Re: Freezer died a few days ago.
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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06/11/22 09:50 AM
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Having a freezer go down in the summer can be a sickening feeling When you know what’s in there and what the outcome will most likely be.
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Re: Freezer died a few days ago.
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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06/11/22 10:54 AM
06/11/22 10:54 AM
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Had a 6' chest freezer full of horseshoe crabs pop the circuit on a extension strip. Very interesting odor...and it was in the basement. Plugged it back in and refroze everything, still bad when I cleaned it out., lol Lesson #1, never plug freezer into a circuit breaker strip Lesson #2, don't wonder what that smell is...go look immediately!
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Re: Freezer died a few days ago.
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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06/11/22 11:25 AM
06/11/22 11:25 AM
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Brian Mongeau
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One of mine died on me two years ago. By the time I noticed, skunk soup at the bottom. Found things I barely remember putting in it, skulls, fish, beaver castors, etc. it was pretty rank. Took about four months to find a new one (Covid delays). New one went to food, the food one went to the shed for dead stuff.
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Re: Freezer died a few days ago.
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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06/11/22 01:04 PM
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A full freezer runs a lot less than an empty one. If you do not have much in the freezer, gradually add water jugs or bottles or even pans. Bags of ice will work also. The extra mass helps hold the cold better than air space.
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Re: Freezer died a few days ago.
[Re: newhouse114]
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06/11/22 03:48 PM
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Had one die last summer. I had 14 beaver carcasses as well as a bunch of other stuff. Was probably dead for at least six weeks before I discovered it. Not fun. Yow! I can’t even imagine the smell.
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Re: Freezer died a few days ago.
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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06/11/22 04:06 PM
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