On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:00:50 -0800 (PST), ItsJoanNotJoann
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>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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>> >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%!

The real reason that people buy those old style manual defrost units
is because the initial outlay to buy them is substantially less than
frost free, yet they rationalize (falsely) how they save energy. I
have two refrigerator freezers with top freezers, between both
freezers I have more than enough storage space (9 cu ft of freezer)
plus I have tons of fridge space... I find the extra fridge space far
more valuable than just freezer space in a huge stand alone freezer...
and what if that monster dies in summer. I don't see the point in
stocking up on frozen foods anyway when you can let the stupidmarket
freezers hold your food until you need it and save your money in an
interest bearing account rather than give it to the storekeeper for
something you won't make use of for months and it may even spoil... in
the US meat and frozen foods are on sale every day. I think people
who are obssessed to the point of needing a ton of frozen foods to
feel secure do so because of fear, they grew up very impoverished and
went to bed hungry... there's no other logical explanation.