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Don't forget Temperature Sensors for your Fridge! (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Learned my lesson after a trip last week... I have sensors for nearly everything, but somehow totally forgot about the Fridge / Freezer.

A power outage made my fridge lose it's mind and turn off cooling, even after it powered back up. Unplug / replug seems to have fixed it, but all the food was spoiled when we got home. Simple $10 temperature sensor could have saved everything!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most fridges have two smaller lightbulb plugs. A sensor that could utilize one of those for power would be cool. I hate running stuff off battery

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Would this not require a battery as well, as usually the light is only lit while the door is open.

Making vacation even worse for said battery.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

Just leave the door open.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You're absolutely right and I'm an idiot for not thinking of that :-)