Freezer In The Garage

[horseshoes]

I want to get a second freezer for the garage, but when I went on a recce, the assistant in Curry's said if it was gong in the garage, I'd need a certain type, but I forget what he said. I know it was quite a bit dearer and he said something about it being much colder in the garage than in the house. Do any of you have freezers in the garage or shed and if so, is it just an ordinary one? Thank you.

[carrust]

I think Beko make one that can be used in a garage.

[Ann]

Yes Horseshoes, Currys told us that too last year, but I think it's a marketing ploy as we had a freezer in our garden shed for years. We went ahead and bought one last Autumn and it came through the Winter unscathed but I suppose it was a mild Winter. Everyone I know told me theirs have been ok when in garage or shed.

[gness]

I know you can get freezers specifically for a garage, Horseshoes...but I had one in my garage for years and it was fine...x

[Butterbun]

We have ours in the garage and it's not a special one. We've never had any problems with it.

[Ann]

Yet I read an article about Beko appliances which advised against buying any Beko white goods as they could burst into flames at any time!

[Gizmonster]

We've got one in our garage - just an old second hand cheapy one. It's been there a few years and it's still going strong ...... I hope I'm not jinxing it now lol !!!!

[Maydup]

We have a regular house freezer in the garage but have it very slightly insulated. The temperature otherwise is too cold and if left at that level they soon conk out.

We put ours under a work bench and slotted in a side panel eitherside of the freezer. We slid in a thin sheet of polystyrene either side making sure there is still an inch or so gap around the sides, back and top.

Its been happy there for a few years now.

[Maydup]

My friend had one a freezer the garage for a year and then in the first cold winter it just stopped working. Its best to protect them if you can. Perhaps having a full garage helps! Keep plenty of stuff around the freezer And leave it just a small gap to breathe.

[sherrardk]

My proper fridge freezer and an ancient chest freezer (and other assorted junk) are in the garage and they work just fine (for some reason I have a lot of chilling equipment - maybe I should do something about this situation).

[zebo]

I recall something about needing a fridge-freezer with separate controls for the two compartments, don't recall why though. I have a f-f in the garage and it seems OK.

[Gizmonster]

Ours is raised up off the floor - it sits on 2 blocks of 2" x 3" wood that lift it off the floor approx 2" ..... I don't know if that has helped prolong its life in the garage ??

[Hopkirk]

My mother in law's freezer failed when in an unheated outhouse in a cold winter.

It wasn't very old, but just stopped working. It didn't recover when the weather improved.

[paddywak]

We've got a Beko in the garage that we bought several years ago from Comet.We told the girl it was going in a garage and this was the one she recommended,it was made clear in the paperwork that it was suitable for use in outbuildings etc and it wasn't any more expensive then any other similar model.

[woofgang]

I have had chest freezers for 30 years, three i all that time but we sold one when we moved abroad so in fact only two, junked the
last obe when the handle broke off, nothing wrong with the compressor and have always kept them in the garage or shed wherever we lived. touching wood, never had a problem

[smoneybags]

We had a chest freezer which worked perfectly well in our brick built garden shed for many years. We were told at John Lewis that you shouldn't keep a fridge freezer in the garage, but that most freezers would be ok.

[MargoTester]

I think it is only fridge-freezers you need to be careful with. we have had freezers in our garage for years and they have all been fine but when the last one gave up the ghost through old age we decided to change to a fridge-freezer. We went to a small local electrical retailer that we have used for years and he told us the only f-f suitable for a garage was a Beko - something to do with different temperatures between the fridge and freezer, can't remember all the details. Any way thought it was a bit odd so went to three other dealers and they all said the same thing! We bought the Beko f-f and it is working fine.

[buildersmate]

If you Google best freezers for garage, you will find an article by Which? magazine that confirms this as a potential problem. It applies to all freezers and fridge freezers. The European std rating is an SN code that is designed to operate at temperatures down to 10 degrees. So a cold winter will breach this.
The article goes on to say that many people operate them no problem, and that the different refrigerant used by Beko seems to enable it to operate at lower than designed temperatures.

[horseshoes]

Thanks all. I gave Maydup Best Answer because of "full garage". NOW I can prove to OH that having the garage full of what he calls c**p, is actually useful.

[diddlydo]

They've obviously changed the refrigerants that are used in freezers. We have a 28 year old (yes, really!) chest freezer in our very cold garage and it's fine. However, a much newer fridge-freezer is a problem - when it's very, very cold the single thermostat thinks the fridge doesn't need to be on so the motor doesn't run and therefore the stuff in the freezer defrosts. Believe me as I found a trail of defrosted fruit compote all over the garage floor! We no longer use that fridge-freezer in winter. I too believe that Beko do a range that are OK in garages.