a classic formula for a fire with a frost-free.
A 2 day defrost really is the first move. If the problem recurs, you may ha ve a bad timer or defrosting element. The long term solution is to get a tr aditional freezer, that way you get to choose when to do the annual defrost instead of the freezer. And it lasts longer.
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Well only if you think I'm daft enough to leave the defrost heater on without monitoring it carefully. I did keep an eye on it as well as a thermometer probe in with the food. I turned the heater off at -15C and it is much improved now. Overall I think you are correct in that a long term defrost will be the complete cure. So we are working toward condensing/reducing our frozen food stocks to take this one out of service for a couple of days.
In the meantime I shall devise a method of a much louder alarm than the pathetic squeak it now gives out which can't be heard outside of the utility room. I'll link it into the phone bell repeater system which covers the house and workshops.
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