Power, heat, fire and salt
How Do I Leave a Sub-Zero for a Month?
| What you are looking at | What it means |
|---|---|
| Leave it running | The usual choice, and the only one that keeps whatever is still stored inside |
| Shut it down instead | Switch off, prop the doors until the inside reaches room temperature, then wipe it out and dry it |
| Doors, once it is dry | Shut, locked or standing open — the maker says the hinges come to no harm either way |
| A plumbed ice maker | Disconnect the line from the water valve, drain it and put it back, rather than only closing the valve |
A month away is easy either way: leave it running, or shut it down and clear the ice maker line. Sub-Zero Appliance Repair Los Angeles, (310) 496-7399, is the number if it is not right on your return.
- Rear air vent
- Solid shelf
- Slatted bottle rack
A month is not special
A cabinet left running goes on working with nobody to interrupt it, and for most trips that is the answer. Switching off is a procedure, not a flick of a switch.
The steps worth borrowing
Sub-Zero’s shutdown sequence is written for cold climates; two of its steps travel. Doors stay open until the interior reaches room temperature, then the inside is wiped and dried. The water next: the line from the valve to the ice maker is disconnected, drained and put back, because closing the valve alone leaves water in it. A fresh filter goes in on return.
Two more things people ask
- Is it better to empty it and switch it off?
- Only when nothing inside needs keeping. A running cabinet costs a little electricity and asks nothing else of you; a shut one has to be dried out thoroughly or it greets you with a smell. Decide on the contents, not the calendar.
- What should I check on the day I get home?
- Temperatures before food. Give any setting you altered a full day to arrive, fit a fresh filter if the water line was drained, and ring Sub-Zero Appliance Repair Los Angeles on (310) 496-7399 if a compartment is still drifting.
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