A freezer for the garage

Prudent

I want to buy a tall upright freezer for my garage to replace a very elderly small freezer.

I have been looking online and was surprised to see Appliances online advertising a freezer that was suitable to withstand temperatures of up to mins 15 c.
see:

http://www.appliancesonline.co.uk/Advice/Freezers/Top-Tens/Top-Five-Freezers

Does this mean that most freezers cannot be kept in the garage? I had a very elderly small one out there for over 10 years after a house move. It worked throughout the very severe recent winters.

I would actually prefer a different upright freezer, but don't want to buy anything unsuitable.

Any advice please?

cyclonebri1

Ours is in the garage, just avoid anything of the auto defrost type, ie, go for a simple basic freezer with no fancy electronics.

2nd hand is a very good option for a garage freezer, so is a shop soiled "scratch and dent option from the outlets that Currys and the others dispose to.;), if you want a warranty, but to be honest the freezer has to be 1 of the most reliable appliances in use, I go 2nd hand everyday.

HappyMJ

It means the thermostat might not trigger if it's less than minus 15 degrees and therefore the contents will defrost. My kitchen is usually less than 15 degrees and any fridge still works. The fridge/freezer in my garage doesn't work too well in winter as the thermostat is in the fridge section so if it's under 4 degrees or so in the fridge then the freezer won't freeze. Buy it if you want but don't expect them to fix it under warranty. A chest freezer might be a better option.

cyclonebri1

I totally agree and I missed the bit about wanting an upright freezer.
The problem with those is that every time you open the door all the cold falls out if you get my drift, ie, cold air sinks and if say you think or air as blue when cold and red when warm then;

When you open the door a blue gas falls out of the freezer and spreads across the floor. To replace that cold air the red stuff is drawn into the top. Money is then spent cooling that air and restoring the loss it has produced.

In a chest freezer the cold air stays inside so is more efficient, :money:forum remember ;)

System

Prudent wrote: »

I want to buy a tall upright freezer for my garage to replace a very elderly small freezer.

I have been looking online and was surprised to see Appliances online advertising a freezer that was suitable to withstand temperatures of up to mins 15 c.
see:

http://www.appliancesonline.co.uk/Advice/Freezers/Top-Tens/Top-Five-Freezers

Does this mean that most freezers cannot be kept in the garage? I had a very elderly small one out there for over 10 years after a house move. It worked throughout the very severe recent winters.

I would actually prefer a different upright freezer, but don't want to buy anything unsuitable.

Any advice please?

Beko do an upright suitable for the garage. We have one. This is the second that we have had for use in the garage. The first one died after 8 years when it had one move too many.

Prudent

Thank you so much everyone. Some really helpful information here. The one I saw was the Beko one.

I did think about a second hand one. I hadn't realised that chest freezers had more advantges other than additional space. I do remember my mum having one and it was not so easy to find things at the bottom.

I have had a look on ebay and there is a small freezer for sale in the next town at 99p which ends this evening. I don't know anyone with a van though and only have a small car. Would need to work out some transport.

cyclonebri1

But could save you money big time, ;););):money: You don't need a shiner in a dark garage if that makes sense?

My last freezer died of rust rather than function failure at 21 years old, the lid hinges rusted out, it's replacement, bought 2nd hand 5 years ago is still perfect, not bad for £50.

snowdrop1967

We bought a Beko (upright) for our garage as it said it would be O.K. in there - it lasted just over the year so I wouldnt recommend this brand. To avoid this happening again we bought one from John Lewis (own brand) which had a 3 year guarantee and was suitable for garages. So far so good (1 year on) and I prefer the chest style too.

System

snowdrop1967 wrote: »

We bought a Beko (upright) for our garage as it said it would be O.K. in there - it lasted just over the year so I wouldnt recommend this brand. To avoid this happening again we bought one from John Lewis (own brand) which had a 3 year guarantee and was suitable for garages. So far so good (1 year on) and I prefer the chest style too.

Score is one all then. I've had them in a garage for the last 9 years without a problem.*


* The only problem has been physical damage to one during a move, necessitating a replacement.

Prudent

snowdrop1967 wrote: »

We bought a Beko (upright) for our garage as it said it would be O.K. in there - it lasted just over the year so I wouldnt recommend this brand. To avoid this happening again we bought one from John Lewis (own brand) which had a 3 year guarantee and was suitable for garages. So far so good (1 year on) and I prefer the chest style too.

Thank you. I will look at John Lewis too. Do you know which model?

cyclonebri1

snowdrop1967 wrote: »

We bought a Beko (upright) for our garage as it said it would be O.K. in there - it lasted just over the year so I wouldnt recommend this brand. To avoid this happening again we bought one from John Lewis (own brand) which had a 3 year guarantee and was suitable for garages. So far so good (1 year on) and I prefer the chest style too.

I have to agree with you about Beko, our last kitchen fridge was 1 of theirs, lasted a year and everything that could break on the "bodywork" did. Now relegated to the garage for overflow use only.

I make Beko 2 - 1 down !!!!!!