PSA - Check your garage Refrigerator freezer! It is likely DEFROSTING with the cold weather.

[horn4life 3761]

Got this info from another forum but I know that we are eating 5 lbs of Jumbo Shrimp because I notice the freezer defrosting.  I thought it was from the power outage but more likely simply due to the fact refrigerators temperature sensors on on the refrigerator NOT the freezer side. So with colder temps your garage fridge, freezer may be off.  

Anyhow its worth checking on.  I was wondering why my indoor freezer was fine after the power outage and my garage refrigerator freezer was defrosting.

You needed to eat a lot of that crap anyhow....😘

[RMac5 1551]

We noticed this too. One of my boys ice cream in the garage freezer was soupy. Weird because other things in the same freezer still seem frozen. Figured it was due to the extreme cold but not sure why this happens. Looks like we will be throwing out a bunch of stuff.

[midtown 3346]

Is your refrigerator running?   Better go catch it.

[Pescado_Rojo 19421]

caught it this morning. Having chili tonight, chicken and sausage jambalaya tomorrow night, and steaks Wednesday night since they're all thawed out. 

[luke duke 6413]

I hook up a small incandescent bulb (10W) when it gets really cold. It’s just enough heat to force the compressor to kick on a few times a day.

[horn4life 3761]

bouncing this back up.  Perhaps cut off your ice maker.  Mine apparently finally kicked on and tried to fill and the fill valve failed (due to cold) and started flooding my garage.  Got lucky as shit that I was going to get ice. A mess vs a disaster.