upright freezer

06-03-2010, 04:35 PM	#1
linda harris Newbie   Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1	upright freezer i noticed my freezer was not freezing the products inside, some of the items were defrosted, icecream melted, freezepops are water, what can cause this, it is prety muggy & hot outside & my freezer is in my garage, tell me what can i do to fix this, i turned it up to#7 that's the highest it will go

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06-03-2010, 06:45 PM	#2
gregzoll Average Joe/ex-Navy IC3     Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Midwest - Central Illinois Posts: 9,270	upright freezer How old of a unit? Probably is too hot in the garage for it. Get a remote reading thermometer, so you can see the temp of the garage from the house.

06-03-2010, 08:15 PM	#3
fabrk8r fabrk8r     Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Iowa Posts: 849	upright freezer How long has it been since the coils under the unit have been vacuumed out? If they are full of pet hair and dust the unit will not operate to full potential and the life of the compressor will be shortened. __________________ "The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his clients to plant vines." -- Frank Lloyd Wright

06-04-2010, 08:28 AM	#4
gregzoll Average Joe/ex-Navy IC3     Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Midwest - Central Illinois Posts: 9,270	upright freezer If it is a upright, there are no coils on the bottom.

06-04-2010, 09:22 AM	#5
fabrk8r fabrk8r     Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Iowa Posts: 849	upright freezer Self-defrosting freezers have a set of coils and a cooling fan under the freezer that need to be cleaned at least once a year. The coils may look like a grate or like a wide radiator. __________________ "The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his clients to plant vines." -- Frank Lloyd Wright