Question about Refrigerator/ freezer

[rohanski]

I want to buy an old freezer or refrigerator to use for fermenting. I know you can get a thermostat that better controls the temperature but it works by turning the power on and off. Since frost free refrigerators and freezers have a timer that times when it defrosts would it be a problem when it hit the defrost cycle or would it just cycle through the defrost mode and cool down? Or do you disable the defrost heater?

 

[FlyGuy]

Yes, it should cycle through the defrost mode and then cool down. The temp controller will send power to the fridge as long as it is too warm, so the defrost cycle shouldn't be an issue (that's my non-educated guess!).

 

[StewJo]

I agree with FlyGuy. I haven't had any problems with the defrost cycle on my thermo-controlled fridge.