Frost free freezers stored in cold rooms

[WendyS]

I've heard that frost free freezers should not be installed in a cold garage or any cold room because if the temperature falls below 9C it will shut down and defrost all the food. Is this true and does anybody have any experience of this? I've never seen this fact advertised anywhere in any freezer showroom and as we may soon have to buy a new freezer which would be stored in our garage I'd like to know whether it's true. We've never had any trouble with our "state of the Ark 25 year old frosted up freezer !) Thanks.

[n00dles]

Hi Wendy,

I do know that fridges, freezers and fridgefreezers are made to a certain specification so as to function correctly in a warm environment (kitchen)...because now many are housed in a fitted kitchen (no longer needing the same amount of air space at the rear of the unit - as they used to be, when free standing), they are designed to work even within a confined space. Placing one in a garage (cold area) could (and can) be detrimental to it working sufficiently.

When we purchased a large upright freezer several years ago, and stated that it was to be housed in the garage, the supplier told us that it would render the guarantee void (for above reasons)...We did not have space in our kitchen - so took the risk of it being placed in the garage...moving a couple of years later we had it put in the kitchen - but soon it malfunctioned and we had to buy another one! (that isn't to say that it wouldn't have given up the ghost anyway)...

Hope this helps...

[Toureman]

Have a look here..........................

http://www.consumersearch.com/www/kitchen/free zer-reviews/fullstory.html

You will have to scroll down until you get to the section on freezers in the garage.

This is an american site but the same rules would apply here.

Acording to the rules it should be ok in the garage.