Defrosting the Freezer !

paul2468

I wanna defrost the freezer, as the better half wants to fill it for xmas....can anyone tell me the best/quickest way to do this...:snow_laug

Christmasshopper

We defrosted ours really quickly at weekend. My husband carried it outside so that it didn't matter if it dripped on the floor. Then we took the shelves out and put a big bowl of boiling water in the botom and shut the door. We swapped the bowls of water as they cooled down and with fresh hot ones. within half an hour the ice was loose enough to just lift it out. the freezer was completely defrosted washed out and back in the kitchen within an hour.
It made a big drippy mess on the patio, but it's only water.

consultant31

I put a washing up bowl on the top shelf and sit in front of the freezer with a hairdryer on full belt :rotfl:

It works a treat, doesn't take long and is very satisfying seeing the iceberg fall off the 'roof' part.

mazza1970

I defrosted my freezer last week. I have a steam cleaner and it has an attachment on it to defrost the freezer, worked a treat and only took about an hour:j

tieg3

I go armed with the hairdrier every time:D

nottslass_2

Defrosting the freezer was the worst job ever,until we borrowed my mother in laws steamer ! Its so much easier .
Argos have one thats less than £25 ( its also a wallpaper stripper)

lab-lover

Did mine with bowls of hot water, took too lomg and lost all food.

my friend did hers in half the time with hot water bottles and did it in half the time. clever clogs.! xx

Trafficcone

Foods into a polly bag and outside in the cold piled on top of each other to keep cool, get your biggest hairdryer possible and put it on full pelt, then towels under the freezer to take the water, took me 15 mins and the food stayed chilled outside while freezer came back to temp

lato161105

Same here bowls of boiling water oe my mop bucket in chester freezer lol and the dirty towels at bottom shut doors and dun in an hour works every time for me and towels need washing anyway lol

Pink.

Hi Paul,

There are lots of tips on this thread on Old Style that should help:

Defrosting the freezer


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jackieb

Years ago my dh thought he'd be clever and defrost it with a hairdryer. He broke the thermostat thinggy and it cost me over £60 to get it fixed (that was just for labour, the parts were covered). Before we got the frost free one, I just used to use the basin of hot water and plenty of towels!