Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
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I know there are garage heater kits for some refrigerators, but there isn't one for the frig I have. Its older and uses r134a for refrigerant. Works fine when the ambient temperature is 50 or above, not so much when it 32 or lower. Thanks.
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Re: Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
[Re: Hugh Jorgan]
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Unplug it and just leave the door open.
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Re: Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
[Re: topside]
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I just had to finally throw my 1970 model garage fridge out to the curb. 54 years was a good run. Alot of beer, pop, water and nitrous bottles from the freezer when through it over the years. We all had a moment of silence for its departure.
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Re: Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
[Re: ruderunner]
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Unplug it and just leave the door open. I thought about that but then I would have to monitor it. I use it for extra freezer space too when we buy a half of cow. The old one I had in there didn't have a problem until it died a few months ago so we bought a new one for the house (another fiasco) and moved this one to the garage. Now I don't feel like I can safely keep meat frozen in there.
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Re: Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
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Say what ?! A heater for the fridge ? Its a little grid heater that warms the thermostatic switch so the compressor runs longer.
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Re: Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
[Re: Hugh Jorgan]
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Move back to Floriduh. Umm, no!
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Re: Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
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I just had to finally throw my 1970 model garage fridge out to the curb. 54 years was a good run. Alot of beer, pop, water and nitrous bottles from the freezer when through it over the years. We all had a moment of silence for its departure. That was a good run. Be comforted in the knowledge that you gave it a good home. Cherish the memories for may it always live on in your heart.
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Re: Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
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I just had to finally throw my 1970 model garage fridge out to the curb. 54 years was a good run. Alot of beer, pop, water and nitrous bottles from the freezer when through it over the years. We all had a moment of silence for its departure. A bench mark to compare all of its followers to. I suspect the newer ones are going to leave you disappointed.
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Re: Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
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The garage heater is a ventless natural gas unit without a thermostat. I really don't want to leave that on unattended, especially with all the chemicals and fumes that may be in there. Looks like a recipe for disaster to me.
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Re: Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
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Yep, my house fridge took a dump 3 weeks later and it was only 21 years old. Still a good run. The compressor for it was more than half of a new fridge and was on back order or not available anywhere. Wound up buying a new fridge for the kitchen.
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Re: Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
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Use an extension cord and put a 4 or 7W night light bulb in the refrigerator compartment. Close the refrigerator door on the extension cord. The door seal won't hurt the cord. The night light bulb will produce just enough heat so the refrigerator runs long enough to keep the freezer near 0ºF and the refrigerator between 36 to 42ºF. Excellent! Thank you!
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Re: Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
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I bought a new fridg two years ago to replace the so so 30 year old one. I was going to put in garage so when I laid it over to slide it out there I noticed the coils were clogged with cat hair. After cleaning and plugged up it runs better than new, now all the water bottles and drinks go in there. Even the hard to please wife said it’s great!! WinWin on that one for once.! While it was in kitchen it would kick off every so often, reason for the new one.
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Re: Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
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If you really just need the freezer, new deep freezers are pretty inexpensive. We have one of them too, in the house. I also use the frig part for beer, water, soda, marinating meat and brining chicken etc.
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Re: Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
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Use an extension cord and put a 4 or 7W night light bulb in the refrigerator compartment. Close the refrigerator door on the extension cord. The door seal won't hurt the cord. The night light bulb will produce just enough heat so the refrigerator runs long enough to keep the freezer near 0ºF and the refrigerator between 36 to 42ºF. This works awesome. The freezer is now -7°, it was hanging around 17°-19°, in less than 8 hours. Thank you again.
"Follow me the wise man said, but he walked behind"
'92 D250 Club Cab CTD, 47RH conversion, pump tweaks, injectors, rear disc and hydroboost conversion. '74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Rear disc and hydroboost conversion. 2019 1500 Long Horn Crew Cab 4WD, 5.7 Hemi.
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Re: Any tricks to help a garage frig work better?
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I just had to finally throw my 1970 model garage fridge out to the curb. 54 years was a good run. Alot of beer, pop, water and nitrous bottles from the freezer when through it over the years. We all had a moment of silence for its departure. That lifetime of sticker accumulation! Nooooooooo!!!!
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