I only have a mini frigde. One of those with a little plastic freezer compartment at the top. It ALWAYS freezes into a huge block of ice in the freezer compartment. I really ought to defrost my fridge more than I do right now. It will take probably a good 24 hours of being unplugged with the door open in order for me to remove all the ice. But this means putting all my fridge items into a cooler. I only Hope my food stays cold enough to not spoil while my fridge is out of commission. I was running low on groceries as it is so I didn’t have much that I need to save but I do happen to have 7 yogurts and a carton of eggs. I eat a yogurt every morning so I only hope they’re still good when I put them back in the fridge later tomorrow. They’re not expensive but I HATE wasting food if I can avoid it.
You can speed up the defrosting process by putting a bowl of hot water in the freezer compartment and changing it every 15 minutes, once the ice melts a little put a plate or tray under the bowl for the rest of the time it’s defrosting. But first go on ChatGPT and tell it your model number to ask if that would hurt your brand of refrigerator. With my old refrigerator it warned against using a bowl of hot water or a fan but on my new fridge it says it’s OK to defrost it that way and with the hot water method instead of taking five or six hours to defrost it takes three hours.
Also, if you need ice for your cooler, some fast food restaurants sell cheap bags of ice. Also, you can read up on this too, but on some refrigerators after you defrost you should plug it back in but wait 2-5 hours before putting the food back in. These are tips I learned on ChatGPT.
Thanks for all the tips @77nick77 I was looking at ChatGPT as well. With my fridge it has cooling lines throughout the bottom of the freezer compartment and it warns against using anything with heat
Well, I’m glad you were smart it enough to look it up before doing it.
Maybe try the paper test. Get a dollar bill, close the door and if it pulls out easily, you may need a new seal. We had this happen all the time at the retirement community. Or check the freezer settings.
The freezer doesn’t have settings because it’s basically a plastic shelf in the top of my mini fridge. It always frosts over and turns into an ice brick. It wouldn’t be so bad if I defrosted it like once a month. But I think it’s been 6 months so therefore it’s gonna take a long while to thaw
Oh ok.. Yes thaw it first and do the paper test. There should be videos on youtube of how to change the seal around the door. If you don’t want to buy a new one.
I’ll test the seal when I plug it back in tomorrow. Good news is I rent an apartment so if I do need a new seal or a new fridge maintenance can help me get set up with a new one
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