On 4/10/2014 2:19 PM, Janet wrote:

> You must have really poor insulation in your freezer. When there's
> ample warning of a cut, you should prepare by running the freezer on
> "superfreeze" for several hours before the cut, covering it with a
> duvet, etc, not opening its door at all.
>
> A year ago we had a three day power outage (with no warning). With no
> idea how long it would last , I covered the freezer and left the door
> shut until the power came back on 3 days later.. the entire contents of
> my fairly new, high-insulation freezer were still cold and hard. We lost
> nothing.
>
We had a 5 day power outage last year, and lost nothing. The weather was
cold, though.