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Garage freezers
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02/14/21 05:56 PM
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BigPig
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Y’all need to go check your garage freezers. They aren’t made to run in this weather. They don’t realize that they should be kicking on due to the climate being so cold. Mine, and a few others have started to thaw what’s inside.
Just an FYI.
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8169571
02/14/21 06:08 PM
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TexFlip
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How does that work? The inside of the freezer warms above freezing when the ambient temperature is below freezing?
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Garage freezers
[Re: BigPig]
#8169579
02/14/21 06:15 PM
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Wytex
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Never had that happen to ours and it's always been in the garage. I'm betting it's close to zero out there right now. Not heated. We do have ours set to -10 though.
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Re: Garage freezers
[Re: Wytex]
#8169582
02/14/21 06:17 PM
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glens
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Never had that happen to ours and it's always been in the garage. I'm betting it's close to zero out there right now. Not heated. We do have ours set to -10 though. Does this mean if it gets down to -20 it starts thawing back to -10 ?? 
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Re: Garage freezers
[Re: BigPig]
#8169584
02/14/21 06:21 PM
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bill oxner
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Mine is in the laundry room. The outside wall is also the garage wall. Its the oldest appliance I own. Bought it 54 years ago when I got married.
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Re: Garage freezers
[Re: BigPig]
#8169588
02/14/21 06:23 PM
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Wytex
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We do have a thermo. in the freezer so now I'm going to check it throughout the day and into tomorrow and see. Garage is insulated but not heated, I'll also check that temp, might be a little warmer than 0 in there. Interesting as I have not seen this on our older or newer freezer but now I am curious if it happens. Makes sense. Also I did not know they made "garage refrigerators", made for colder garages.
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8169798
02/14/21 08:48 PM
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Halfadozen
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Turned the thermostats down on my 2. No issues so far
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8169801
02/14/21 08:48 PM
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Biscuit
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Turned the thermostats down on my 2. No issues so far Me too
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8169810
02/14/21 08:55 PM
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Mike Honcho
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Re: Garage freezers
[Re: glens]
#8169813
02/14/21 08:57 PM
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Never had that happen to ours and it's always been in the garage. I'm betting it's close to zero out there right now. Not heated. We do have ours set to -10 though. Does this mean if it gets down to -20 it starts thawing back to -10 ??  
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8169815
02/14/21 08:58 PM
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SherpaPhil
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I kept mine on the porch when I lived in Alaska. Never had an issue
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8169828
02/14/21 09:06 PM
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skinnerback
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8169843
02/14/21 09:13 PM
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Davis300
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Interesting is right...never heard of such. No issue here in -2.
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8169850
02/14/21 09:16 PM
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GUTIT
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Not an issue. Have the same 3 deep freezes I had in Colorado and Iowa working fine down here. They all work the same, no matter when you are at. They don’t make geographically specific freezers. You must be drinking.
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8169877
02/14/21 09:28 PM
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BigPig
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Not an issue. Have the same 3 deep freezes I had in Colorado and Iowa working fine down here. They all work the same, no matter when you are at. They don’t make geographically specific freezers. You must be drinking. Not drinking. Noticed yesterday that both of mine are thawing the meat. Each is on its own dedicated breaker, and it isn’t tripped, outlet is still working. Frozen ground meat is getting soft on the outside.
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Re: Garage freezers
[Re: BigPig]
#8169893
02/14/21 09:36 PM
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ducknbass
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My garage is sprayed. Doors are insulated. Dogs have a doggy door and there water is near the opening and it's never frosted over. Moral of the story I don't think it will get cold enough in my garage to cause issue.
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8169911
02/14/21 09:44 PM
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8169961
02/14/21 10:11 PM
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TexFlip
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Not an issue. Have the same 3 deep freezes I had in Colorado and Iowa working fine down here. They all work the same, no matter when you are at. They don’t make geographically specific freezers. You must be drinking. Not drinking. Noticed yesterday that both of mine are thawing the meat. Each is on its own dedicated breaker, and it isn’t tripped, outlet is still working. Frozen ground meat is getting soft on the outside. Where is the warmth coming from?
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Garage freezers
[Re: TexFlip]
#8169969
02/14/21 10:20 PM
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skinnerback
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Not an issue. Have the same 3 deep freezes I had in Colorado and Iowa working fine down here. They all work the same, no matter when you are at. They don’t make geographically specific freezers. You must be drinking. Not drinking. Noticed yesterday that both of mine are thawing the meat. Each is on its own dedicated breaker, and it isn’t tripped, outlet is still working. Frozen ground meat is getting soft on the outside. Where is the warmth coming from? His heart. He's a big softy. 
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Re: Garage freezers
[Re: BigPig]
#8169978
02/14/21 10:25 PM
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GUTIT
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Not an issue. Have the same 3 deep freezes I had in Colorado and Iowa working fine down here. They all work the same, no matter when you are at. They don’t make geographically specific freezers. You must be drinking. Not drinking. Noticed yesterday that both of mine are thawing the meat. Each is on its own dedicated breaker, and it isn’t tripped, outlet is still working. Frozen ground meat is getting soft on the outside. I’ve never heard of that but hell, I’ve been drinking. At least you caught it ams can keep an eye on it. Be curious to know if they work right after we warm up. 👍
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8169990
02/14/21 10:32 PM
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BP: Is your freezer one of the newer Frost-Free ones (auto defrost)?? The way they work is to run warmer refrigerant thru the coils to melt the ice build-up. They typically do this twice a day, for 20-30 minutes. If your defrost cycle timer craps out, it could possibly not switch back to refrigerated cycle correctly
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8170013
02/14/21 10:46 PM
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He is right, checked mine and stuff was starting to defrost. I rigged a small nightlight and attached it near the thermostat and it’s back running. Read an article that said in the late 90’s when they switched Freon this became an issue. Thanks for the heads up!
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8170086
02/14/21 11:31 PM
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Mine is still working like normal
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Re: Garage freezers
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#8170092
02/14/21 11:35 PM
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Mine is still working like normal Like Normal or Like Norml?
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