On Dec 30, 12:38*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
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> On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:16:20 -0800 (PST), ItsJoanNotJoann
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> > wrote:
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> >On Dec 29, 10:46*pm, "Pico Rico" > wrote:
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> >> what the heck are you folks doing? *Just turn a fan on and let the room air
> >> circulate into the freezer. *It will defrost likity split, and big chunks of
> >> ice will fall off.
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> >I gotta agree; this is the best method if you don't have a frost-free
> >freezer.
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> Actually a fan will likely slow thawing... a fan will increase
> evaporation therefore *lowering* the temperature. *Were I in a hurry
> I'd place a large pot of boiled water into the freezer and close the
> door... repeat as needed.
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>
I'm not going to agree on this but I'll admit it's been at least a
hundred years since I've had to do that unpleasant job.
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> People who think their old fashioned defrost units cost less to
> operate are fooling themselves, the smallest ice build up decreases
> efficiency and as the ice is allowed to become thicker and thicker the
> unit becomes more and more inefficient. *I've owned the kind of
> refrigerator freezer that needed defrosting and I can attest to the
> fact that they do not save power, and due to the ice build up they
> don't hold foods very well, and most folks don't defrost them until
> the ice builds to an intolerable level. *There's no savings, none.

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This I will agree with you 100%!