Scott,
Where is the house and is the garage heated and cooled? When we bought our new
house a couple of years ago and went shopping for a new refrigerator for the
garage (as a second fridge for the house, not as a shop fridge), we were told
by several appliance dealers that a refrigerator-freezer is not appropriate for
unheated space in NJ and using it in the garage will void the warranty.
However, we found a Frigidaire unit that can be a stand-alone freezer or a
stand-alone refrigerator at the flip of a switch. It has been great for us and
gives us lots of extra storage (with no freezer space there is that much more
room for "12 ounce shop essentials"). Of course, with 4 teenage children at the
time we also bought one to use as a freezer so we had both spaces covered. If
you only have room for 1 unit, this will not work for you.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Hall" <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>
To: Shop-talk@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2015 7:23:59 PM
Subject: [Shop-talk] Refrigerator
I'm asking you guys primarily because you know everything.
Secondarily, this thing will end up in the garage. But I'm mostly not even
pretending this is a shop-related question.
I just bought a foreclosure.
The previous owners gutted the kitchen on their way out. This is good
because the house was cheap, and I'll be able to get the s/o the kitchen
she wants, and someone's already done the demolition for me.
But I'm going to live in this in the interim, and I need a refrigerator.
Eventually, there will be a built in something-or-other that will no doubt
cost more than my first car. Until then, I just want something that will
keep things cold, and that I can later re-purpose for my fridge in the
garage.
So with that in mind, what should I buy? My main concern is simple,
durable, and able to survive (eventually) in a garage environment. I'm not
real excited about buying a diamond plate model, but beyond that aesthetics
aren't too important.
So...if you were able to buy a fridge for your shop (that would live on
your house for a few months first), what would you get? Do top- or
bottom-freezers last longer/use less electricity/whatever? Do you find
yourself wishing your fridge did something it doesn't do now? Since it's
mine and mine alone I can pick whatever I want.
Thanks fellas.
Scott
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