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TenOC
Nomad
Jun 12, 2022

Residential refrigerator outside temperature below 40°

I am living in my travel trailer full time which is permanently parked on a lot. Due to health reasons, I’m no longer traveling on the road. My RV style refrigerator is sick. I need to replace it and ...
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Grit_dog
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Jun 13, 2022
TenOC wrote:
However, I read someplace or someone told me that the compressor on a residential refrigerator will shut off at temperatures below 40°. Does anyone know if this is true?


You read or heard wrong. Used the same fridge in the shop in multiple homes/locations from Phoenix AZ to 8500' in the Rockies. Year round 120deg down to stints well below freezing (not below zero, but consistently below freezing for extended periods).
It kicked the bucket 2 years ago. Purchased new in 1995.

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