I've read here several places that food should stay frozen for 24 hours without opening the freezer door if you lose power.
Here it is Tuesday morning. I'll assume the GFI my upright freezer is plugged into tripped either late Saturday night or very early Sunday morning. And my food is still frozen.
I noticed the puddle of water yesterday, but didn't think much of it, as my basement is still drying. Still, it didn't look right. I later assumed that the sump pump hose, which runs up the wall directly behind the freezer, had sprung a tiny leak. Not the case. After some investigating I realized my freezer was not running. The only items that were maybe 20% thawed were a few sausage rolls I had in the bottom. Probably from sitting in the water as the freezer defrosted itself. All other items are fully frozen.
Whew.
Here it is Tuesday morning. I'll assume the GFI my upright freezer is plugged into tripped either late Saturday night or very early Sunday morning. And my food is still frozen.
I noticed the puddle of water yesterday, but didn't think much of it, as my basement is still drying. Still, it didn't look right. I later assumed that the sump pump hose, which runs up the wall directly behind the freezer, had sprung a tiny leak. Not the case. After some investigating I realized my freezer was not running. The only items that were maybe 20% thawed were a few sausage rolls I had in the bottom. Probably from sitting in the water as the freezer defrosted itself. All other items are fully frozen.
Whew.