Frost In My "Frost-Free Freezer"!

By Jack (Guest Post)

The buid-up of ice is at the bottom of my Freezer adjacent to the door opening. The door is vertical (not on top) How do I check if the cause is the defrost warm air motor or the gasket?

By Michael (Guest Post)

Hello. I have a small chest freezer (Frigidaire). The other day I noticed the food items at the top of the freezer were thawing out. I checked to see if a breaker had been tripped. It had not. I turned the control knob, and the unit kicked on the items quickly "re-froze." A few days later the same thing occurred. I turned the knob again, and it came on. I checked the unit htis morning and it was still running ( I have the control knob set at its coldest setting). Do yo think it may be the thermostat going on the blink? If so, is it difficult to replace? The control knob sits on a removable panel. Do you "pull-off" the knob, before you pop-off the panel? Sure need some help. Thanks.

Michael

By

Alph

Make sure your defrost motor is working. It blows warm air through the freezer from time to time, to take out the frost.

By (Guest Post)

Sounds like the seals, the rubber gasket around the edge of the door is leaking and needs either cleaning or replacement.

By Cathy (Guest Post)

Hi, I've never tried this but I heard a tip years ago that you can defrost the freezer and wipe it dry. Then wipe it over with Glycerine. Apparantly it helps defrosting next time as it supposed to slide right off. Hope it works. You may also want to check that your seals are gripping properly or this will rapidly cause a large build-up of ice.