On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:15:58 +0000, RobH wrote:

We have a totally separate, from the house, garage, and want to put a
freezer in it.
One place we looked around , the guy told us that upright freezers don't
do so well in garages if it gets very cold, like minus 4 or 5C. He said
it was the compressor which breaks down if it is not covered over or
insulated, and this doesn't happen with chest freezers.

Is there any truth in that , as we know a few people who have either
upright freezers or fridges in their garages.

Probably the coldest temperature I have know here in the last 20 years
is about -9 in 2010, and regularly get down to -4 or -5C in the winter.

Any do's or don'ts , or even recommendations.

Thanks

Another vote for Beko - we now have two under cover outside.
Bought one, won the other on Freegle.

If you want a fridge/freezer make sure that it has two independent
compressors - one for the fridge and the other for the freezer. A single
shared compressor leads to the freezer defrosting below (IIRC) 4C.
BTDTBTTS.

Cheers



Dave R


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