Freezer failure can mean the loss of all or part of a large investment in food, time, and money. It pays to know what to do if your equipment stops working. At any time of the year, a freezer may fail to function because of mechanical problems, power failures or human error. The best time to decide how to handle such an emergency is before it happens.
What to do when the freezer stops working;
- Keep the Freezer door closed: When a freezer does fail to work, the first rule is to keep the freezer door closed. In a well-filled freezer, food will probably remain frozen for about two days if the door is kept closed.
- Try to determine the cause: It might be something simple like a blown fuse, a shortage in the electrical circuit or an accidental disconnection. In any of these cases, restore normal operation as quickly as possible and check the food for thawing.
- Read the freezer’s instruction manual: Asides the general case of power failure, If your freezer has failed because of mechanical problems, read the instruction book to see if there is something you can do to get it back into operation. If not, find out how soon the repairman can service your freezer.
- Keep your food from thawing: If your freezer is not likely to be operating again within a day, you can do one of several things. First, check into moving your frozen food to a freezer that is working. You might have a friend or neighbour with space in his or her freezer for your food or there may be space in a church or school freezer.