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Thank Goodness for a Garage Refrigerator

JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:30:38 GMT

We've always kept an extra refrigerator in the garage for overflow. I use it consistently spring, summer, and fall, but not in winter. Today we need it. My kitchen fridge, purchased Oct. 2019, isn't cooling. I'm unable to adjust the coolness settings. Fortunately we caught it before anything went bad. I can't get a guy here until the end of the week so it'll be a little inconvenient but that's ok.

Re: Thank Goodness for a Garage Refrigerator

catter70 — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:28:55 GMT

Good for you that you have a spare. My Kenmore fridge turned 24 years old in Jan. Not ever looking forward to replacing it. I have no spare so hopefully, if and when it happens, my neighbor will have room for extra stuff of mine.

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Carmie — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:38:28 GMT

I have always had two refrigerators both full all year long. My second is in the garage. I have two stand alone freezers in there as well.

I needed repair for my kitchen refrigeratior because it wasn't cold while it was under warranty. The repairman said new fridges are made for a part of the compressor to go out fairly quickly. He replaced it.

While he was here, I asked him about my second fridge that was not cold enough. He said he could fix it for $100 cash under the table. I jumped on it.

Right now both are working well. Sounds like your fridge has the same problem both of mine had.

Re: Thank Goodness for a Garage Refrigerator

JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:51:38 GMT

@Carmie wrote:
I have always had two refrigerators both full all year long. My second is in the garage. I have two stand alone freezers in there as well.

I needed repair for my kitchen refrigeratior because it wasn't cold while it was under warranty. The repairman said new fridges are made for a part of the compressor to go out fairly quickly. He replaced it.

While he was here, I asked him about my second fridge that was not cold enough. He said he could fix it for $100 cash under the table. I jumped on it.

Right now both are working well. Sounds like your fridge has the same problem both of mine had.

At the moment, I don't know if it's the compressor, the thermostat, or the computer panel. My mfg. warranty expired but I purchased from Costco, using my Costco branded credit card, which extends the warranty. There's a process to follow for reimbursement. That was probably the best $100 you spent, @Carmie. The guy I have coming charges $110 to walk in the door, but he's got a lot of years experience and comes highly recommended locally.

Re: Thank Goodness for a Garage Refrigerator

chickenbutt — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 19:25:55 GMT

I didn't always have one out there but, a number of years ago, my husband purchased another refrigerator freezer from his (at that time) boss who had a tendency to replace EVERYTHING everycouple of years. Seriously, everything from vehicles to furniture to houses. (must be nice, eh?)

Anyway, so we've had that out in the garage for quite a while. Way before that, he got a small chest freezer that is also out there. Lotsa room for sure, in total!

My only whine is that the refrigerator out there is one of those French door with the freezer a pull-out drawer on the bottom. Dreadful! Plus, I don't think I'd go with a chest freezer either. It's too hard to find stuff, even though it's a pretty small one.

I'm still a 'freezer on top' girl, so my kichen refrigerator is one of those.

Re: Thank Goodness for a Garage Refrigerator

jlkz — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:09:52 GMT

@catter70

When a friend moved back East, her refrigerator wasn't due at her new home for several days. I took over several large coolers, well chilled, with cold packs and bags of ice to get her through until her fridge arrived. It worked.

Re: Thank Goodness for a Garage Refrigerator

Mindy D — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:14:39 GMT

Samsung?

Re: Thank Goodness for a Garage Refrigerator

JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:03:47 GMT

@Mindy D wrote:
Samsung?

Whirlpool

Re: Thank Goodness for a Garage Refrigerator

JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:30:52 GMT

The repairman just left. It's the electronic temperature control board. He couldn't even trick it to do diagnostics on it so it's obviously shot. Fortunately he can get the part and it should be here early next week. We're shooting for Wednesday to get it done. Just under $400 for the whole job, including the service charge, part, and labor. I don't know if that's bad or good, but I like the guy and it needed to be done. Better to pay him than buy another refrigerator.

Looking in the bright side, this inconvenience has given me the opportunity to do a thorough cleaning of the interior the fridge and freezer, and I will go through everything when I refill it.

Re: Thank Goodness for a Garage Refrigerator

RedTop — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 23:40:29 GMT

I bought an 18 cubic foot Frigidaire refrigerator last October for under $800, replacing a 20+ year old Whirlpool that is backup to our main fridge. Garage fridge is for drinks and trucker daughters food storage.

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ID2 — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:59:28 GMT

We have a frig and a deep freeze in our attached garage and we have another frig up in our carriage house. You never can have enough refrigerators!

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BunSnoop — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:31:30 GMT

It's just me and hubby and we have one refrigerator.

Yes, there are times that we could use another one, but I really don't need to have tons of extra food in storage and pay for the extra electricity either. I don't want to worry about having two to repair either.

The local grocery store is just 1 mile away, so if I need something, I can always just jump in the car and go get it.

Re: Thank Goodness for a Garage Refrigerator

ninjawife — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 13:06:48 GMT

I have a counter depth fridge in my kitchen that doesn't hold enough for my 3 person household so my garage fridge is a necessity year round.

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jackthebear — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 16:53:50 GMT

garage is the worst place for a fridge, very hot to cold makes the fridge work harder.

Re: Thank Goodness for a Garage Refrigerator

RedTop — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 20:34:28 GMT

@jackthebear

There are refrigerators made specifically to be housed in a garage.

Re: Thank Goodness for a Garage Refrigerator

JeanLouiseFinch — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 02:00:24 GMT

@jackthebear It's the only option we have for a second fridge. Related to your point, though, we don't use it in winter because the garage gets colder than the interior of the fridge so the insulation works in an opposite way, so to speak, preventing anything inside from staying cold or frozen. Our deep freeze is fine, it's just the fridge that acts like that.

Re: Thank Goodness for a Garage Refrigerator

jackthebear — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:50:37 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
@jackthebear
There are refrigerators made specifically to be housed in a garage.

interesting

we have a 2nd in the basement, even more interesting is that it came with the house, so it will last forever

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wagirl — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:05:41 GMT

I had my brothers old refer/freezer in the garage as well as a small upright freezer and used those things constantly. the fridge was an oldie--several years old but that thing always worked --you know the ones from 20 or more years ago were built to last and this one did---- it got sold with the rest of the appliances when I sold my house--now have a very small refer in my apartment so can't stock up on much.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:14:38 GMT

Our back-up fridge is in our lower level (we call it the dungeon). Don't like to keep fridges or freezers in the garage -gets too hot in the summer.