From: "TURTLE" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Freezer on Patio?
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 00:02:25 -0600


"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!

This is Turtle.

You will have to check any city rules of appliances or what ever outside but I 
will be speaking only on the work ability of the freezer chest type or up right.

Freezer are designed to be run in ambiants of 30ºF to 100ºF but some freezer 
brands may tighten up this range but in general these are the ranges. If you run 
the freezer outside these temperature ranges it will vilolate the warrent but 
very few manufactors will say anything about.

Now running in temperatures below 30ºF : You run the risk of busting the valves 
of the compressor with liquid flood back at these temp.s . Rare but can happen.

Now Running in temperatures above 100ºF :  You can let it run in temps of up to 
about 120ºF and still run but will put a strain on the system but if put in 
direct sun lite it may stop working before you get to 120ºF. Now running in 
temps above 120ºF , well i can't really say as to it working or not but at these 
temps it will depend on the quality of the equipment and if it is designed to 
take a beating and still run. What happens is when you get above the 120ºF point 
the freezer btu rating begins to fall and most freezer start at about 1,000 btu 
per hour rate and the btu rating can be cut in 1/2 and have to try to keep up 
with only 500 btu per hour to keep the items frozen. If you keep the door shut 
and don't go in it much during these hot times. Most will keep up but will run 
all the time to do so. Now some will bite the dirt and stop and wait till nite 
to start working again.

Now i will say this about the freezers. the Chest type usely will take the 
freezing or 120ºF ambiant weather much better than the up right models with 
blower fan and the chest type does not. Both will do as above but the chest type 
is a little better at this problem.

TURTLE