"Lobster" wrote in message
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Vortex wrote:

We have a 10-ish year old Zanussi Freezer which we would like to relocate
outside (under shelter but open-air...and therefore susceptible to low
temperatures from time to time.).

The manual states: "If the room temperature falls below freezing point
the freezer will not function as it should".

Can anybody explain the above statement in more detail, please? I really
do not understand why a modern freezer shouldn't work when outside.

See mucho discussion of this in the archives of this ng:
http://tinyurl.com/o93at or
http://groups.google.co.uk/groups/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&num=10&q=freezer+garage+ temperature+group%3Auk.d-i-y&safe=off&qt_s=Search

IIRC the problem is primarily when you have a combined fridge freezer with
only one thermostat / compressor - ambient temp falls to below normal
fridge temp (~4 deg C), so the thermostat shuts the thing down regardless
of the fact that the freezer section still needs cooling.

We have separate 'overflow' fridge and freezer in our garage - I think
both have warnings against such 'abuse' - but both have work fine for
several years.

David

Yes I looked in the archives but nowhere could I find a succinct and
plausible explanation as to why freezer operation should become dodgy
specifically below 0C.

AFAIK the boiling point of ammonia (used in CFC free freezers is about -30C)
so I can imaging ambient temperatures in this order will cause problems.

Since it is/will be an "overflow" freezer we'll put it outside and see what
happens this winter.

David H