I'm a bit miffed ...

[AlphaJohn]

Why? Aren't electric chest freezers efficient enough on their own?

4 hours sure but not if your power is out for days on end.

With all the LS it's always a gamble if your power comes back. I had a full freezer spoiled in Feb when the local transformer blew, and again in March when cables grew legs. Running genny at night only did not help.

Personally, I ended up buying a Kool inverter that can use solar to keep my freezer frosty.

Sidenote Interesting Vid/blog on the subject over: https://woodgears.ca/heating/freezer.html

 

[bwana]

Not for OCD people opening them every 30 minutes to check if stuff is still frozen.

Top openers can probably accommodate them too.

 

[AlphaJohn]

Not for OCD people opening them every 30 minutes to check if stuff is still frozen.

For them I would recommend https://www.takealot.com/digital-aquarium-thermometer-with-high-low-alarm/PLID49433600

Have one for my Freezer. Bought it originally for my Lead acid batteries back in the day but my LFP's have it now built in.

Also for poor people a frozen cup of water with a coin on top will work. If the coin sinks you know she is not all wha wha

 

[bwana]

4 hours sure but not if your power is out for days on end.

Fortunately for days like that we already have a generator. A chest freezer like this Hisense H245CFS is rated at 120w (0.789 kWh / 24 h) which my small generator could handle with ease.

For them I would recommend https://www.takealot.com/digital-aquarium-thermometer-with-high-low-alarm/PLID49433600

Have one for my Freezer. Bought it originally for my Lead acid batteries back in the day but my LFP's have it now built in.

Also for poor people a frozen cup of water with a coin on top will work. If the coin sinks you know she is not all wha wha

I've got something similar from when I was making beer over lockdown.

 

[Sinbad]

For them I would recommend https://www.takealot.com/digital-aquarium-thermometer-with-high-low-alarm/PLID49433600

Have one for my Freezer. Bought it originally for my Lead acid batteries back in the day but my LFP's have it now built in.

Also for poor people a frozen cup of water with a coin on top will work. If the coin sinks you know she is not all wha wha

Turn an ice tray upside down and leave it.

If the ice disappears the freezer defrosted

 

[RedViking]

Turn an ice tray upside down and leave it.

If the ice disappears the freezer defrosted

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

No way your meat is going to go off in that short a time

 

[AlphaJohn]

Turn an ice tray upside down and leave it.

If the ice disappears the freezer defrosted

I like the cup method better as it will indicate thaw over time.

The depth of the coin indicates by how much if not completely

 

[bwana]

I like the cup method better as it will indicate thaw over time.

The depth of the coin indicates by how much if not completely

Will it? Ice floats. A coin is just as likely to be held aloft by any remaining ice as it is to sink.

 

[lkpat]

Guess that old tech we used back when I was a kid gonna make a comeback.

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[AlphaJohn]

Will it? Ice floats. A coin is just as likely to be held aloft by any remaining ice as it is to sink.

****!!
Need to go get my School fees back forgot about that one

And no not a 30% candidate.

Guess you know now why I use a digital one with an alarm

 

[grok]

Unfortunately my pessimism tells me we are going to experience a new level for the first time

How do you make money if you can only work for 4hrs

If these ****ers didn't have a brain cell that is suffering from loneliness , they would be able to realise they are speeding up the vortex that is dragging the whole country down

For **** sake

They don't mind.. its their freedom to do with what they want according to TheChamp, even if they are killing themselves & everything around them in the process..