer service'. The nerve, so I had her transfert my call to her supervisor, who was more professional and assured me that there would be no charge for the service call. The first service call on June 4th, the guy said that he couldn't work in the room the freezer was in (small room), that he would come back. He came back on the 8th and he said he couldn't do anything because I had unplugged it (however he didn't look inside the previous time and didn't mentioned that it needs to stay plugged in). He said to put some water in a bowl and plug it back in. He came back on the 9th, the water was frozen and he said problem solved. On July 3rd, I noticed that I had again lost for over 200$ worth of food. On July 6th I called directly the repair man. Fourth service call was on July 7th, he looked in for a minute, said I'll order the piece and left (which could have been done on the first service call, even in a small room). Fifth service call was on July 10th, he replaced a bit that is 4 inches long and must cost 20$. On July 30th, I noticed that the freezer had again stopped freezing and that I had lost another 400$ of food. So between the cost of the freezer, the cost of lost food and the cost of lost revenue for 5 service calls... I am now at almost 5000$ of losses for a 6 months insane ordeal. We called today again and they say they cannot reimburse us because it's not protocole, that I would have to go through many more rounds of service call until someone would agree it is unserviceable. Before we loose more money on this lemon and this abysmal company, we decide to cut our losses and buy another one from another company. Do not buy. Do not trust this company. IT IS SHAMEFUL My Case Number is #23736361. I will ensure that I leave this review in as many places as I possibly can... it is so sad that it has to come to this, these companies make millions for their CEO and abuse their customers. I probably will never recover any of the money I lost...
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

5 Stars

Great Freezer and Easily Organized

DeniseAP 8/2/2026

I really love my new freezer. I love all of the shelves and drawers. It is so easy to store and find what you need. The only thing I would change is that I would love one exactly like this but bigger. We garden, etc. and I have 2 freezers and am looking for a new 2nd freezer that is 21 cf.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Nice Features

Polk 8/2/2026

Easy to find items on shelves. Lighting is great throughout the freezer. Just had for a while and the temperature seems to stay steady with opening and items seem to freeze in a short amount of time.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Freezer Temp and Alarms

Chickielynn 7/30/2026

Pleased with how fast food freezes and stays very cold. Also like the alarm features if the freezer is too warm or if the door is not completely closed.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

4 Stars

Upright all the way

STL John 7/23/2026

Upright freezers are the way to go. I'm not sure why anyone would use a chest freezer, they are too hard to dig to the bottom. This freezer holds a LOT of items which is great when buying in bulk. The LED lighting is very bright and sitting in the garage maintains the right temperature.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

1 Stars

Very disappointing

Barbette 7/22/2026

Our freezer quit working. We lost everything in our freezer. We had just purchased a quarter of a beef. In addition it was full of all our other food
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

4 Stars

Working well so far

Keith26 7/22/2026

Working well so far, Avg Temp -3.6F monitored with a Govee Smart Thermometer. The Temp varies 10.2 F between on and off cycle with the freezer set to the coldest setting. The defrost cycle is not described well in Whirlpool literature "Automatic" but I found a description on Grok "it uses an adaptive electronic control system rather than a traditional mechanical defrost timer. " The freezer could use one more upper shelf. The refrigerant uses 600a Iso Butane which is temperamental but was required by Obama's green regulations, Trump just cancelled this requirement. I hope the manufactures change back to freon refrigerant, its more reliable according to authorized Whirlpool techs.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

2 Stars

Come one Whirlpool!!!!

Had it Miller 7/17/2026

When it is working, it is good. About every 3-4 weeks, the coils freeze over. No repairman can fix. Says part to fix is discontinued. So, I take the food out. Get the hairdryer out and clean coils. Works great for another 304 weeks.. I have been a whirlpool girl for years!! Last appliance I bought was not. What™€™s a customer to do!!.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

1 Stars

Didn't last! Don't Buy!

APJP 6/30/2026

We bought this freezer 2.5 years ago and it stopped working while we were away on vacation. We lost most of the food that was in the freezer ($$$) and even though it's clearly the compressor that failed, this is excluded from the sealed system warranty that is on other models for up to 5 years. Our only option is to pay half of what we originally paid to repair it ($450+, whirlpool's offer) or buy a new one. I don't understand how a freezer can go out after 2.5 years when we did everything the right way.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

2 Stars

Refrigerator handle

hockeynut61 6/17/2026

I do not like the freezer door handle design and material.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

1 Stars

Will not freeze after 4 month

linou 6/2/2026

I bought it at the end of January and last week it started saying that the temp was below. Found a massive amount of ice in the bottom vent (even though it's supposed to be ice free) and now realized that half the food has defrosted... will loose hundreds of dollars worth of food. And the irony is that I changed my 20yo Kenmore one because I was afraid to loose food. What a abysmal product.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

3 Stars

Whirlpool - 20 cu. ft. Upright Freezer

Coulda done better 3/13/2026

Home Depot purchase at the end of February. Needed the unit then - got a 3 week delivery instead. Price was more than what the unit's worth, but, you know, tariffs. Interior space is adequate but appears designers that arrange the available space live on a different planet. One star loss due to unusually noisy compressor. It emits 20 decibels at 500Hz, so when it's running you can hear it through walls and nearly throughout the house. Claims of frost free are dubious. I am comparing the Whirlpool to a 16-year-old Kenmore sub-zero freezer of approximately the same size. The Kenmore was whisper quiet and the interior space showed someone had put some thought into it. I may congratulate myself on purchasing an extended warranty as I don't believe this unit will last 5 years. Thanks for nothing Home Depot. Thanks for nothing Whirlpool.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Frost free and a little bigger than my old one

LILY222 2/28/2026

Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Good buy!

G&GN 2/19/2026

We bought this a month ago, and it was an excellent buy. Love it.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

3 Stars

Average appliance so far

Cricker 99 2/14/2026

Most of the functions are as expected with a new freezer with only a couple of errors. One of which is nonfunctional freezer failure alarm that only displays a red light but no audible alarm as specified.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Big freezer

CarolK 2/13/2026

I bought this freezer to replace an older model Whirlpool Freezer. So far so good.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

4 Stars

Very well built freezer

Crprojects 2/11/2026

My 21 cubic foot freezer went out so I bought the 17 cubic foot. Granted it does not have as much space as the 21 foot but it is really nice freezer. The only negative thing I can say about this freezer is that it has a lot of wasted space. The individual shelves on the door are a ridiculous design. It would serve a consumer much better if it had a single shelf all the way across the door instead of little cubby holders. Now I need to contact the company to see if I can purchase two more door shelves.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

1 Stars

Worst freezer ever

Bad Product 2/10/2026

Worst freezer I™€™ve ever had used it for two years no longer freezes. Cannot get a service tech to even look at it to try to figure out what™€™s wrong with it because there™€™s none in the area. I really really wish I had kept my 40 year-old freezer I had before this one never again will I buy a whirlpool product?
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

1 Stars

Return process not customer focused.

Lowes purchase 2/5/2026

I am rating our overall experience with our purchase experience not just the freezer. We bought the original freezer in September 2025 - it never worked. We missed the 2-day return period allowed by Lowes for a time-payment purchase & therefore had to wait for a Whirlpool service technician. The technician came out and could not fix and placed an order for a control panel replacement. The part was backordered & never arrived after a three month wait. We then had to continue talking with Whirlpool who finally decided to replace the freezer which had been sitting in our house all these months inoperable. We then had to wait an addition 3 weeks for the new replacement freezer to arrive. The replacement freezer finally arrived on 1/30/2026. I emphasize that the original freezer never worked and it required working with Whirlpool from 1/28/25 until a working freezer was delivered on 1/30/2026. The new freezer is working so far. The return policy should not vary depending on how it is purchased and a customer should not have to wait 4 months for resolution.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Great freezer

Walt10410 1/29/2026

Received 2 weeks ago. Excelent freezer. More baskets and shelves than others
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

Customer Provided Photos

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Great Size and Features

tjp56 12/18/2025

I replaced an older freezer that was not frost free. The features on this freezer are great
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Plenty of room!

SteveV 12/17/2025

We've had this for about a month. So far, so good. Lots of room and easy to load.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

It's a little smaller than our old one but it has

Jelly Rowe 12/16/2025

We purchased it at Best Buy and the salesman was very helpful. We also have one of your refrigeraters, and it's still working great.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

4 Stars

My opinion

Laura 12/3/2025

This is the second exact same model freezer from Whirlpool that I have purchased. The last freezer lasted 10 years.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Good Size Freezer

Rich1940 11/25/2025

The wife wanted a upright freezer for the kitchen, she's happy so i'm happy. This freezer is just what we needed.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Great freezer

Duluth Jon 11/25/2025

We love the features and it is very quiet. I also like the idea it has a temperature alarm.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

New freezer

Freezer update 11/23/2025

It's everything you wanted in a upright freezer with a door lock and several shelves in it to adjust to your needs
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Love my new freezer

Dm829 11/23/2025

I purchases this freezer 2weeks ago and couldn't be happier with my choice. It is easy to clean and well organized. Makes it easy to store and actually see everything!
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Whirlpool Upright Freezer...my review

Guess Who 007 11/16/2025

We bought this Whirlpool 20 cu. ft. upright freezer to replace our 46 year old (still working) Whirlpool upright 15.7 cu. ft. upright freezer for a little more food storage space and electrical efficiency. So far, so good. It works as advertised. It freezes and keeps the food frozen. The only thing I would change is the temperature alarm and power light from inside the freezer to outside the freezer. But...we survived 46 years without an alarm and power light. Definitely not a deal breaker in my opinion!
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Great storage space!

Grandma Peacock 11/10/2025

Efficient storage freezer. Well laid out, with quiet operation.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Good freezer

RNFS 11/9/2025

This freezer fit my needs for the space I have. Several shelves. Basket at bottom.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Love the open door alarm

Debbie 11/6/2025

So far it™€™s really nice much bigger then my old one
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Great features

Susie 11/3/2025

I am happy that I bought this freezer about a month ago !!!
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Whirlpool freezer

Cchon 11/3/2025

Great freezer. Perfect fit. Installing and hauling were great.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

4 Stars

Fits our needs

hccooler 10/29/2025

Large and east to find food. It needs an external temperature display.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Awesome features

Flash 10/28/2025

I bought about a week ago and I'm loving it so far and what I love most about it, is it's space and quietness
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

1 Stars

Terrible experience

Dead Freezer 10/27/2025

I bought this a month ago and it worked for a week, then stopped working while I was out of town and I lost a tone of food. VERY DISGUSTING EXPERIENCE TO DEAL WITH. What made it worse was the experience I had with the business I purchased it from and the Whirlpool warranty department. Can't give ZERO stars or I would....
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

3 Stars

Works Great Except.....

Rich 10/21/2025

Bought this freezer about 7 months ago. Seems to work great, but if a high temp alarm is important to you, the alarm is so low you can not hear it unless you are right next to it. Most people keep their freezer away from the normal living area, so it doesn't do much good.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

5 Stars

Great purchase

Kat! 10/14/2025

Needed a new freezer as ours went out. We found this freezer which fit our needs perfectly, happy with our purchase.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

4 Stars

Good freezer

Stmbt97 10/13/2025

We had to buy wire containers to put on the shelves so the food wouldn't constantly tip over, but the freezer is nice. It starts beeping very soon if you leave the door open.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

4 Stars

Great item, looks great but lower quality control

Denter 10/10/2025

I bought it around 10 days ago it has great space clean lines, but quality is a little beliw what I expexted ine of the shelf was missing, the temperature I haven™€™t been able to get it below -3f and when compressor stop goes over 25*f and goes on again so between the on and off operation it takes a lot of time and temperature difference, the sticker logo keeps peeling from the freezer
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Upright freezer

Deedee 10/5/2025

I Love Whirlpool appliances they are Bult touch reasonably priced. Down side because they sell so many you have to order and wait about 10 weeks to receive it.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

3 Stars

It's anice appliance with nice features

Tim18 10/2/2025

I am satisfied with my freezer and I'll be very happy if it lasts 30 years
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

No, I do not recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

cindrast 9/30/2025

Large storage area with sturdy, versatile shelving
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Trusted name in Major appliances

judy44 9/19/2025

WE have owned a number of Whirlpool appliances and have been very satisfied with the performance and longevity of their service.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

5 Stars

Just the right size.

Alicia 9/19/2025

We have had our freezer for two weeks and are very happy with it.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review

4 Stars

Whirlpool Freezer

Barbara 9/4/2025

It's a little louder than I was hoping for. Otherwise, we are very happy with it
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com

Yes, I recommend this product

 Incentivized Review