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Q: What causes the freezer to defrost by itself?
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Why does a self defrosting freezer have frost?

It is possible that the defrost timer is bad or that there is a leaking gasket on the door. IF the frost appears far in the freezer, it is probably the defrost timer. If the frost is built up near the inside edges of the door, the gasket is loose or bad


What is difference between defrosting and thawing?

"Defrost" is used to denote the removal of ice. You defrost a freezer or the windows of your car."Thaw" is when something changes from frozen to un-frozen. You thaw out a piece of meat and the ground thaws in Spring.


What causes a freezer to leak water?

Its crying! Quick get some tissues! And Ice cream!


Why is it not vital to keep the lid of a chest freezer closed?

Any freezer needs to be kept closed as much as possible if you wish for it to remain cold. However a chest freezer will not warm up as fast as an upright freezer. This is because the cold air in the freezer is heavier than the air outside of the freezer. When you open an upright freezer the cold air "falls" out, this can't happen with a chest freezer.


What would cause your 3 yr old bottom freezer refrigerator to keep having ice on the bottom of the freezer?

The most likely cause is that the defroster drain is clogged with ice. During the defrost cycle, a small heater warms the evaporator coils, allowing accumulated ice to melt. The water is then collected in a drain, where it drips into a pan underneath the refrigerator, and evaporates. If the meltwater re-freezes in the drain, then during the next defrost cycle, more water will back up and freeze, clogging it further. Eventually, the water will overflow into the freezer compartment, resulting in this condition. If this is the cause, the simplest way to fix this is simply to pack all your food in a cooler with dry ice, and then unplug the refrigerator for about six hours. This will let all the ice in the defroster drain melt out. Put lots of towels around the bottom if you don't want a mess. If you are up for a fix-it adventure, another solution is to unplug the refrigerator, and remove the panels inside the refrigerator, then put a small immersion heater in the defrost drain area until it is clear. This way you may be able to avoid removing all the food.

Related questions

What does it mean when a freezer says Manual Defrost and Automatic Defrost?

Manual defrost is the instructions for you to manually defrost your freezer and automatic defrost is saying the freezer defrost on it's own.


How hard is it to defrost the Frigidaire FFC0522 5 CuFt Chest Freezer?

The Frigidaire FFC0511 Chest Freezer is equipeed with automatic defrost.


Besides the obvious are there any benefits to having a frost free freezer instead of a freezer that I have to manually defrost?

I believe the obvious would be the benefit, you would not have to manually defrost the freezer, bbesides that there is no difference.


What component is used to control the defrost cycle in a domestic freezer?

Relay


Is it hard to defrost a GE 5.0 Cu. Ft. chest freezer?

There is an automatic defrost setting that user reviews indicate is mostly effective.


Does the Maytag MQU1654BEW have self defrost?

The Maytag freezer model MQU1654BEW is designed as a manual defrosted unit and doesn't feature an auto defrost.


Does a GE refrigerator have a defrost timer in the back of the freezer?

To GE model GSSxxxx models, there is no defrost timer. It uses the main control board to time it.


What causes hail to get smaller in your freezer?

evaporation causes hail to get smaller in your freezer


how has a freezer improved?

Now the defrost help, is available, before it was just I've every where


Why does a self defrosting freezer have frost?

It is possible that the defrost timer is bad or that there is a leaking gasket on the door. IF the frost appears far in the freezer, it is probably the defrost timer. If the frost is built up near the inside edges of the door, the gasket is loose or bad


Exactly what do you do to defrost a Frigidaire FFC0522 manually?

We just bought one from Lowes. You do not have to manual defrost it. It does a automatic defrost every 24 hours, from the time you first powered it up.


What is the Best way to defrost frozen salmon?

take it out of the freezer put it in a glass dish and wait