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For me, the Zigbee ones (generic ones from AliExpress) have been great inside both fridge and freezer. Bluetooth ones occasionally dropped off (and were much worse re: battery life.)

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What happen to the batteries when inside the freezer ? Sensors seems to be fine at -20°C, but is it the case for standard AAA or CRC32 batteries ?

I can't speak as to what happens with the chemistry but the Zigbee sensors do seem to be fine on standard (not rechargeable) AAA batteries at ~-18ºC.

Rechargeables were worse for me and thus I haven't used them at low temperature for a couple of years - maybe things are better now.

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