A:Answer The ENERGY STAR® Qualified LG 23.8 Cu. Ft. Top-Freezer Refrigerator with Ice Maker, Model # LTCS24223S should be installed in an area between 55 °F (13 °C) and 110 °F (43 °C). If the surrounding temperature is lower or higher than mentioned, it can adversely affect the unit. Most refrigerators stop working at some point during the winter months in an unheated garage, depending on climate and how well the garage is insulated. Placing it in temperatures below 50°F could cause the freezer portion to thaw frozen food, the refrigerator portion to freeze food or both. When room temperature raises above the setting for the fresh-food section -- for example, 36 degrees, a typical refrigerator turns on and starts to cool. If the temperature in the unheated garage drops below 36 degrees, the refrigerator shuts down and stops cooling. It doesn't need need to work to keep the food inside cold, so, it never turns on the compressor, thus, never freezing the freezer. This also shuts down the freezer section, causing it to warm up, thawing frozen food. Even if the refrigerator continues to operate without freezing or thawing as the outside temperature fluctuates, efficiency drops. A more important point to consider is the cost of keeping a second fridge running year-round in your garage. Your fridge will have to work extra-hard in summer and winter to keep your food at the right temperature, and this consumes more power...^IFV
