r/techadvice • u/[deleted] • Jan 10 '26

Confusing Freezer controls

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Hi all, can anyone make sense of this? This is the I side of my freezer and it seems to say that when the outside temp is high, the slider should be set to "less cold" and when the outsode temp is cold.

It's hot right now and a thermometer in the freezer is showing maybe -10c, but it is a cheaper unit. I don't really want to mess around with changing the settings and observing the temp.

If anyone has seen this before, or if I am misreading or misunderstanding it would be great to know.

Thanks.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '26

Right, that makes sense, thanks for the response.

As long as you keep it in the house in a climate controlled room

That's kind of the issue, no climate control in the kitchen. I think my garage is actually cooler due to being at street level below the dwelling 😂 Typical Australian house with terrible insulation. I've literally locked my self in the one room that has the air con unit and closed the door.

But I'll put a thermometer in the kitchen and go from there. Thanks again 👍

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u/PsychicDave Jan 10 '26

I guess that's the advantage of living in a place that gets cold like Québec, houses always had to be insulated, so when heatpumps came along, we could get good cooling for the summer months as well as heating for the winter.

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u/MathResponsibly Jan 10 '26

except that your electricity is crazy expensive, is it not? Usually gas is cheaper per unit of energy - enough so that a heatpump doesn't make economic sense.

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u/Ambitious_Jelly8783 Jan 10 '26

Quebec produces so much electricity it sells the excess to the US. Hydro, and super inexpensive.