Unpowered Freezer Temperature Fluctuations

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  1. PianoManCJS

    PianoManCJS Medium Load Member

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    If I store stuff in an unplugged freezer at "room temperature" in a vehicle what will the temperature fluctuations be in the freezer?


    Seems to be silly, but I have excercise resistance bands and don't want to take them with me on vacation and would rather leave them in my semitruck (which will sit under hot Houston sun for a week). I was thinking of storing them in my mini-fridge freezer, but obviously I can't have the freezer on for a week as it'd drain the semitruck battery.


    The temperature outside will fluctuate between 75⁰F-95⁰F everyday. That means the temperature inside the truck cab will fluctuate between 95⁰F-115⁰F everyday. But, what will the temperature fluctuations in an unpowered freezer be?
     
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  3. buzzarddriver

    buzzarddriver Road Train Member

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    If you put as many as will fit of bottles of water in the freezer to freeze before shutting it off, and the door is never opened, i would say the inside temp would stay at or below 75-80 for 6 or 7 days. Just a pure guess only.
     
  4. PianoManCJS

    PianoManCJS Medium Load Member

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    Dang, I don't have the time for freezing water bottles.
     
  5. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    I assume the temp in the freezer will reach the temp of the truck cab within a day if freezer is turned off. It's usually recommended to open a fridge or freezer if it will unpowered for days, otherwise the smell from the "science experiments" that start growing will smell like a skunk's behind.
     
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  6. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    And since it is insulated it will take a longer time to cool back down.
     
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  7. PianoManCJS

    PianoManCJS Medium Load Member

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    I supposed that.
     
  8. PianoManCJS

    PianoManCJS Medium Load Member

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    Anyway, I saw that I had enough luggage room to take the bands with me.

    So, case closed.
     
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