jlinaschke
16-11-2012, 08:18 PM
Hello,
We have a small wine cooler/fridge that sits in basement of sorts to the detached garage (no heating). In the summer it's on to keep wine cool, and we also use it to store long-lasting vegetables like potatoes and onions.
Now that it's winter, it's cold enough in that room to not need a fridge at all to keep the wine at temp and the food from spoiling. However, if we leave food out, we'll attract rats. Joy.
So the question is… can I turn off the fridge to save energy and just use it as a storage box? The food is never stored long enough to spoil, so that's not a concern. I initially thought we couldn't do that because there'd be no ventilation, but maybe I'm being silly —*is there even ventilation inside a fridge? We'd probably open the door an average of every tow or three days to get stuff out, so it's not like it'll be locked up all winter.
Thanks for any advice,
-Joseph
We have a small wine cooler/fridge that sits in basement of sorts to the detached garage (no heating). In the summer it's on to keep wine cool, and we also use it to store long-lasting vegetables like potatoes and onions.
Now that it's winter, it's cold enough in that room to not need a fridge at all to keep the wine at temp and the food from spoiling. However, if we leave food out, we'll attract rats. Joy.
So the question is… can I turn off the fridge to save energy and just use it as a storage box? The food is never stored long enough to spoil, so that's not a concern. I initially thought we couldn't do that because there'd be no ventilation, but maybe I'm being silly —*is there even ventilation inside a fridge? We'd probably open the door an average of every tow or three days to get stuff out, so it's not like it'll be locked up all winter.
Thanks for any advice,
-Joseph