How long will a chest freezer stay cold without power?

Did you know just how long will a chest freezer stay cold without power? Today I want to share some tips that you can use to optimize your chest freezer without a power.

How long will a chest freezer stay cold without power?

A chest freezer is not the same as an upright freezer because a chest freezer can maintain its temperature much better by following these steps.

#1. Keep your chest freezer full. By doing so you will leave no empty spaces and optimize the freeze temperature of your chest freezer. If you have an empty spaces, you can fill it with a jug of cold water but you need to put it before the power goes off so that it can act as an additional “batteries” to maintain the freezing temperature.

#2. Get an additional power generator so when the power is off then you still can get a supply of electricity for your chest chest freezer, you can also consider of using a solar panel system as the source of electricity at your home.

#3. Put the chest freezer in a room with a low temperature such as in the basement and cover the chest freezer with a blanket.

#4. Don’t open your chest freezer during power off so there’s no cold air coming out of your chest freezer, don’t take any items of put anything inside.

So how long will a chest freezer stay cold without power? A chest freezer can stay cold between 18-24 hours before it begins to thaw. I hope these tips can help you to maintain your chest freezer temperature the power goes off.

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