Article 1086172 of alt.home.repair: Path: news.misty.com!not-for-mail From: nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu Newsgroups: alt.home.repair Subject: Re: just a thought... Date: 29 Mar 2009 03:42:47 -0400 Organization: Villanova University Lines: 19 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: acadia.ece.villanova.edu X-Trace: max.inside.misty.com 1238312567 22906 153.104.44.130 (29 Mar 2009 07:42:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@misty.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:42:47 +0000 (UTC) Xref: news.misty.com alt.home.repair:1086172 Steve Barker wrote: >Nate Nagel wrote: >> ... there is no heat in my garage. I know you're not supposed to operate >> a fridge at low temps, but if I unplugged it for the winter would it >> fire up OK in the spring? Sure, but the contents might freeze. >I've had one in the barn for years. Me too, unplugged, with a Thermocube freezestat and a trouble light in a bottom drawer to keep carrots from freezing. To keep ice cream from melting, plug in the fridge and turn on the light with a freezer thermostat when the freezer compartment warms to 20 F. Nick