"Wilson" > wrote in message
...
> sometime in the recent past Jim posted this:
> > Trying to get a consensus of what you guys recommend for
> > food storage.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jim
> >
> I own two uprights - an old Kenmore 'frost-free' and a new Kenmore manual
> defrost. I chose the manual after having the frost-free model building up
> ice in areas that I couldn't reach, the drain plug freezing over and in
> general (having the manual freezer to compare it to) taking 2 times longer
> to defrost when the frost-free feature fails. Granted, the older
frost-free
> model is almost 25 years old.

That has nothing to do with it. We have a 7 year old refrigerator that is
frost
free and we have had that problem as well. We get ice build up in the
chamber
between the freezer portion and the refrigerator portion that does not get
melted during the defrost cycle. Once that happens the refrigerator does
not
get as cold no matter how low you set the temp. Defrosting it to get that
ice
out takes a minimum of 24 hours. This is just a known problem with
frost-free
models in certain climates. Most people likely don't even notice because
they
don't have a thermometer in their refrigerator.

Ted