RE: Freezer Alarm

["Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>]

What you could get away with then, although not pretty, is to use some
short self-tappers into the outer skin of the door at the opening side
and the bit of the outer cabinet that meets it with brackets to mount a
microswitch. You can get away with this, but make sure that the
self-tapping screws cannot pierce the inner wall of the fridge or
freezer and, for good measure, I would be inclined to out nylon or
rubber washers under the screw heads just to tray and stop and moisture
getting into the insulation. 

HTH

K.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don McAllister [mailto:donmc@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 21 May 2002 10:03
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Freezer Alarm
> 
> Ken, It's freestanding and located in our utility room so any old
kludge
> will do. The utility room is next to the kitchen so any audible
alarm
> would suffice. Thought if it could trigger after two minutes of
the
door
> being left ajar that would probably do it. I wouldn't want to get
so
> sophisticated as measuring the temp.
> 
> Cheers
> Don
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kennwatt@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 21 May 2002 09:36
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Freezer Alarm
> >
> > Don is it integrated or freestanding?
> >
> > BTW, if the alarm light comes on then the temp has already, on
most
> > machines, risen to above -15C and the food has already started
to
> > perish!!
> >
> > -18C is the optimum temp for food storage and most machines
cycle
> > between -15C and -21C to give an average -18C so, basically if
you
> > notice that the food is soft it's out with the big frying pan!
;-)
> >
> > K.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Don McAllister [mailto:donmc@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 21 May 2002 09:11
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Freezer Alarm
> > >
> > > I was thinking more of some sort of contact switch and
audible
alarm
> > > with a setting to go off if the contact is broken for more
than a
> set
> > > time. Looking for something self contained and simple.
> > >
> > > Don
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: 21 May 2002 08:59
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Freezer Alarm
> > > >
> > > > > SWMBO has requested a Freezer Alarm due to me
leaving the
> freezer
> > > door
> > > > > ajar for the 3rd time :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > Any pre-built solutions available or any
suggestions
> appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Does it have a light?  Could you monitor that and
alarm if it's
on
> > for
> > > > more
> > > > than say 30secs.
> > > >
> > > > M.
> > > >
> > > >
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