Defrosting the freezer

zippychick

ive merged this with our older thread on defrosting the freezer

Zip

Fruball

I poured boiling kettle water on mine - fully defrosted in about 5 minutes! More water to soak up but if you put plastic on the floor and then towels, it all gets mopped up.

Crickles

I don't have a wallpaper steamer but I do have a regular steam cleaner. Would it be safe to use this to defrost my freezer?
Thanks!

Raksha

I've used one successfully in the past

A.Penny.Saved

I very rarely need to defrost mine, it's been a few years since I last needed to do it. I only use it on and off, currently in a use phase and I have noticed that it is getting fairly icy.

I do have a wallpaper stripper purchased first and also various attachments that I purchased more recently about 2 or so years ago. One is a steam nozzle which should be perfect for defrosting the freezer. I have not used it yet for that purpose. lol I did say that I rarely defrost it and I wasn't lying. One day I will try it......

bb69

Hi
My freezer door will not open obviously frozen shut (has been like this for a little while) so am braving and defrosting it now.

Has this happened to anyone? I turned it off at 1700 I am hoping to leave it overnight with paper and towels down and that the water leakage will not be that bad in the morning?

dandy-candy

I have an upright fridge freezer and the top shelf of the freezer has iced up so it's now like the slot of a letterbox! Do I really have to empty the whole thing out and turn it off to defrost it?
I was thinking of attacking the ice with a metal spatulas but I'm worried about damaging the element. Can I blast it with a hair dryer or something?

Mojisola

dandy-candy wrote: »

I have an upright fridge freezer and the top shelf of the freezer has iced up so it's now like the slot of a letterbox! Do I really have to empty the whole thing out and turn it off to defrost it?

I was thinking of attacking the ice with a metal spatulas but I'm worried about damaging the element. Can I blast it with a hair dryer or something?

Yes.

Metal spatula - very bad idea.

raphanius

How can it defrost if its still on? if you introduce heat while its freezing you will damage the motor by causing it to overwork.

Queen81

dandy-candy wrote: »

I have an upright fridge freezer and the top shelf of the freezer has iced up so it's now like the slot of a letterbox! Do I really have to empty the whole thing out and turn it off to defrost it?
I was thinking of attacking the ice with a metal spatulas but I'm worried about damaging the element. Can I blast it with a hair dryer or something?

I turn it off at the wall, empty it, then get a load of towels (usually dirty ones that need washed) and put them on the floor. Then, I get the hairdryer out. I blast the hard bits of ice that cling to the elements, then I use a knife to ease it off (much to the distress of my mother who keeps telling me to use a plastic fish slice incase I puncture the element lol). I did try the steam mop (the handheld bit) but I find the hairdryer works better and faster. Lots of water, but it gets the job done quick and you can turn your fridge/freezer back on in the nick of time