We've been away for a few months but had someone checking the house regularly. On return we found that the small freezer must have been defrosted at some point then re-froze. We worked this out by seeing some frozen plums from the polytunnel had oozed out of the packets and then frozen solid into a large plum lolly.
We asked around about power cuts but apart from a few small - seconds only - interruptions there was nothing major. It would probably take about 2 days to completely defrost. The only thing running in the house was the Ventilation System and its clock was still current - although I can't recall if it has a battery backup.
So now, not only have we lost some frozen stuff we've lost confidence in the freezer. Did it decided to give up on its own? Did one of the small power hiccups confuse it - these have happend before with no affect.
I just installed a temperature alarm. £7.99 from the Big A. At least we can keep an eye on it while we're here but when away we'll transfer the contents to the bigger freezer.
A mystery that I don't think we'll ever resolve.
We asked around about power cuts but apart from a few small - seconds only - interruptions there was nothing major. It would probably take about 2 days to completely defrost. The only thing running in the house was the Ventilation System and its clock was still current - although I can't recall if it has a battery backup.
So now, not only have we lost some frozen stuff we've lost confidence in the freezer. Did it decided to give up on its own? Did one of the small power hiccups confuse it - these have happend before with no affect.
I just installed a temperature alarm. £7.99 from the Big A. At least we can keep an eye on it while we're here but when away we'll transfer the contents to the bigger freezer.
A mystery that I don't think we'll ever resolve.
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