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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 |
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... 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. Beko still make freezers that can be used outside in an unheated garage/shed. Many other makes require the room to be kept at about 15 deg C minimum. 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. Fridge/freezers tend to be more fussy than dedicated fridges or dedicated freezers. I think this is partly because they often economise by only having one thermostat and one compressor (or at least no valves to direct refrigerant to just the freezer or just the fridge, according to separate thermostats) and they assume that if the temperature in the fridge is kept constant, the temperature in the freezer will also be correct as long as the proportion of refrigerant to each part is correct. |
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On Monday, 10 December 2018 10:35:42 UTC, NY wrote:
"RobH" wrote in message ... 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. Beko still make freezers that can be used outside in an unheated garage/shed. Many other makes require the room to be kept at about 15 deg C minimum. 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. Fridge/freezers tend to be more fussy than dedicated fridges or dedicated freezers. +1 fwiw. Most will not work in cold weather. I think this is partly because they often economise by only having one thermostat and one compressor (or at least no valves to direct refrigerant to just the freezer or just the fridge, according to separate thermostats) and they assume that if the temperature in the fridge is kept constant, the temperature in the freezer will also be correct as long as the proportion of refrigerant to each part is correct. yes, so avoid freeze fridgers for garage use. NT |
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On 10/12/2018 10:15, 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 knowÂ* 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. It is at least partly true. The working fluids in a lot of modern fridges and freezers are predicated on them being installed in a centrally heated house. You have to chose a freezer that is designed to operate in an ambient temperature typical of a garage in midwinter. My brother in laws upright freezer failed spectacularly one cold winter when the garage got down to about 2C. Cold enough to stop it working entirely and warm enough that stuff thawed and refroze making a mess. You need to read the rating plate carefully and know what it means since they encode the working range in a peculiar way. I have posted before on how to interpret the ratings plate. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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news It is at least partly true. The working fluids in a lot of modern fridges and freezers are predicated on them being installed in a centrally heated house. You have to chose a freezer that is designed to operate in an ambient temperature typical of a garage in midwinter. My brother in laws upright freezer failed spectacularly one cold winter when the garage got down to about 2C. Cold enough to stop it working entirely and warm enough that stuff thawed and refroze making a mess. You need to read the rating plate carefully and know what it means since they encode the working range in a peculiar way. I have posted before on how to interpret the ratings plate. If it doubt, specify to the salesman that you need to use it in an unheated garage and that it must be suitable. Hope you manage to find what you are looking for. When we were looking to replace a freezer that thawed in the same dramatic way as yours, the salesman in one shop was most unhelpful and claimed that no-one makes freezers like that any more - why would *anyone* want a freezer anywhere else than in a nice warm kitchen? |
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On Monday, 10 December 2018 11:43:35 UTC, NY wrote:
"Martin Brown" wrote in message news It is at least partly true. The working fluids in a lot of modern fridges and freezers are predicated on them being installed in a centrally heated house. You have to chose a freezer that is designed to operate in an ambient temperature typical of a garage in midwinter. My brother in laws upright freezer failed spectacularly one cold winter when the garage got down to about 2C. Cold enough to stop it working entirely and warm enough that stuff thawed and refroze making a mess. You need to read the rating plate carefully and know what it means since they encode the working range in a peculiar way. I have posted before on how to interpret the ratings plate. If it doubt, specify to the salesman that you need to use it in an unheated garage and that it must be suitable. Hope you manage to find what you are looking for. When we were looking to replace a freezer that thawed in the same dramatic way as yours, the salesman in one shop was most unhelpful and claimed that no-one makes freezers like that any more - why would *anyone* want a freezer anywhere else than in a nice warm kitchen? expecting a salesman to understand anything is optimistic. Sadly the national standard of retail salesmen is poor. |
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On 10/12/2018 10:34, NY wrote:
"RobH" wrote in message ... 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 knowÂ* 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. Beko still make freezers that can be used outside in an unheated garage/shed. Yep - I've had a Beko freezer for about 10 years now, bought for putting in the cellar (less to run there too). No problems - but not as cold as you're expecting. Very rarely gets to freezing - mostly 5-15C. -- Cheers, Rob |
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On 10/12/2018 10:15, 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 knowÂ* 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 I have two Beko upright freezers in a shed. They have been OK even when it was -9C outside. They are intended for low ambient temps; down to -15C. https://www.beko.co.uk/appliances/re...ators/freezers If you really thought there might be a problem why not add a froststat and a 100W greenhouse heater? Stand the heater behind the freezer. Bill |
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On 10/12/2018 15:34, Bill Wright wrote:
On 10/12/2018 10:15, 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 knowÂ* 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 I have two Beko upright freezers in a shed. They have been OK even when it was -9C outside. They are intended for low ambient temps; down to -15C. https://www.beko.co.uk/appliances/re...ators/freezers If you really thought there might be a problem why not add a froststat and a 100W greenhouse heater? Stand the heater behind the freezer. Wot Bill sez. My sister had an ordinary domestic freezer in the garage which stopped working when the first winter came along. No damage done: it just used ambient room temperature as a reference point for its freezing operation and couldn't make sense of its surroundings. A localised, low power heater solved her problem. Nick |
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:34:52 +0000, NY wrote:
Many other makes require the room to be kept at about 15 deg C Or at least 10oC. We put an additional fridge in the garage for when lots of visitors. but the damned thing stops working during the winter months, because of ignorance at the time of the new 'green' coolant that requires a warmer room to work... -- /\/\aurice (Retired in E.Hants) (Replace "nomail.afraid" by "bcs" to reply by email) |
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On 10/12/2018 15:34, Bill Wright wrote:
On 10/12/2018 10:15, 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 knowÂ* 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 I have two Beko upright freezers in a shed. They have been OK even when it was -9C outside. They are intended for low ambient temps; down to -15C. https://www.beko.co.uk/appliances/re...ators/freezers If you really thought there might be a problem why not add a froststat and a 100W greenhouse heater? Stand the heater behind the freezer. Bill I saw that beko upright freezers were the only ones suitable for a garage. I did a bit of googling as well and it confirms what other people have said on this thread. Now I am not concerned about the temp getting down to -9C with a Beko freezer in the garage. |
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:39:17 +0000, I wrote:
fridge Should say "fridge/freezer" -- /\/\aurice (Replace "nomail.afraid" by "bcs" to reply by email) |
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"Nick Odell" wrote in message news On 10/12/2018 15:34, Bill Wright wrote: On 10/12/2018 10:15, 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 I have two Beko upright freezers in a shed. They have been OK even when it was -9C outside. They are intended for low ambient temps; down to -15C. https://www.beko.co.uk/appliances/re...ators/freezers If you really thought there might be a problem why not add a froststat and a 100W greenhouse heater? Stand the heater behind the freezer. Wot Bill sez. My sister had an ordinary domestic freezer in the garage which stopped working when the first winter came along. No damage done: it just used ambient room temperature as a reference point for its freezing operation and couldn't make sense of its surroundings. A localised, low power heater solved her problem. But it makes a lot more sense to get a Beko which doesnt need that. |
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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? -- Michael Chare |
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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? yes, but not enough to stop the contents of the freezer starting tothaw. -- from KT24 in Surrey, England "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle |
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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 |
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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 -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 10/12/2018 11:43, NY wrote:
"Martin Brown" wrote in message news It is at least partly true. The working fluids in a lot of modern fridges and freezers are predicated on them being installed in a centrally heated house. You have to chose a freezer that is designed to operate in an ambient temperature typical of a garage in midwinter. My brother in laws upright freezer failed spectacularly one cold winter when the garage got down to about 2C. Cold enough to stop it working entirely and warm enough that stuff thawed and refroze making a mess. You need to read the rating plate carefully and know what it means since they encode the working range in a peculiar way. I have posted before on how to interpret the ratings plate. If it doubt, specify to the salesman that you need to use it in an unheated garage and that it must be suitable. Hope you manage to find what you are looking for. When we were looking to replace a freezer that thawed in the same dramatic way as yours, the salesman in one shop was most unhelpful and claimed that no-one makes freezers like that any more - why would *anyone* want a freezer anywhere else than in a nice warm kitchen? I recall once asking a salesman in an electric goods shop the difference in functionality between two models which looked to me superficially the same but for radically different prices. His answer "the model number". Thank heavens for the internet where you can do your own research. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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On 11/12/2018 15:24, Martin Brown wrote:
On 10/12/2018 11:43, NY wrote: "Martin Brown" wrote in message news It is at least partly true. The working fluids in a lot of modern fridges and freezers are predicated on them being installed in a centrally heated house. You have to chose a freezer that is designed to operate in an ambient temperature typical of a garage in midwinter. My brother in laws upright freezer failed spectacularly one cold winter when the garage got down to about 2C. Cold enough to stop it working entirely and warm enough that stuff thawed and refroze making a mess. You need to read the rating plate carefully and know what it means since they encode the working range in a peculiar way. I have posted before on how to interpret the ratings plate. If it doubt, specify to the salesman that you need to use it in an unheated garage and that it must be suitable. Hope you manage to find what you are looking for. When we were looking to replace a freezer that thawed in the same dramatic way as yours, the salesman in one shop was most unhelpful and claimed that no-one makes freezers like that any more - why would *anyone* want a freezer anywhere else than in a nice warm kitchen? I recall once asking a salesman in an electric goods shop the difference in functionality between two models which looked to me superficially the same but for radically different prices. His answer "the model number". Overheard a shopper ask the Tesco fishmonger (well, dressed as one) 'What's the best way to cook this'. Reply: 'However you like'. -- Cheers, Rob |
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On 11/12/2018 16:11, RJH wrote:
On 11/12/2018 15:24, Martin Brown wrote: I recall once asking a salesman in an electric goods shop the difference in functionality between two models which looked to me superficially the same but for radically different prices. His answer "the model number". Overheard a shopper ask the Tesco fishmonger (well, dressed as one) 'What's the best way to cook this'. Reply: 'However you like'. That's all right if the shopper wants to know whether to fry, bake, steam, grill, poach &c. I think s/he meant to ask, "*How* should I cook this fish?" You've got to ask the right question. -- Max Demian |
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Max Demian wrote:
On 11/12/2018 16:11, RJH wrote: On 11/12/2018 15:24, Martin Brown wrote: I recall once asking a salesman in an electric goods shop the difference in functionality between two models which looked to me superficially the same but for radically different prices. His answer "the model number". Overheard a shopper ask the Tesco fishmonger (well, dressed as one) 'What's the best way to cook this'. Reply: 'However you like'. That's all right if the shopper wants to know whether to fry, bake, steam, grill, poach &c. I think s/he meant to ask, "*How* should I cook this fish?" You've got to ask the right question. It's rather like the people who, invited to answer a technical question about an item on Amazon, reply along the lines of "I haven't the slightest Ides" or "I don't know because mine was broken and I sent it back" not realising the answers are only wanted from people who at least believe that they know. Clearly the shop assistant should have answered that he or she didn't normally work there and unfortunately didn't have a recommendation. -- Roger Hayter |
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On 11/12/2018 13:46, David wrote:
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. That does depend upon the design. Our fridge-freezer some years ago had only a single compressor. It used the entirely logical idea of only cooling the freezer section. The fridge was cooled with a fan and a motorised flap circulating air from the fridge, through the freezer and back into the fridge. Obviously if the ambient temperature fell too low, the fridge would need no cooling, so the flap would remain closed and the fan off, but the compressor would still cool the freezer as normal. SteveW |
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On 11/12/2018 17:47, Max Demian wrote:
On 11/12/2018 16:11, RJH wrote: On 11/12/2018 15:24, Martin Brown wrote: I recall once asking a salesman in an electric goods shop the difference in functionality between two models which looked to me superficially the same but for radically different prices. His answer "the model number". Overheard a shopper ask the Tesco fishmonger (well, dressed as one) 'What's the best way to cook this'. Reply: 'However you like'. That's all right if the shopper wants to know whether to fry, bake, steam, grill, poach &c. I think s/he meant to ask, "*How* should I cook this fish?" You've got to ask the right question. If she bought it in Sainsburys it would be supplied in a special package that can just be popped in a microwave. Printed on the back are the cooking times needed for various species of fish, plus conventional cooking times. |
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On 10/12/2018 15:59, Nick Odell wrote:
On 10/12/2018 15:34, Bill Wright wrote: On 10/12/2018 10:15, 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 knowÂ* 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 I have two Beko upright freezers in a shed. They have been OK even when it was -9C outside. They are intended for low ambient temps; down to -15C. https://www.beko.co.uk/appliances/re...ators/freezers If you really thought there might be a problem why not add a froststat and a 100W greenhouse heater? Stand the heater behind the freezer. Wot Bill sez. My sister had an ordinary domestic freezer in the garage which stopped working when the first winter came along. No damage done: it just used ambient room temperature as a reference point for its freezing operation and couldn't make sense of its surroundings. A localised, low power heater solved her problem. Nick My Liebherr fridge freezer has a low temp button next to the internal light, which it keeps on at half power sufficiently to make the thermostat think it is getting too warm. |
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On 11/12/2018 13:12, charles wrote:
In article , 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? yes, but not enough to stop the contents of the freezer starting tothaw. It does appear to be more of a problem for appliance with only one thermostat. I will find out next week, I will be away from home but I will know the temperature and the house power consumption. -- Michael Chare |
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David writes: 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 I didn't think anyone had made those for decades. It used to be a speciality of Hotpoint, back when Hotpoint was part of GEC and was a real manuafacturer in the UK. They had a range for use in unheated homes/rooms with separate compressors, which were slightly more expensive than their standard models. (I bought one, as it predated me installing central heating.) shared compressor leads to the freezer defrosting below (IIRC) 4C. It goes wrong well above 4C. I've tried a few and freezer temperature is not maintained correctly at 12C. This should not be an issue for a freezer only, but there are other problems with running freezers outside the specified temperature range. BTDTBTTS. Cheers Dave R -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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What freezer for garage
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 We needed one for our garage. As you probably know, normal domestic ones arent suitable for ambient temp found in garages etc. However, we found a John Lewis Chest freezer which was specified for outbuilding use. When middle daughter wanted an upright freezer for her garage, John Lewis came up trumps again. Both own brand, good warranty, delivery, price etc. We had an old one which lasted years first in a shed in our previous house then in the garage in current house. We bought it in about 1990. We replaced it with the JL one last year or so. While it still worked, the seal had failed. As I recall, it cost about £90 in 1990. I cant recall the brand, I suspect Tricity. |
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