Where does the freezer get water to make ice?

Question

See when I open my freezer, theres ice in the freezer that forms. i always have to defrost it to clean it out. But Im wondering where does the ice come from. I would like to know if theres a scientific explanation for this. Thank you.

Answer 1

Your talking about the ice crystals that feeze to the side of the fridge? It comes from the humidity in the air.

Answer 2

Every time the freezer door is opened, moist air from the kitchen gets in and freezes. Over time, the frost builds up and appears on the walls of the freezer.

Answer 3

You mean like on wall inside freezer? There's water gas molecules every where which are invisible to our eyes. Ice forms because that water gas inside that freezer can condense into water dropplets and freeze. I think water gas might just freeze right into ice too without turning into liquid first.

Yea its good to get all that ice build up out of there. Growing ice in there can actually increase temperature inside. You can probably find some sort of water absorbing materials(drying agents) that soak up water gas inside that freezer. Like stuff people use to preserve food and stuff.

I don't know if anybody actually put drying agents into their freezer.

So you may not see water in liquid form inside freezer, but there are plenty of water there in gaseous form(invisible) that can form ice.

Answer 4

Hey nate, what the hell kind of freezer are you running to liquify air. last I checked you had to compress air and then reduce its temperature to below -100 F. I don't know about you but I never saw a freezer like that.

as for the layer of ice, just like the others said, it's miosture in the air, wich when cooled forms a caoting on the sides of the freezer. that is also in part to the air cycling around from the compressor, if the air sat still it would freeze all of your food just like the sides of the freezer.

Answer 5

You see when the freezer is closed icy cold air is building up in there. When it is building up to a level it can't hold any more it uses the process of condensation to turn some air into liquid. When it is a liquid ir freezes instantly on the surfaces of the objects it touches. Thus causing a thin layer of ice on everything. It isn't really complicated when you really understand it.

Answer 6

From a water line that gets connected to the refirgerator

Answer 7

It's moisture in the air