[Dieselrider]

I wanted to post this here as I thought more would see it and someone might have the experience to help. However, if it belongs somewhere else, please move it accordingly just please let me know where it was placed.

We are wanting to put in a walk in cooler to allow better timing on our picking schedule for our CSA. I can put it in the shop and take up valuable shop space or we can build one outside, where I would rather put one. However, one concern I have is that if storing stuff during cold winter months would everything inside end up frozen?

Way back when, we had milk goats and kept a refrigerator in the unheated barn. In winter we lost some milk because it froze. Thus my question. Will a walk in cooler outside the heated building allow winter veggies to freeze in winter or will the insulation keep out the severe cold? Thanks

 

[sammyd]

you could always wire a receptacle in turn off the refrigeration unit and use a small milk house heater on a thermo cube to keep the inside space above freezing.

 

[TnAndy]

If you insulate it properly for a walk-in cooler, it would have to get way sub-zero to freeze inside it.

 

[bigjon]

diesel,i built my walkin in a unheated garage-6'x6',using a oil filled heater to hold 40-45 degrees

 

[CoonXpress]

If you're building the walk-in from scratch, can check CoolBot, and see if it works with an 18,000 BTU Window Air Conditioner with Cool, Heat and Remote or whatever size you need. Make it just like a reefer unit on a semi, blow cold or warm as air as needed.