Refrigerators and Freezers need to be disconnected from power for at least 5 mins. and then reconnected. You can just look inside to turn it to the off position as well, again for 5 mins or so.
This gives the compressor time to de-compress so that it can restart without being under a strain. When power is disrupted the compressor will try to start, but because of the pressure it has built up from running, the overload protector kicks in an shuts it off. Then every few seconds it will try to restart until after a few minutes, it finally does start. What this does is to wear out the contacts on the overload relay and eventually burns it out. When this happens, the compress will just sit there and if you listen, you will hear it click on and then off, a few seconds later click on and then click off...
At this point it will stop cooling because the compressor is no longer working - No problem, just turn the refrigerator off so it don't burn up the compressor, find somewhere to store your food unless it is cold enough to keep the food cool - Just don't open the door much......
That brings us to the next problem with storms: When The Power Goes OUT!
If the power shuts down for a period of time, don't panic! Just leave the doors closed and don't open unless absolutely necessary and food should stay cool in the fridge for at least a few hours and food in the freezer can stay frozen for up to a couple of days, depending of the type of food.
Items such as ice cream will melt quicker than say a frozen turkey, but by leaving the doors closed then food will keep cold for a good while.
If it looks like power is going to be out for a while, you may want to look into getting dry ice or a power generator or some other source of storage.
Hope this helps you!
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