Do you know anyone who keeps an extra fridge in a garage?

amother

OP ↓

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 11:48 am

Someone told me that freezers can survive outdoors in backyards garages or porches, without a problem. They said fridges will break immediately. I know people who keep freezers on porches for years, why not fridges?

True or false?

Sewsew_mom ↓

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 11:50 am

I have jn my garage. Fridge and 2 freezers. No issues here.
Not the truth at all.

amother

Babypink

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 11:50 am

My parents have had 2 fridges in their garage for 5+ years and never had a single issue

amother

Blueberry

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 11:51 am

Temperature in a garage is very different than temperature on a porch.

rdmom

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 11:51 am

Have a fridge and freezer in garage. For the past 5 years. No proble.

amother

Turquoise

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 11:52 am

Is it just outdoors or the cold weather?

I live in LA and I've had a fridge outside for years (8+). Works well B"H.

amother

Blush

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 11:53 am

I was at Chabad of Maine (very cold winters) they had multiple fridge & freezers in the garage.

sweetpotato

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 11:54 am

What you heard is partly true. Some fridges aren’t designed to operate in extreme temperatures so if your garage gets very hot or very cold it could indeed make the fridge malfunction. What’s your climate and is the garage connected to the house/does the temp stay stable (50-80 degreees)?

If not you need to look for garage ready fridges

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecu.....ator/

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 11:54 am

Repair person from Town Appliances (Lakewood) says fridges die very quickly in garages.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Ga.....31370

It seems the repair person didnt realize that its a "garage ready" fridge!

amother

Bergamot

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 11:56 am

No problem to have one in there at all. You can ask the store which fridge/freezer has best weather control. Some made bette than others

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 12:02 pm

amother Bergamot wrote:

No problem to have one in there at all. You can ask the store which fridge/freezer has best weather control. Some made bette than others

Repair person from Town Appliances (Lakewood) says fridges die very quickly in garages.

WEIRD!

He's off the wall! This is the fridge I bought from Town Appliances, that repair person says will break in the garage.

https://www.plugsappliance.com.....nrww/

Its a garage ready fridge!

amother

Goldenrod

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 12:52 pm

My parents kept a fridge/freezer in the garage in Miami. Same fridge for decades. No issues.

amother

Maroon

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 12:57 pm

I keep a freezer in garage.
Every year on the hottest day of the summer if takes a little nap.
I empty it, turn it off, clean it, let it sit for a few days or weeks. Then I plug it back in and it works fine until the next bad heatwave the next summer.
I'm in NY. It goes up to the 90s here usually....
It's an old freezer though. Bought is second hand a few years ago.

amother

Marigold

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 1:47 pm

My sister in Canada has a fridge and freezer in her garage. Winters are -30 there. She has never had a problem.

amother

Latte

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 1:58 pm

amother OP wrote:

Repair person from Town Appliances (Lakewood) says fridges die very quickly in garages.

WEIRD!

Hes off the wall!

https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Ga.....31370

Its a garage ready fridge!

please edit.
No need for such an extreme reaction about a nice frum person working in an appliance store.
He might be misinformed but he's not 'weird' or 'off the wall'

↑ Sewsew_mom

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 2:20 pm

amother OP wrote:

There are some that cannot handle the temp changes. But they have specific ones for garage. So while it may seem weird, he could be speaking about those.

amother

Bottlebrush

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 2:23 pm

Many standard fridges can't cope outside an indoor limited temperature range. Some garage or outdoor ready fridges can.
Buy the correct appliance for your situation.

amother

Amber

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 2:51 pm

I was also told leaving fridges and freezers in a garage can break them. So far I've done it for 3 years and they are doing just fine bh.

That being said yes, there are specific garage ready appliances that are better suited to extreme temperature / changes.

amother

↑ OP

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 3:12 pm

amother Latte wrote:

please edit.
No need for such an extreme reaction about a nice frum person working in an appliance store.
He might be misinformed but he's not 'weird' or 'off the wall'

Hes most likely not Jewish.

And he knew which fridge I have.

MySpace

Sun, Sep 22 2024, 3:57 pm

amother OP wrote:

Hes most likely not Jewish.

And he knew which fridge I have.

...and he's still not weird or off the wall. Just Human. Like you.