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wrote:

Edgar Iredale wrote:

40F / 5C I could cope with by turning up the anti frost heater. But
60F /
16C is a different thing altogether.

Anyway thanks for that and for the story. I had heard that the motor
might
not run in too cold circumstances.

Edgar

My kitchen easily drops below 16C everyday (at the moment) and the
freeze keeps running (as far as I'm aware). This country runs on
"reason" more than detail (unlike in the states) and I'm sure one could
argue that 16C is an unreasonably high temperature in which to be
expected to keep a freezer.

Yes. However I need the freezer so I'm keeping it.

The problem with FRIDGE-freezers is (usually) that the thermostat is
set for the fridge and the freezer just gets more cooling to keep
everything frozen. So, if your fridge is set to 5C and the ambient
temp is 4C the compressor won't kick in and the frozen stuff will start
to thaw.

Yes. FRIDGE-freezers do seem to be a problem. I've been talking to two
people today who have had them fail in their garages.

Now, with a freezer I would have thought all would be OK except for
perhaps extreme temperatures but I'm no thermal engineer.

There seems to be a list of possible problems from failure to start in the
cold to the door seal plastic deteriorating.
I'm going to run it for a while the heat turned up until the weather warms.
Next winter I'll have to think again.

Thanks

Edgar