writes:
>Janet wrote:
>
>> In article >, says...
>> >
>> > 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.
>>
>> Here where garages are unheated so winter temps might dip to
>> freezing, it's standard for new modern fridges and freezers to be
>> marked suitable (or not) to be used in garage. My frost-free upright
>> fridge-freezer came with a warning not to use it in a garage.
>>
>> https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/free...-freezers-for-
>> your-garage
>>
>> "Freezer climate class Every fridge, freezer and fridge freezer has a
>> climate class. This is the range of room temperatures the freezer is
>> designed to work within. Climate classes are set by an international
>> standard and range from 10 C to 43 C to cover hotter and colder
>> countries."
>>
>> "Best freezers for your garage By Patrick Gallagher Most freezers
>> are designed to be kept in rooms that don't get colder than 10 C. If
>> you want a freezer for your garage, make sure you read our guide
>> before you buy.
>>
>> "Freezers in garages: what you need to know
>>
>> Most of the fridges and freezers you can buy are made to be kept
>> inside your home, rather than in an unheated garage. The lowest room
>> temperature that these appliances are designed to work in is 10 C.
>> Keep your freezer in a room that gets any colder, and there?s a
>> chance it will stop working properly, causing all of the food inside
>> to defrost.
>>
>>
>> Janet UK
>
>Agreed. This is critical with a chest freezer. Those are often made
>for 'garage use' but even they tend to require the garage be above
>0C/32F for best operation. If it gets colder, thats when you start
>having frost problems in the 'frost-free' types.
>
>Mine does that a bit. It takes years before it's enough to be a bother
>but sometime in the next year, I have to empty it down and defrost.

STUPID NAKED APES!!!!

Can't make a freezer that works in freezing temps!!!