From: "dane" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Freezer on Patio?
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:03:38 -0500

"blah"  wrote in message
news:7I2dnS8R75LNf2LcRVn-og@comcast.com...
> I'm thinking about getting a separate freezer.  The only place I could put
> it would be on the (covered) patio in the back yard.  Will this work out
OK?
> If it matters, I'm thinking of getting the upright kind.  I was originally
> going to get the "chest" type (cheaper) but want the convenience of an
> upright.
>
> Right now, my main concern is the energy cost.  It's very hot here in the
> summers (regularly over 100 degrees) and I wonder whether the freezer
would
> have to run constantly.  Or, whether it could even keep up at all.  Maybe
I
> would get some of the cost back in the winters, though.
>
> Any experiences/ideas?
>
> Thanks!
>

Check the room temperature range the freezer is designed for. Your patio may
be too hot or too cold for proper operation at times during the year.