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On Mon, 4 Nov 2013 00:08:20 -0800, "Julie Bove"
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> "sf" > wrote in message
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> > On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 19:21:31 -0800, "Julie Bove"
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> >> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> >> > I second the motion. Or another freezer?
> >>
> >> I could use it. Sad to say that the freezer is broken and I have no
> >> place
> >> for another one. Obviously was a bad idea to put it in the garage.

> >
> > Why is it a bad idea to put a freezer in a garage where you live?

>
> It gets too cold in the winter. Somebody here explained that. Perhaps
> Sheldon? Causes the condenser to work too hard. Last winter it began
> growing an iceberg out the side of it. Ideally it should be placed in a
> room that is around 70 degrees and no colder than 54. Can also not be
> located near a baseboard heater. For that reason I could not put it in the
> dining room either. That would be my only other option. Now if the garage
> was heated, it would be fine. Mine isn't. My back house has heat but I am
> not going to pay to heat a 400 sq. ft. building just to run a freezer.


Oh, okay. It gets cool, but not freezing cold where I live and I
wouldn't think twice about putting a freezer in the garage. I
wouldn't pay to heat a building either, but my house is rarely 65 and
never 70. As much as I like being warm, 70° is too hot for me.

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