When to switch off frost-free fridge freezer before moving, please?

grumbler

EssexExile said:

Frost free f/fs aren't really frost free, the ice is just hidden out of sight. When you turn it off the ice will slowly melt and drip down into the drip tray, it won't evaporate away as the compressor isn't on so it won't be hot. Short of leaving it 24 hours after turning off you may well leave a trail of water when it's moved, I dare say removals men are used to this sort of thing and will know how to deal with it.

When the fridge is on, it doesn't rely on natural melting of the ice. It heats it to melt at the end of each cycle.

I don't see any point in switching it off 24 hours in advance, let alone 2 days like suggested by Twopenny. Neither can be sufficient for the water to evaporate naturally and some care is still needed to collect the leaking water when moving it.