Check the KWH to run the unit for 24 hours . Some new high efficiency units may use almost half the energy . Some utilities may offer rebates to trade up .

My fridge is 27yrs old looks brand new apart from the logo has almost wiped off ..still pristine tho as it plastic the handle strip has gone that kitchen yellow due to the chemicals in plastic being non sun friendly..u can bleach them back white using a chemical and the sunlight or UV lamp..forgot the chemical tho...also my freezer is almost 40yrs old and looks brand new still tho couple tiny scratches on top but only noticeable to me.

I've heard they are very expensive.

@@spelunkerd thanks to your video I should be good for another few years.

Neal Cleary Thanks!

Thanks, I was surprised how much that door can twist when the screws are loosened.

Weird Comment Much.

What a kind remark, you made my day!

Thank you, I'm glad it helped.

Thank you for the feedback, it was a fun little video to make.

Thanks, man. I'm glad it helped.

What a kind remark, thank you Nick.

Thanks, Terry!

Yeah, not my favorite job. You want it defrosted quickly, before all the frozen food thaws. Some professionals use a 'steam tool', that works like a portable kettle, spraying hot steam at the frost. Chipping at frost often causes scratches in the wall, or worse, and it's too much effort for me. I warm the whole room with a space heater, with the freezer door open, and I use lots of towels to soak up the water. There are risks with doing it that way too. Thanks for watching!

Thank you. Our visit to Ireland was one of our very best holidays, you bring back very pleasant memories.

+pat ryan What a nice remark to read with morning coffee. Thanks!

+XxShekiraxX xXKirakinsxX Look for an air leak allowing moisture laden air to get inside -- it could be from the outside seal, or from a fridge or freezer door that isn't sealing properly. In addition, with a freezer fridge combination, there is often a drip tray that allows condensed water to trickle away before it has a chance to freeze. If the tube that drains the tray becomes blocked by food or debris or ice, the drip tray won't work and water has nowhere to go. Old style fridges weren't very good at confining moisture, so manual defrost was part of the homeowner dance. These days, new fridges have a built in program that defrosts the fridge automatically, with water carried away in tubes to evaporate outside the fridge housing.

Max, that's the funniest story I've heard all week (grin). Thanks for watching!

Thank you for that story! That was great. Sounds like our luck.

Ha, ha, thanks for visiting, Matt!

How you knew it 😅 PLANdemic 2020-2025 at least!

+Pat Baeringer Thanks.

It's working fine, so plans for the plenum repair are on hold.

Habibi.... you better fix yours soon... so we can store shawarma in it

@@suhaybyasen7404 LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

My brother does this professionally, and he uses a hand held electric kettle with steam to release the ice more quickly. Don't be tempted to chip the ice away, you could break an AC line or damage the enamel finish. We have a room heater we can use to warm the room faster, but be careful with anything powered by propane because of the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning (and fire). It takes most of a morning, we do this in the winter when we can keep the frozen food on the deck for several hours in large buckets without thawing. You'll go through about a dozen towels laid on the floor to pick up water. More diligent care will be required if you have hardwood flooring.

I did, though I suppose you could try fewer. With a drill it is done quickly.

Excellent question. We try to time defrost for winter and evening, at a time when stocks are depleted. We temporarily stack the food all together in plastic recycle containers on our deck with the most vulnerable parts covered over. If you have bears or raccoons you'll want to be more cautious. I suppose you could use a cooler with ice if you want. To melt the frost more quickly, many professionals use a kettle with boiling water, and lots of towels. Be sure the freezer is unplugged while you defrost, because with all the water there is a risk of electrocution. I suppose you could try a heat gun or hair dryer but whatever you use be aware that the cabinet is plastic and prone to melting. Be careful not to burn yourself or burn the house down. Some freezers have a defrost tray at the bottom, so you'll want to check the drain leading to that tray to be sure it's not blocked by ice or debris. Space heaters are -probably- too risky because of the various risks of carbon monoxide, fire, melting plastic and burning yourself. With a kettle and lots of towels the job should be done within about 90 minutes.

Just use a strong fan and some towels/roasting pans to catch the water. You'd be surprised how quick room temperature air will melt the ice with the evaporation process.

Yes, trial and error. When the screws come loose you find there is enough movement to try different strategies. Typically these kind of doors are under downward stress from gravity, so I suppose it is no surprise that pulling the outer end of the door upward will often tweak it back to a flat pattern. With one hand I pulled the door up, and the other hand I tightened one screw. Of course the camera was put down to do that. We still use that freezer and I haven't needed to fix it since then. Thanks for watching!

tomterahedrob Upright freezers allow that heavy cold air to spill out as soon as the door is opened, so they are more prone to frost than horizontal freezers where the cold air stays in place. Where I live there is a lot of humidity, so a fridge full of moist hot air replaces dry cold air every time the door is opened. The new air quickly drops to below the dew point and then moisture has to go somewhere. Look for objects in the freezer that might prevent the door from closing all the way. Just a few episodes where the door is left slightly ajar would be enough to require defrosting every few months. I don't think I'll ever buy another upright!

It could, if you are getting warm moist air from the room entering the freezer. However a dual fridge like that will often (especially in new units) have a defrost cycle that intermittently warms the freezer enough to melt any frost, and the resulting water spills down a defrost drain tube to a pan below. Sometimes debris, like a frozen pea, will block that drain and so moisture doesn't have anywhere to go. As a homeowner you want to cherrypick the easy repairs like a poorly fitting door or a blocked defrost drain.

Thank you! But it's an older fridge

Don't hack it out, you'll cause damage that can't be fixed. Professionals use a kettle and steam. Ours failed in a shoulder season here in Canada, where it doesn't get very hot. So we put the contents into plastic containers and stacked them outside in the cold. Stacked together, they don't entirely thaw overnight. You may not be able to do that if you have bears in the neighborhood. We pulled the plug on the freezer, propped the door open, and waited overnight, with heaps of towels on the floor and the bottom of the freezer to soak up the water.

@spelunkerd Hi and thankyou so very much for responding so quickly..OK I can't not mention the bear comment because you made me laugh im in U.k the most scary things here are terrorists😆..now the darn fridge you read my mind I've taken everything out there's towels/ newspaper all over the place and I haven't been to bed because I thought it would start defrosting quicker anyway its gonna be a while so patience required.. I'm so glad you told me not to attack it because I was tempted Thanks again your a gent and I appreciate you taking time out to help me.... Have a lovely summer.. Regards Janice

Yeah, I see what you mean. But in this case, it is back to normal.

If it's a small hole in the sheet metal or plastic housing, you can patch it with a small square of plastic using glue or screws. Be aware that you want to avoid heating the underlying insulation because styrofoam turns into deadly phosgene gas that you can't inhale.

I love thoughtful questions like this. In my case I doubled the volume of the storage space, and my compressor doesn't have to work nearly as hard. When you run the math on how much energy you use by leaving a door like this partially open, you will be surprised. Where I live, hydro energy is expensive, and I don't want to pay for heating my home that is being cooled by a freezer door that is left partially open. Of course there's also the issue of how long the unit is expected to last when the compressor is working so hard just to achieve steady state.

+spelunkerd Actual your freezer can only heat your home as it heats the home in energy consumption in addition to heating the home anyway to create a cool space inside the freezer. Sorry, heating and cooling concepts are so often opposite of what is easier thinking!

Yeah, I don't know how the door was twisted, maybe it was the excessive weight. Thanks for watching, as always.

+zx8401ztv That's what I was about to do.

+DE Nichols lol, its amazing how good the brain is at forgetting comments ive made, and names, and things i need to remember, but obscure pointless information its great at ha ha :-D :-D

zx8401ztv​ I mostly commented because it's you old friend. Hey, did you know I've started automotive repair videos? Maybe you'll want to check it out.

+DE Nichols Ok i shall invade your channel lol :-D

We put a space heater in the room, well away from the freezer. Put several towels in the bottom, the floor will be wet and you'll have to mop regularly as it starts to melt. Don't leave the house while defrosting, you don't want water to damage anything else. Remove all the frozen food and leave it in boxes on the deck (easier in winter). Turn the temp gauge to off so the freezer doesn't come on. Prop the door open, wait a few hours, mop up the water, let it dry and put the food back in. Don't forget to turn the temp gauge back to where it was. A faster way is to use a kettle, boil water and let the steam melt the ice more quickly. Other methods, such as a heat gun or hair dryer can be dangerous and probably not worth it. Note that the plastic cabinet can be melted with too much heat. Active chipping and scraping ice will damage the adjacent paint, so have patience.

Some freezer doors have a lock on them, opened with a key. Double check your assumption it is not locked. Pros use a kettle, with steam to thaw blocks of ice. I've never had a problem opening the door after day 2. If you have to hack at the door seal, you'll have to replace it. Those things are more expensive than most people realize. The other option is to take the hinge off, which is probably accessible from the outside.

Hi, Spelunkerd, Thanks for reply. My freezer finally thawed enough to where I could open the door: It took 4 days being unplugged + 3 days with electric blanket hanging on on the door, to release the ice plate sticking into the shelf on the inside of the door. It is in my unheated garage in November, central Oregon.

Professionals use a kettle with steam to do this quickly, it is much faster than warm air from a hair dryer. I tend to choose a cold day, I turn the freezer off, leave the door propped open, move the food outside where our Canadian winter keeps it cold, away from animals. Then I patiently wait for a few hours, and turn up the room heat. I put several towels onto the floor, you'll need to mop up a lot of water. Avoid chipping at ice, it can damage the underlying paint, and in some it can penetrate vulnerable coils which will quickly ruin the freezer.

Great point, Richard. That's what I did first, until I learned that Woods went out of business decades ago. I couldn't even find a schematic diagram, though i did not take it apart to try and find that inside. Even then, if I did need to replace the stripping I would have brought those details along as well. Thank you for watching, I always appreciate your contribution. Dave

Thanks for noticing! We've been traveling.

If warm moist air enters it will condense and freeze, and you lose cold dry air out to the floor. First step is to carefully check the door seals, even a tiny crack can mess up thermal efficiency. Failing that, the list is longer, including reduced refrigerant charge, a leak, inefficient fans, dirty coils, etc.

السلام عليكم، يقول بأن رطوبة الجو في المجال الخارجي(المطبخ) هي السبب في هذا، و بالأخص في فصل الشتاء (كما ذكرت) حيث تكون النوافذ مغلقة بإحكام و بخار الطبخ يملأ مجال المطبخ. هذا البخار يتسرب داخل المجمد إذا لم تكن الوصلة محكمة الإغلاق. الحل هو أن تفتح نوافذ المطبخ يوميا كي يخرج البخار و يتجدد الهواء. أتمنى لك التوفيق. تحياتي.

Loosen the screws holding the inner door panel to the outside, then push a corner of the door so it lines up more correctly, so the door is more flat. Then re-tighten the screws. It may take a few tries to get it perfect, you need to push it slightly beyond where you want it because it will flex back, however with all the screws loose it is surprisingly flexible.