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Post# 922441   2/19/2017 at 18:39 (2,594 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)        

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Not the one Minnie did I "The Help", I defrosted the deep freeze. For a smaller upright freezer it sure is a PITA. That's why I usually only do it every two years or so, or whenever it will only hold one frozen pizza, which ever comes first.

Now with everything back in place I think to ask. Once in A helpful hints column they said to spray the clean dry coils with Pam no stick spray and defrosting is easier. Anyone ever try it? If it works I may try it during the next election year. That's my next planned defrost.





Post# 922452 , Reply# 1   2/19/2017 at 19:53 (2,594 days old) by warmsecondrinse (Fort Lee, NJ)        

I remember my grandmother boiling water and pouring it into rectangular baking dishes to fill the freezer to get the ice to melt faster. She said it increased the melting speed just enough to make it worth doing.

I also remember her using a hammer and screwdriver to chip the ice off. You could only do it in certain parts of the freezer or you'd run the danger of hitting a coil. Sorry I don't remember much; I was very young.

Jim


Post# 922455 , Reply# 2   2/19/2017 at 20:14 (2,594 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)        
I've tried it

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It helps.

In the end, though, what helps more than anything else is to make sure products which produce a lot of moisture are sealed air-tight before freezing.


Post# 922459 , Reply# 3   2/19/2017 at 20:35 (2,594 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)        

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I employed the hair dryer and the exhaust of the vacuum cleaner, pancake turner to scrape the shelves, then wiped it dry and then kitchen sanitizer, dried that and then ready to turn things back on.

Just unpacked the ice chest, everything's back in the freezer, minus the pizza that was buried in the frost.


Post# 922464 , Reply# 4   2/19/2017 at 21:14 (2,594 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Fast Defrosting

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Do it on a warm day with a good sized box fan blowing on the frosty shelves, you can use a few large pans to catch most of the melting water and a pile of old bath towels to soak up the rest of the melted ice. doing this on a hot day not only speeds the defrosting and cools down the area where the freezer is located.

 

Be sure to dry in inside of the freezer well so the frost will not get a jump on your efforts. 90% of the frost in a manual defrost freezer comes from door openings and air-leaks in the construction of the freezer.



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