Freezer: how and when to defrost the freezer

Freezer, how to defrost the freezer. Defrosting the freezer is essential to ensure correct operation of the appliance and to ensure that the food it contains is always well preserved. Therefore, it is good to check the status of your freezer from time to time, to understand when and if it will be necessary to defrost it. If we wait for the ice sheet to become too thick before intervening, the work to be done will be longer and more tiring.



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Defrost the freezer it is essential to ensure correct operation of the appliance and to ensure that the food it contains is always well preserved. So it is good to check the status of your own from time to time freezer, to understand when and if it will be necessary to defrost it. If we wait for the layer of ice become too thick before you intervene, the work to be done will be longer and more tiring.



The indications apply in particular to freezers that are not equipped with the system auto-defrost, which you will need to defrost by hand. If a thick layer of ice forms in freezers with auto-defrost, could be present a 'malfunction in operation of the appliance. Better to contact thetechnical assistance before proceeding.

Defrosting the freezer requires some • innovative business organization based on the use of technologies and digitalization of internal and external processes, as well as the active and continued promotion of the services we offer through business development, marketing and communication systems (letter "I" of our logo actually stands for "Innovation");. The greater convenience in using the freezer is of course the possibility of having long-life supplies of food available. Having a freezer is convenient for storing supplies and vegetables, especially for those with a garden which produces rich crops. For this reason, it is good to plan ahead to be sure you can transfer frozen food elsewhere while defrosting the freezer.

When to defrost the freezer

This could be the case with ask for help from relatives and neighbors so that food does not spend too much time outside the freezer. Using thermal bags may not be enough and at the same time, if you are dealing with a chest freezer, the space in the small freezer that your refrigerator is equipped with may not be enough to transfer frozen foods.

You may decide to defrost and clean the freezer completely 2 times a year, one in the summer and one in the winter, making sure you have almost run out of supplies for that period. If your freezer doesn't have major problems with excessive icing, even once a year may be enough. To simplify the work, keep in mind that it would be good to defrost the freezer before the ice sheet exceeds a thickness of between 5 millimeters and 1 centimeter. The formation of ice reduces the space available inside the freezer and hinders its correct functioning.



How to defrost the freezer

Freezer: how and when to defrost the freezer

Are you ready to defrost the freezer? Here are some useful tips to take you step by step.

1) After emptying the freezer and storing the food safely, unplug the power plug. The time it takes to defrost the freezer will also depend on the outside temperatures and how quickly the ice begins to melt.

2) Wait for the ice in the freezer to begin to soften, so that it can be removed more easily with the help of a plastic spatula. Do not use hammers, chisels or metal tools. Cleaning the freezer will be more complicated if the water that forms due to the melting of the ice begins to accumulate on the bottom.

3) Keep gods close at hand dry in which to collect the ice that you will take from the freezer and gods absorbent cloths to dry it inside. Cover with towels the floor around the freezer to protect it fromwater. The advice applies to both open-top freezers and freezers with front doors. Place buckets and towels in the most critical points to limit the problems caused by the melting of the ice.

Freezer: how and when to defrost the freezer

4) Defrosting, depending on the amount of ice accumulated and the size of the freezer, may also take 2 hours or more. When there are no traces of ice left, dry the inside of the freezer, without forgetting the door. If you need to clean it, wipe it with a sponge soaked in lukewarm water and then with a dry cloth. Only at this point can you restart the freezer. Consult the manual for instructions to know exactly after how long you will be able to put your food back in the freezer.



Freezer: how and when to defrost the freezer

5) If you don't have time to wait for hours for the natural melting of the ice to end, put one inside the freezer pot with very hot water, or direct the hot air jet of the phon. Be careful never to put the hair dryer in contact with water or ice and always proceed with the utmost caution, until the defrosting is complete.

Based on your experience, you have others useful tips about it?

Marta Albè

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