The upright 12 cu ft freezer has been in my attached unheated garage for about 25 years now (a Sears Kenmore). It is in a shadow so not in direct sunlight. Has never needed repair.
Last Sat I saw it not working and was actually defrosting. Did the breaker trip? No, it was fine...the first thing I checked. I quickly removed what I wanted to save and took these to another freezer next door. I let it sit idle until Tues. Then I pulled the freezer back from its usual location thinking I would get another freezer and realized my first mistake (maybe more to come). Somehow this particular GFI outlet had tripped. Pushed the RESET button and plugged it back in and voila!...freezer sounds like it is working. The few items still in the unit did refreeze so I left things as is (mistake #2?).
Today (Fri) I notice the freezer seems to be running continually so I returned the food from next door. Guessing that an empty freezer isn’t going to help matters. Now, the question is what do I do next? The freezer is still running and my electric meter is spinning like a whirling dervish. It’s supposed to get hot today so I expect I’ll need to use the A/C.
Hopefully your guess will be better than mine.
Last Sat I saw it not working and was actually defrosting. Did the breaker trip? No, it was fine...the first thing I checked. I quickly removed what I wanted to save and took these to another freezer next door. I let it sit idle until Tues. Then I pulled the freezer back from its usual location thinking I would get another freezer and realized my first mistake (maybe more to come). Somehow this particular GFI outlet had tripped. Pushed the RESET button and plugged it back in and voila!...freezer sounds like it is working. The few items still in the unit did refreeze so I left things as is (mistake #2?).
Today (Fri) I notice the freezer seems to be running continually so I returned the food from next door. Guessing that an empty freezer isn’t going to help matters. Now, the question is what do I do next? The freezer is still running and my electric meter is spinning like a whirling dervish. It’s supposed to get hot today so I expect I’ll need to use the A/C.
Hopefully your guess will be better than mine.