sbgrace Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) We really need a chest freezer. We just don't have room for one unless I want to put it in my living room! I've got a small utility room in the house but it's uninsulated and without heating or cooling. It is attached to the house on an outside wall though so I suppose like an attached garage in temperature fluctuations. I've got shelving in there and use it for storage and a freezer would take much of the room but it could fit. We have a detached steel/pole barn building type garage but it's uninsulated and without much shade. Temperatures would vary greatly and compare to outdoors. We live in Indiana so cold in the winter and hot in the summer. Would the unattached garage be a definite no because of temp extremes? What about the utility room? Give up? Edited July 7, 2011 by sbgrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 I keep mine in the garage, and have for about 10 years. It gets up past 100 degrees in there, but I haven't noticed any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 My grandparents have theirs on the back porch in central FL and have for at least 33 years - they even had the same one for 27 of those years. Temp extremes didn't seem to hurt it. Though if you are very concerned about it, you could try disguising it as a counter/workspace inside the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagsWife Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 My grandparents live in Indiana as well...and for as long as I can remember they have kept their chest freezer on their (covered, but not enclosed) back porch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bairnmama Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 I have mine on the back porch, too. This past winter was the coldest we've had in a while with well below avg temps and lots of snow, and this summer is definitely on the HOT side. It hasn't seemed to make any difference to the freezer. Also, my ex-MIL always kept hers in a detached garage in MS that didn't even have garage doors. It's been there for at least 20 years and is still going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 I have one on the back porch and one in the garage. The one in the garage has been with us at least 10 years, the other probably around 5. No issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Ours is in the garage which has wall insulation but not roof insulation. It gets hot at blazes in there in the summer time. But I don't have anywhere else to put a freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 I've been thinking of getting one, too, but no room inside. Garage is not an option either, says dh. We could probably do our back porch... ETA: how much do these things cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaAkins Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 We have ours in a detached shed that has electricity, but no heating/air conditioning. Our chest freezer is 14 years old and has spent the past 11 years in the shed with no problems at all. We live in NC, which has a wide variation of temperatures between winter and summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Our freezer is in our attached garage (against the wall with the house). We get winter and summer and haven't had any problems. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Some brands won't honor your warranty if it is not kept in the house. My understanding is that this is more of an issue with recent freezers than older ones though. We just bought a new one over the weekend from Lowe's. We had been watching a particular model for about 6 months, and it finally went as low as we've ever seen it so we got it on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Ours is kept in our uninsulated garage. We're in FL....and it gets really hot in there in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 My mom kept her very large chest freezer in the family room of our house while I was growing up. She pushed it all the way down in the firthest corner then put a foldiong decorator screen in front of the side that would be seen. And true to the 70s, she also covered it in woodgrain contact paper so it would blend more with the paneling on the wall LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3peasinapod Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 From DH, the master refrigeration dude, chest freezers are fine in garages. It's a refrigerator (freezer on top, fridge on bottom) that doesn't do so hot out in the heat. He does warranty work, and the warranty is void on refrigerators if they are stored in garages or the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 We have a stand up freezer in our attached garage. It withstands 100 degree or more weather, in addition to freezing temps with no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 We also have a chest freezer on our back porch, uncovered. We've had it for many years with no issues, other than occasionally rain leaks inside and can freeze around the gasket. It doesn't get super cold here in the winter, but it does get over 100 in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenTenders/Kim Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 We have a newer one in the basement and an old (about 20 yrs) on the back porch, outside. Of course we live in Western WA but never any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpidarkomama Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 In our last house I kept ours in the dining room, covered it in a beautiful cloth and no one knew that it wasn't supposed to be there to set our food on! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 (edited) We've had our freezer outside for the 2.5yrs we've been in Australia - cold in winter, but above freezing, and very hot in summer - and we've had no problem. It's an old freezer, and survived "drowning" in a foot of muddy water 4yrs ago, so maybe it's an exceptional survivor! Edited July 8, 2011 by nd293 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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