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Old 12-23-2022, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by photo1902 View Post
One other piece of advice. Plug a small nightlight, or similar light into the same receptacle as the fridge/freezer. Set the light on top of the unit, or somewhere you can see the light. Like most of us, we don't go into the unit in the garage as often as the one in the kitchen. If you lose power to that receptacle, the light being out will be the first sign of an issue.
Great tip!!! We have had our upright freezer in the garage on common wall with laundry for three years without issue. We keep a cup of frozen water with a quarter sitting on it so we can tell if we’ve lost electric for any length of time. Even so the light is a great idea.