Fridge-Freezer for unheated garage

Mr_Warren_2

Hello all and as this is my first post this year, Happy New Year to all.

For the second winter running we have had a problem with our emergency/spare/overflow fridge-freezer that is situated in the detached unheated garage. When temperatures outside reach a certain low temperature, the freezer which has a mind of its own goes into defrost mode (the fridge is ok). I have already had the thermostat replaced when the unit was under warranty and repair man told me there was nothing wrong with it. We had to throw a lot of food away last year and were ready for it this year with a minimum amount of frozen stuff kept in.
I hear of fridge/freezers that are specially designed to sustain cold ambient temperatures without going in defrost mode when somebody opens the garage door .

With Sales in full swing, may be it is time to invest in the right unit. As this is an overflow/bargain/BOGOF fridge-freezer, the freezer part of it should at least be of the same volume as the fridge. Your help is appreciated.

Many thanks.

jos22

Might be worth a post at UKwhitegoods.

A._Badger

I have just asked Bosch about this as on a retailer's website (appliancesonline.co.uk - one of the very few that lists this information) all their Bosch fridges and freezers were quoted as having a minimum 50 degree F operating temperature. My kitchen will often dip below this when I am away, so I asked Bosch if this figure was correct.

I heard back from them this week, saying it is. They claim it's something to do with the thermostats, but I sense there is another issue at work here - possibly relating to the refrigerants now being used.

I gather it's more of a problem with fridge/freezers than fridges.

If it is any help at all, my last fridge/freezer (though it was badged a Hotpoint, exactly the same model was sold as a Beko) had a switch that you could throw if the temperature fell below abut 50 and that would enable the freezer section to operate properly. It might be worth seeing if either that Beko or Hotpoint model is still being produced, or whether that web retailer has anything else that will fit the bill.

Hope that helps.

JoolzS

I could be wrong as I'm recalling something I think I read a few years ago, but I believe your problem is due to the huge majority, if not all, fridge-freezers only having a single compressor and once the external temperature gets down to a certain level the compressor switches off which then causes the freezer to warm up.

Your only real option is be to have a separate fridge and freezer.

I thought I wasn't completely misremembering - a quick google found http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=182

Julie

A._Badger

JoolzS wrote: »

I could be wrong as I'm recalling something I think I read a few years ago, but I believe your problem is due to the huge majority, if not all, fridge-freezers only having a single compressor and once the external temperature gets down to a certain level the compressor switches off which then causes the freezer to warm up.

Your only real option is be to have a seperate fridge and freezer.

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Unfortunately, it seems most modern freezers and fridges (even separate units) won't handle low temperatures, either. You need to look pretty hard to find one that can..

Unstoppable_2

Freezers on wagons go into defrost mode for a short period when they're running to de-ice the fans and movable flaps. I wonder if its something similar.

GT60

PRESTIGE PRT265FFW

This is what we have just got and it has a switch in the fridge for working at low outside temps

scottn

woudl it be cheaper to keep the existing appliance and buy a frost protection device/heater for the garage and fit close to the existing applicance?