...WITHOUT turning off my freezer, increasing the temperature, ruining it, or buying a new one? (Well, you all know what I mean here!!) I can't stand it anymore... I must clean my freezer once a week while my other friends don't have that kind of problem with their own freezer! :(
BTW, what is those FROST actually? Could we eat those FROST? Is it dangerous?
2006-07-13 19:00:40 · 8 answers · asked by Professor Franklin 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The humidity in the air condenses onto the cold surface of the freezer causing frost to build up. You do not mention what kind of a freezer this is. Is it a chest freezer an upright or is it in a refrigerator? Is it in an old refrigerator with one big door and a small door for the freezer inside the big door? Is it a two door refrigerator with a manual defrost freezer? Is it in a "frost free" refrigerator?
Since you say that you must defrost it every week I am lead to believe that you are talking about a manual defrost freezer located inside the big door behind the small door. In this type there is no way of avoiding weekly defrosting in the hot humid summer other than keeping the door closed and making your trips in the refrigerator as short as possible.
If it is supposed to be frost free you definitely have a problem with the defrost system. It could be a bad defrost timer, bad defrost terminator or bad defrost heater or a wire connection pulled loose.
If it is an upright freezer the door may not be closing properly allowing humid air to enter. There could be packages on the door and on one of the shelves that touch preventing the door from closing all of the way and leaning on the door you would swear it is closed but there is a 1/32" gap all around the seal which is the equivilent of a 3" hole in the middle of the door.
On all of the above mentioned types of refrigerators or freezers the door gasket could be damaged or the door could be twisted to prevent a proper seal.
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2006-07-13 19:58:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This depends on whether or not you have a FROST-FREE freezer. If you don't, you're out of luck. The frost is simply the moisture (water) in the air inside the box getting so cold it precipitates out (solidifies) on the surfaces. Scrape it off and make frosties!
If you have a frost-free freezer, it works with a small pump that makes a slight vacuum inside. Don't worry about the details, but this causes the frost to sublimate (go directly from solid to gaseous state) so it just "disappears" as it is formed. If that's not happening, either your pump isn't working and needs to be fixed or replaced, or there's a leak (probably the seal around the freezer door) constantly letting in more moist air. Just hope it's the second: that's a lot cheaper to fix!
2006-07-13 19:22:13 · answer #2 · answered by arag0rn111 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
frost loose refrigerator have a defrost timer to defrost each and every 6-8 hours for approximately 15 min. regrettably i'm no longer certain the position that's placed some have them in the kick plate section different in the realm the position the mild bulbs are placed. the timer seems type of a dial with a slot that is going from a low aspect to a larger aspect. in case you'll locate it mark the dial to the region and verify to ascertain if it advances
2016-10-14 11:02:12 · answer #3 · answered by serpa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have an old freezer, it's supposed to create frost. If it's a new one, then you have a broken seal that is letting in moisture.
2006-07-13 19:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by ymingy@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not dangerous! It's just water vapor cooled, and frozen to the sides, you might have a leak, or perhaps a liquid in the freezer that's evaporating?
2006-07-13 19:06:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every time you open your freezer door little bits of moisture from the air get in and then they freeze... there is no way to prevent it.
It's just ice, but I wouldn't eat it.... its good for making summertime snowballs to freak out your friends though.
2006-07-13 19:06:38 · answer #6 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just the air getting super cooled,and then it freezes the condensation,not dangerous just annoying.
2006-07-13 19:06:30 · answer #7 · answered by timgsweet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Appliance guy is right on the mark. I am in this business and I know when someone is in the know.
2006-07-14 16:28:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋