Post by @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social

So, this is something I didn't realize... British refrigerators are only spec'ed to 32ºC (89ºF)! Yikes!

Old British fridges 'cannot cope with the heat'

2 July 2026

"As Britain braces itself for another hot week, experts are warning that many fridges in UK homes and supermarkets are unable to cope with the sort of record-breaking temperatures we have been experiencing.

"Bristol-based refrigeration expert Dr Alan Foster said the appliances were 'designed decades ago in a much cooler world'.

"Fridges are typically designed to operate in air temperatures up to about 32C. When temperatures rise above that – as they did last week and may again next week – they can struggle to stay cool or fail completely.

"Shoppers in Somerset and Bristol reported supermarket fridges switched off and empty, while engineers in Wiltshire reported record call-outs to home fridges that have 'given up the ghost'.

"As the Met Office warns that #heatwaves are becoming more common in the UK, the question is whether the nation's fridges can keep up."

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