Hoshizaki Valiance VF2A-FS Commercial 2-Door Freezer

Overview

The Hoshizaki VF2A-FS is a commercial 2-door upright freezer with stainless steel doors and interior floor, a 1/2 HP compressor, and a digital temperature display. It is built for kitchens that need more capacity than a single-door reach-in provides.

Where the single-door VF1A-FS keeps things minimal, the VF2A-FS scales up: two stainless doors, six adjustable shelves, and a larger 1/2 HP compressor to cool the added volume. It adds a digital temperature display the single-door model does not list, along with two extra casters for the wider footprint, three of six fitted with brakes. As with the single-door version, exact interior capacity and dimensions are not specified, so measure the install space first.

• Two stainless steel doors with aluminum sides, rear, and top
• 6 adjustable epoxy-coated wire shelves
• 1/2 HP bottom-mounted compressor
• 6 casters, 3 with brakes, plus digital temperature display

Who it's for

Fits restaurants, hotels, and catering kitchens that need a two-door reach-in freezer with more shelf space than a single-door unit offers. Skip it if a single door and smaller footprint would cover storage needs, since the VF1A-FS is the smaller option in the same line.

Pros and cons

Performance notes

A 1/2 HP bottom-mounted compressor, larger than the single-door model's 1/5 HP unit, circulates cold air across the doubled interior. Six 4-inch stem casters, three with brakes, support the wider cabinet while still allowing repositioning. Both doors are self-closing, lockable, and field reversible, and a digital display lets staff check temperature without opening the doors.

Specifications

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