Uh oh, the power is out, and the refrigerator no longer has power. If you don’t have a good emergency electrician who can come out and help quickly, this could spell disaster for your food and freezer. If you have ever wondered what to do with food in the refrigerator, in this article we will be covering the various ways you can prevent food waste when the power goes out at your home or commercial property. And for businesses and homes in the Greater Boston area, we would be happy to help with any electrical needs including our emergency electrical services. 

Identifying Why The Power Is Out

First things first, before we talk about how to handle the freezer and refrigerator, we want to figure out why the power is out. If a storm rolled through and knocked out power for the entire city or town you live in you are best reporting the outage and waiting for the power to be brought back online. Luckily your town or city is already having emergency electricians work on getting the power up and running. By contrast if the power is out only at your home you will want to see if you can get the power back on or if you need to call an emergency electrician for your property. If the power is out because the breaker tripped, you can try and reset the breaker. If that doesn’t work or the breaker is tripping frequently, you will want to call an emergency electrician to come out and handle the situation. It is likely that there is an issue with your breaker or that your electrical system cannot appropriately handle the electrical load. 

How Long Does Food Last In A Fridge With No Power

So let’s get something out of the way here first. If you are a business or a restaurant owner, all of the food in the refrigerator is basically lost when the power goes out for any amount of time. Obviously if the power is off for less than a minute, you should be fine, but if you come into work and notice the power was off last night, for food safety reasons, anything in the fridge or freezer needs to be tossed. However, if you are a homeowner, what you eat or drink is usually up to you. What you will want to consider is how long you are without power and how that affects different foods. Generally speaking, when perishable food increases to a temperature above 41 degrees fahrenheit it can grow bacteria that makes it unhealthy to eat. Raw meats like chicken are likely not going to be safe to eat after a few hours of being not refrigerated. Your options once you lose power are usually to eat the food you can, move food to coolers with ice, turn on your generator, or throw out the food. 

Get Help With Electrical Outages in Greater Boston

For facilities in the Greater Boston area, our team can help with power outages. We provide emergency services for clients in the Greater Boston area. For more information please visit our site or give us a call.