On 11/1/2019 9:12 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Nov 2019 18:00:43 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>
>> No but make sure whatever you get can actually be used in the garage. My
>> first freezer was supposed to be used in a room that was about 70 degrees
>> year round.
>
> Well, that's the first time I've ever heard of such a requirement. How
> do you account for the same make and model fridges and freezers being
> sold and used in both tropical and temperate climates?
>
> Or is this yet another example of the Bothell phenomenon?
>
>> I put it in the garage and it never worked right. Got too cold
>> or overheated.
>
> I'm pretty sure the problem wasn't because it was a garage.
>

Actually a common problem as a garage can be well below freezing or well
above 100F depending on climate. There are also kits available for some
models.

I recently saw a refrigerator advertised that it can work in a garage.
https://www.3goodones.com/more-good-...-and-freezers/

When it's already cold enough in your garage, the fridge doesn't need
need to work to keep the food inside cold. So, it never turns on the
compressor, thus, never freezing the freezer. ... It's cold enough to
keep everything frozen in the freezer. However, this means that the
refrigerator section is ALSO frozen.

What is a garage ready refrigerator?
When the temperature of the garage goes below that ideal range for the
fridge, the thermostat doesn't bother to turn on the compressor, because
it's already cold enough. No compressor action means that the freezer
will begin to warm up, and its contents will thaw.