Hey Steve,
I've had the same thing happen and ended up with quite a mess when 20 pounds
of cherries defrosted and started melting. Turns out the problem was that
it was as cold in the workshop as it was inside the fridge, so the
thermostat never turned the compressor on. And since the compressor never
turned on, the freezer eventually warmed up to just above freezing.
Adding a space heater to the room to keep it ~40 solved problem (and made
the tools a bit more pleasant to work with).
-aric.
-----Original Message-----
From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Steve Shipley
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 2:01 AM
To: Shop Talk
Subject: Shop Refrigerator
I have a refrigerator in the shop. I went out to get an ice cream cone the
other night and it was barely frozen. Since we recently got our first
freezing
weather, I was wondering if a refrigerator is affected by the outside
temperature. The shop is unheated so I'm pretty sure the temperature was
around 32 degrees for a day or so. Does a refrigerator depend on the
temperature
to function?
Steve Shipley
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