How to Make a Garage Refrigerator Work
Updated: Apr. 05, 2023Summer or winter, it takes extra energy
Why the fridge in the garage doesn’t work right in winter-and how to fix it
Garage kit heating coil
Find the model number of your garage refrigerator and contact the manufacturer’s parts department to see if it offers a garage kit for your unit.
You may be able to solve your problem by installing a “Frigidaire garage ready refrigerator kit,” a heating coil to warm the air around the thermostat. The warmer air makes the compressor run longer and keeps frozen food, well, frozen. Check with the manufacturer to see if it makes one for your model.
But before you shell out $20 for the Frigidaire garage ready refrigerator kit, consider how much you’ll have to spend to keep your brews chilled and pizzas are frozen in the summer. Your old fridge is less efficient than your new one, so it’s already costing you more to run. Add 25 percent to run the old clunker in an 80-degree garage. Then double the bill if it’s running in a garage at 90 degrees and up. Are you sure you want to pay that much just to save a trip to the kitchen?
Required Materials for this Project
Avoid last-minute shopping trips by having all your materials ready ahead of time. Here’s a list.
- Garage kit heating coil
