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15-12-2009, 10:37 AM
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Re: Defrosting the fridge/freezer

Originally Posted by SLJ 52 ->
I used a hairdryer to loosen the ice and it scraped off quite quickly. Got a bit of a bad back today though after all the bending.
Aren't you afraid of electrecution?

Hate the job, I get hubby to do it too.
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15-12-2009, 12:08 PM
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Re: Defrosting the fridge/freezer

Doesn't bother me...my OH does it LOL
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15-12-2009, 02:32 PM
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Re: Defrosting the fridge/freezer

I gotta laugh at you ladies, . . risks of being electrocuted and all sorts of heat and burning, . . and us poor guys take all the risks.
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15-12-2009, 08:07 PM
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Re: Defrosting the fridge/freezer

Admittedly a task I put off, but - something you are not supposed to do, but I do.

Use a hairdrier but make sure IT IS NOT INSIDE THE FREEZER this speeds up the defrosting bigtime.

BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL.
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15-12-2009, 11:54 PM
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Re: Defrosting the fridge/freezer

Originally Posted by Nippy ->
Aren't you afraid of electrecution?

Hate the job, I get hubby to do it too.
I don't see the danger of electrocution really......mines a chest freezer and the ice tends to gather around the top. I just play the hairdryer for a short time over the top edge of the freezer.....if that makes sense. The drier is never in danger of water or ice dropping on it.
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14-07-2010, 12:16 PM
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Re: Defrosting the fridge/freezer

These are all very interesting methods and I too have used
a hairdryer in the past.

Before I got the Frost-Free model, I used to use an aerosol
can of de-icer for car windscreens, very quick and easy, if
you are worried about the de-icer fluid in a food storage
machine, you just need to wipe down the walls, dry them
and switch on for a short time before returning the food.

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14-07-2010, 08:38 PM
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Re: Defrosting the fridge/freezer

You can buy proper Fridge/Freezer defroster spray from Lakeland for £4.99......
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14-07-2010, 10:57 PM
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Re: Defrosting the fridge/freezer

Originally Posted by Mags ->
You can buy proper Fridge/Freezer defroster spray from Lakeland for £4.99......
That is true Mags, but because it is called Fridge/Freezer
Defrost Spray, it costs as you say £4.99.

Car windscreen De-Icer Spray is exactly the same stuff
and costs between 60 - 99 pence per large can, there are
a lot more people buying it for their cars than buying the
other for their freezers.

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14-07-2010, 11:13 PM
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Re: Defrosting the fridge/freezer

I didn't realise De-Icer Spray and F/F Spray were the same, Mike I would never have dreamed of using the car stuff in my F/F!!!
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14-07-2010, 11:57 PM
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Re: Defrosting the fridge/freezer

A job I always detested and put off long enough until I expected a polar bear to be looking at me when I opened it. But ... the refrigeratior died and the new one's freezer compartment is self defrosting. Ahhh, bliss.
 
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