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Oren
2008-07-20 12:18:56
Re: Is it okay to put a fridge outside?
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:07:19 -0700 (PDT), Shaun Eli
<[email protected]> wrote:
> It's a Hotpoint, white, around
>five feet tall or a little shorter.
Shaun,
Is the inside baked enamel panels or plastic? Just curious!
I've been on a casual search for an old fridge like this with the
baked enamel inside. The metal interior ones make for a good meat
smoker, with just a little diy hacking.
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ransley
2008-07-19 21:49:56
Re: Is it okay to put a fridge outside?
On Jul 19, 9:00 pm, Shaun Eli <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have an old fridge (old like in 1950s-- with a rounded door and
> cabinet, and no separate freezer door, the freezer is a compartment
> inside the fridge).
>
> It works just fine-- on the warmest setting everything gets very cold
> (perhaps 35 degrees) and since that works I haven't tried it on any
> other settings.
>
> I use it only a few times a year, when I'm having a barbecue and have
> a lot of food and beverages to store.
>
> It occurred to me that instead of keeping it in my basement, where it
> takes up space and heats up the basement when I turn it on, I could
> simply leave it outside, closer to my grill and where the guests
> gather.
>
> But then it'd be outside all winter long also (I could cover it if
> need be; it'd be below my deck).
>
> Anybody know if there's any harm in leaving it outside, unplugged,
> with the door open?
>
> thanks,
It will cost alot to run compared to new units, maybe 75% more, but
who cares about electric costs, we are N. America
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gfretwell@aol.com
2008-07-20 00:48:41
Re: Is it okay to put a fridge outside?
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:00:37 -0700 (PDT), Shaun Eli
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I have an old fridge (old like in 1950s-- with a rounded door and
>cabinet, and no separate freezer door, the freezer is a compartment
>inside the fridge).
>
>It works just fine-- on the warmest setting everything gets very cold
>(perhaps 35 degrees) and since that works I haven't tried it on any
>other settings.
>
>I use it only a few times a year, when I'm having a barbecue and have
>a lot of food and beverages to store.
>
>It occurred to me that instead of keeping it in my basement, where it
>takes up space and heats up the basement when I turn it on, I could
>simply leave it outside, closer to my grill and where the guests
>gather.
>
>But then it'd be outside all winter long also (I could cover it if
>need be; it'd be below my deck).
>
>Anybody know if there's any harm in leaving it outside, unplugged,
>with the door open?
>
>thanks,
I have had a fridge outside in my pool bar for years. (SW Florida)The
only problem is the ice maker freezes up if you don't use it for a
while. (through the door dispenser). I think it is just too much heat
in the day melts the ice, then it freezes at night.
This is inside my screen cage and that is a legal "pool fence" so I
believe I could get away with it as a fridge fence too. It is a new
Whirlpool with the magnetic door strip for a "catch" so it is not
really an entrapment hazard.
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mm
2008-07-20 04:45:29
Re: Is it okay to put a fridge outside?
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:42:12 -0400, willshak <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>> Personally I think you should give it to me for a garage fridge because
>> I have a serious thing for '50s cool stuff and I'll find you something a
>> couple decades more modern off Craigslist :) (can't guarantee it won't
>> be Harvest Gold though <G>)
Hey, my whole kitchen is Harvest Gold. If my fridge breaks, I'll have
to find another the same color.
>> nate
>>
>
>You wouldn't want it Nate, it's a Mitsubishi fridge. Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha.
There were no Mitsubishi fridge's in the 50's, unless your father
brought one home from the war. Maybe a souvenir he took off a
Japanese soldier.
>This is more funny than Will and Grace.
>
>--
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Nate Nagel
2008-07-20 07:51:33
Re: Is it okay to put a fridge outside?
mm wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:42:12 -0400, willshak <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>>>Personally I think you should give it to me for a garage fridge because
>>>I have a serious thing for '50s cool stuff and I'll find you something a
>>>couple decades more modern off Craigslist :) (can't guarantee it won't
>>>be Harvest Gold though <G>)
>
>
> Hey, my whole kitchen is Harvest Gold. If my fridge breaks, I'll have
> to find another the same color.
Haven't remodeled in a while, eh? (not that there's anything wrong
witht that.) They do still sell appliance epoxy in spray cans in that
color, although you might have to look for it. If the color is a real
deal killer for you, find a buddy with a spray gun... would probably be
better to paint it like a car rather than spray bomb it...
>
>
>>>nate
>>>
>>
>>You wouldn't want it Nate, it's a Mitsubishi fridge. Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha.
>
>
> There were no Mitsubishi fridge's in the 50's, unless your father
> brought one home from the war. Maybe a souvenir he took off a
> Japanese soldier.
Don't mind him, he's just being a jerk because I asked an honest
question about the quality of Mitsubishi products, seeing as their cars
have been notorious crap for decades. I've already stopped reading his
posts...
nate
--
replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
http://members.cox.net/njnagel
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mm
2008-07-20 17:40:18
Re: Is it okay to put a fridge outside?
On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:51:33 -0400, Nate Nagel <[email protected]>
wrote:
>mm wrote:
>> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:42:12 -0400, willshak <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>Personally I think you should give it to me for a garage fridge because
>>>>I have a serious thing for '50s cool stuff and I'll find you something a
>>>>couple decades more modern off Craigslist :) (can't guarantee it won't
>>>>be Harvest Gold though <G>)
>>
>>
>> Hey, my whole kitchen is Harvest Gold. If my fridge breaks, I'll have
>> to find another the same color.
>
>Haven't remodeled in a while, eh? (not that there's anything wrong
>witht that.) They do still sell appliance epoxy in spray cans in that
>color, although you might have to look for it. If the color is a real
>deal killer for you, find a buddy with a spray gun... would probably be
>better to paint it like a car rather than spray bomb it...
That's a good thought. I painted the lid of a clothes washer with
epoxee white one time and it seemed hard as the original paint job.
Didn't chip in the 4 years until the main bearings of the agitator
rusted shut. (Didn't use the machine often enough.)
>>
>>>>nate
>>>>
>>>
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Phisherman
2008-07-20 07:51:00
Re: Is it okay to put a fridge outside?
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:00:37 -0700 (PDT), Shaun Eli
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I have an old fridge (old like in 1950s-- with a rounded door and
>cabinet, and no separate freezer door, the freezer is a compartment
>inside the fridge).
>
>It works just fine-- on the warmest setting everything gets very cold
>(perhaps 35 degrees) and since that works I haven't tried it on any
>other settings.
>
>I use it only a few times a year, when I'm having a barbecue and have
>a lot of food and beverages to store.
>
>It occurred to me that instead of keeping it in my basement, where it
>takes up space and heats up the basement when I turn it on, I could
>simply leave it outside, closer to my grill and where the guests
>gather.
>
>But then it'd be outside all winter long also (I could cover it if
>need be; it'd be below my deck).
>
>Anybody know if there's any harm in leaving it outside, unplugged,
>with the door open?
>
>thanks,
What about rust and vermin? Plus, an outdoor fridge looks like a
hillbilly lives there?
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