Samsung RB31 Fridge Freezer In a garage.

binao

Can you use a frost free fridge freezer in a garage?

JGB1955

Beko do several freezers- we have one....Beko | Upright Freezer | Frost Free | ao.com
Not so sure about the fridge/freezer question though...

[Deleted User]

The RB31 looks like minimum temperature 10C for operating so depends on how cold your garage gets. 
I used model number Samsung RB31FDRNDSA
https://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201803/20180307143514801/DA68-02833A_EN-19.pdf


You can find all the information in the user manuals if you want to compare other freezers, some websites like AO.com show it in the product description as well.

binao

Deleted_User said:

The RB31 looks like minimum temperature 10C for operating so depends on how cold your garage gets. 
I used model number Samsung RB31FDRNDSA
https://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201803/20180307143514801/DA68-02833A_EN-19.pdf


You can find all the information in the user manuals if you want to compare other freezers, some websites like AO.com show it in the product description as well.

Thanks.

10C is approx -50degF. 

So to run a RB31 in a garage is contributeing to climate change.

Have you had any problems with your RB31?

debitcardmayhem

binao said:

Deleted_User said:

The RB31 looks like minimum temperature 10C for operating so depends on how cold your garage gets. 
I used model number Samsung RB31FDRNDSA
https://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201803/20180307143514801/DA68-02833A_EN-19.pdf


You can find all the information in the user manuals if you want to compare other freezers, some websites like AO.com show it in the product description as well.

Thanks.

10C is approx -50degF. 

So to run a RB31 in a garage is contributeing to climate change.

Have you had any problems with your RB31?

Nope it will probably contribute to insurance premiums going up if you use it in the garage. Look  at beko as suggested earlier its expected to be -8C here tonight the RB31 will not work too well

bob_a_builder

I think the problem with Fridge Freezers in garages is to do with the fact only 1 thermostat in the Fridge part at say 5deg , which shuts it off due to cold in garage, but Freezer part now is also off   ( Some more expensive models do a have 2 thermostats - 1 in each section)

If its just a freezer, then that thermostat IS controlling the freezer part

binao

debitcardmayhem said:

binao said:

Deleted_User said:

The RB31 looks like minimum temperature 10C for operating so depends on how cold your garage gets. 
I used model number Samsung RB31FDRNDSA
https://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201803/20180307143514801/DA68-02833A_EN-19.pdf


You can find all the information in the user manuals if you want to compare other freezers, some websites like AO.com show it in the product description as well.

Thanks.

10C is approx -50degF. 

So to run a RB31 in a garage is contributeing to climate change.

Have you had any problems with your RB31?

Nope it will probably contribute to insurance premiums going up if you use it in the garage. Look  at beko as suggested earlier its expected to be -8C here tonight the RB31 will not work too well

My contents insurance never asked if I had a FF in the garage.

Why does the RB 31 not work to well?

-8C, JJs and HWB? GCH

IvanOpinion

I was once told that my old Hotpoint frost free fridge freezer was not suitable for a garage.  Since we had got a new FF for the kitchen I felt I had nothing to lose and it has been in the garage ever since - that was in 2004, so we are coming up to 16 years.  It does require a good scraping once a year or so.  I also have an 8 year old Beko fridge that has been in the garage for about half its life (never read the instructions to see if it is suitable).

If you are buying a new one then get select one that is suitable.  If you are repurposing an old one then give it a shot.

J_B

binao said:

10C is approx -50degF.

I'm sure it's a typo, but you meant 10C is 50F (not minus50!)

mobileron

I believe that Beko make the one that work in garage,mine has been fine for 5 years,not sure of any other brands will work.

[Deleted User]

The problem with a frost free freezer in cold environments is all to do with where the melted frost (water) goes!

A frost free freezer uses circulating air over the "Evaporator" which is the cold bit of the cooling system. Frost will accumulate on this evaporator (rather than all over the freezer) but the system needs to defrost it periodically, usually a few times per day.

The way it defrosts it is to heat it up which cause the frost to melt and then drain away. It usually drains to an external part of the freezer that is warm so the water evaporates into the air and is gone.

However in cold environments, two problems can occur - the frost can't melt from the evaporator and drained water cannot evaporate and will just build up cause a pool of water under your fridge freezer. If it is below zero it could totally freeze.

That is why frost free have limits to their minimum operating temperature. Some manufacturers get around this by providing extra heat to the drained water to ensure it will evaporate even in very low temperatures.