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What happens if I use my freezer below -15C?
  • operating temperatures down to -15C

    I would personally triple check to make sure this means what you think it means.

    Assuming it does, you should be in the clear. Cutting the power when it gets colder is probably not necessary since the freezer won't have any reason to run, but it might be a worthwhile precaution anyway. If for some reason the compressor does try to run with frozen oil, it might damage itself or try to draw too much power and blow a breaker (or start a fire if your wiring is sketchy). Better to be on the safe side.

  • Increasing the efficiency of (some) refrigerators with commonly available foam insulation, potentially cutting yearly energy costs in half
  • Not a myth. What's inside the fridge doesn't really matter when talking about efficiency. It pretty much only depends on the rate at which energy seeps into the fridge from outside. All else being equal, chest fridges allow significantly less heat transfer through an open door than regular fridges, and are therefore a more efficient design.

    You're completely right about the second part, though. It's just not practical, and the fact you would have to keep the door open longer while you rummage around for stuff renders the point moot anyway.

  • Traffic rule
  • safer for all parties

    If you were a pedestrian who had to walk through one of those designs, I guarantee you would not feel very safe.

    The problem with traffic engineering is that it's solely concerned with vehicle traffic. Making roads safer and easier to drive on for cars actively makes them worse for everyone outside a car.

  • Doug Ford says he wants to build a tunnel under Hwy. 401
  • What's with conservative premiers elbowing their way into municipal affairs recently? Weren't they the ones complaining about government overreach a while ago?

    Anyway, I'm picturing Doug Ford busting into the provincial treasury in a car-brain fueled rage, and trying to explain that yes, he really needs $100 billion, no it's not for drugs cars this time, it's for economic growth

  • RELEASE: Oilers sign Draisaitl to eight-year extension | Edmonton Oilers
    www.nhl.com RELEASE: Oilers sign Draisaitl to eight-year extension | Edmonton Oilers

    The superstar centreman's new contract will begin in the 2025-26 season and carries an average annual value of $14 million

    RELEASE: Oilers sign Draisaitl to eight-year extension | Edmonton Oilers

    >The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension starting in 2025-26 with an average annual value (AAV) of $14 million.

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    RELEASE: Oilers issue statement regarding Holloway & Broberg
    www.nhl.com RELEASE: Oilers issue statement regarding Holloway & Broberg | Edmonton Oilers

    Edmonton announces it will not match offer sheets made by St. Louis for the forward & defenceman

    RELEASE: Oilers issue statement regarding Holloway & Broberg | Edmonton Oilers

    >EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers announced this morning they will not match contract offer sheets presented by the St. Louis Blues to forward Dylan Holloway and defenceman Philip Broberg.

    >As per NHL compensation guidelines, the Oilers will receive the Blues' second and third-round selections in the 2025 NHL Draft.

    >In a separate transaction with St. Louis, the Oilers have acquired the rights to defenceman Paul Fischer as well the Blues' third-round selection in the 2028 NHL Draft in exchange for future considerations.

    >Fischer is an unsigned selection from the 2023 NHL Draft (138th overall) entering his second season with Notre Dame (NCAA).

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    Incredible shootout move wins it for the Capitals

    He stunned Markstrom with the intense, prolonged eye contact lmao

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    Yardy Sardley @lemmy.ca

    A typical bike-riding leftist urbanite who also happens to be a hockey-crazy Western Canadian.

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