# Soda Machines in Freezing Weather

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soda-machines-in-freezing-weather/491792>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 3, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soda-machines-in-freezing-weather/491792 "2009-04-03T00:52:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreasyJack)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soda-machines-in-freezing-weather/491792/1 "2009-04-03T00:52:40Z")

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The “ice-cold” Coke thread reminded me of something I’ve wondered about for a while. What happens to outdoor vending machines when it’s below freezing out? Do they have the ability to warm the sodas up to the target (non-freezing) temperature in addition to the refrigeration system? Or if I bought a soda when it was incredibly cold out, would it really be ice-cold (i.e. frozen)?

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**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soda-machines-in-freezing-weather/491792/2 "2009-04-03T02:23:03Z")

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[Machines rated as “Outdoor” have heaters to prevent that.](http://wcco.com/goodquestion/reply.all.questions.2.910777.html)