Chest Freezer in garage

[steve_b_wales]

Really struggling with this! I would have thought that if a freezer located in room temp would have to work harder as cooling of the refrigerant would be inhibited, no?

 

 

In my younger days, I worked as a domestic appliance service engineer, which basically meant that I repaired all kinds of cookers,washing machines, hoovers and fridges/freezers. I was always led to believe that the warmer the room that the fridge/freezer was in, the harder it worked to maintain a cool/freezing temperature inside it.

 

Seems like I, and many others, were wrong!

[codling99]

ive got 3 outdoors,and all work fine,one is over 18 yrs old,full of bait and as never let me down,old electrolux. my mate had one given him though,and knocked its self off every few days,and that was in summer months,so hes skipped it and got a beko chest freezer now,so far so good he says.

[kent]

Its the way it is basically its designed to work most efficently within a set temprature range. Too hot or too cold and things work harder. Working hard means more juice and more wear and tear. Buying one developed for external use sounds good as it might well be built for purpose but check out power useage of any freezer before you part with your cash

[Spoonbed]

I'm a fridge engineer, and I would say go for the cheapest one you can.

The main issues regarding a ch freezer in a garage/ outbuilding are the presence of damp and that in extreme low temps it can effect thermostat operation.

Cheers

[Jega]

Had our chest freezer in the garage for about 20 years or so with absolutley no problems whatsoever.

[Catweazle]

It sounds silly that a freezer in a cold room can use more electricity than one in a warmer room, however if the freezer has an automatic de-frost feature then it can be true.

 

Here are details of a test done:

 

http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/build77/PDF/b77002.pdf