2026-07-30 07:59 UTC
@beecycling@wandering.shop @afewbugs@social.coop
My hoarding tendencies mean I love having three freezers, but I live in fear of them all breaking down - mainly due to a prolonged power cut, but it looks like heat is another thing to worry about.
Power cuts can be mitigated by having off grid batteries, which we'll certainly look into when we move, but heat is harder. Perhaps we all have to relearn the arts of keeping stuff chilled without power, at the very least.
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@beecycling@wandering.shop 2026-07-30 08:14
@suearcher@toot.wales @afewbugs@social.coop I wonder if people are getting insurance claims for freezer contents denied for ones that fail in the heat. Power cut, fine, the household can't do anything about that. But insurers could start to say the freezer wasn't being used as per the manufacturer's guidelines for operating temperature, so claim denied.