Help Me Please!! Freezer Problem!!! and Fish

wishingonastar_3

just been advised my electric is to go off for about 6 hours on friday due to essential repairs by elec board. will the stuff in my freezer be ok does anyone know? its a chest freezer so there is quite a lot in it. if i;d had more warning i'd have run it down so there wasn't much in it. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

any help gladly appreciated.

edited to add we have tropical fishes, will they last 6 hours??????

suki1964

Your freezer will be fine - just dont open it.

As for the fish, keep an eye on the temp. If it gets too cold then put some warm water in a bag and float it

Debt_Free_Chick

wishingonastar wrote:

edited to add we have tropical fishes, will they last 6 hours??????

Fish is fine the freezer for up to 6 months

comping_cat

I dont know about the fish, but what i would do with the freezer is turn it down, to its lowest temp so that everything freezes more, then when the electricity goes off, it will take longer to defrost, as long as you keep the door shut, and then check once the electricity goes back on (make sure nothing has defrosted), im sure you will be fine, and can then turn temp back to normal

Curry_Queen

It's actually better that your freezer is full as it will all stay frozen for much longer! Just don't open it at all until the electric is back on and it's running at it's usual temperature again


The fish should be absolutely fine unless the room they're in is exceptionally cold, in which case you might want to leave some sort of heating on in that room to keep the ambient temperature up.

Curry_Queen

Debt_Free_Chick wrote:

Fish is fine the freezer for up to 6 months

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I'm sure she wouldn't want to put her tropical fish in the freezer

wishingonastar_3

thank you so so so much. really appreciate your reponses. i was off in a major panic then. everything else i can cope with. am i as well not to open the fridge either then?
thanks again

woas

wishingonastar_3

Debt_Free_Chick wrote:

Fish is fine the freezer for up to 6 months

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

suki1964

wishingonastar wrote:

thank you so so so much. really appreciate your reponses. i was off in a major panic then. everything else i can cope with. am i as well not to open the fridge either then?
thanks again

woas

Unless your house is heated to tropical temps, the food in your fridge will be fine - even opening and closing the door throughout the day

wishingonastar_3

Thanks. i was worried getting milk out for brews (i like my tea!!!) may cause problems, but realised kettle won't be working anyways!!!!!!

Curry_Queen

wishingonastar wrote:

Thanks. i was worried getting milk out for brews (i like my tea!!!) may cause problems, but realised kettle won't be working anyways!!!!!!

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:


That's just the sort of thing I'd do!!!

If you've got any flasks handy (assuming you still have power that is) then get them filled up so you have a hot drink whilst it's off

Actually, just spotted it's tomorrow it's going off not today, and of course you must still have power if you're posting here :doh: ... see what I mean LOL!