On Tuesday, 11 December 2018 12:20:49 UTC, Michael Chare wrote:
On 10/12/2018 10:34, NY wrote:


It always seems perverse that when you go away on holiday
in winter you have to keep the heating on low to keep warm an object
that is designed to keep things cold.


I have lived in happy ignorance of this problem. If the temperature
falls to low for my fridge/freezer to work would it use corresponding
less electricity?

When the compressor runs it doesn't cool, so the thermostat keeps asking for more compressor running. Maybe someone else will explain what the refrigerant does and how it affects the compressor.


NT